Waking Hours

By: Lis Wiehl, Pete Nelson

Narrated by: Devon O'day

Welcome to East Salem. A deceptively sleepy town where ancient supernatural forces are being awakened.

A local high-school girl is found murdered in a park amid horse farms and the wealthy homes of northern Westchester County, New York. The shocking manner of her death intrigues forensic psychiatrist Dani Harris. All the suspects are teenagers who were at a party with the girl—yet none remembers what happened. Could one of them be a vicious killer? Or is something more sinister afoot—something tied to an ancient evil?

Across town, former NFL linebacker Tommy Gunderson finds his state-of-the-art security system has been breached by an elderly woman. Mumbling threats in Latin, she attacks him with an uncanny, preternatural strength. Before he has time to process the attack, someone close to him is implicated in the girl’s murder at the park. He agrees to help—and finds himself working with Dani, the only girl who could resist his charm years ago when they were in high school.

A heavy darkness is spreading. Yet a heavenly force is also at work.

Dani and Tommy suspect there’s more to the mystery than murder, more to their growing friendship than chance . . . and more to the evil they’re facing than a mere human killer.

Could not stop listening!

Can’t wait to listen the second and third book. I couldn’t stop listening. Very well done.

Highly recommended!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. For me, there was just enough of the supernatural to intrigue while a murder mystery unfolded. The mystery plot was sound and well written though I either still do not follow the technical explanation of how the murder took place or there is a minor flaw in the chemistry of the matter. Either way, I can overlook that and move on. I liked the characters and enjoyed learning more about them and their pasts. I also really appreciate the clean writing without the usual foul language and unnecessary sex scenes. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series now.

Waking Hours

First time listening to Lis Wiehl books very good and interesting. The whole East Salem series was great!

suspenseful

I've heard a few audible recordings by Devon O'Day, but this performance was exceptional!!
Loved the story and characters!
My heart was racing with suspense and apprehension at parts of the story!

Thumbs down on narration.

Over performed. Distracts from well-written story. Narration sounds dated, old, and melodramatic. It is preferable to get this book on Kindle or hard copy and enjoy Wiehl’s lovely writing in its unblemished integrity.