Overkill
Ash Suspense Thrillers with a Dash of Romance, Book 2
By: Uvi Poznansky
Narrated by: Heather Jane Hogan
Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 06-16-20
Language: English
Publisher: Uvi Poznansky
Book Blurb
The last thing Ash expects when she lands in Clearwater, Florida, is to be stalked by a troubled teenager. If that’s not bad enough, she is caught in a shooting spree next to the nearby elementary school. The cops think it’s an attempt at mass killing, but Ash wonders if the only victim was specifically targeted by the killer.
Will she manage to identify him and have him arrested before he comes after her?
My Review
Note: Even though this is book 2 in the series, it worked just fine as a stand alone novel.
Ash, who is in her early 20s, has moved to Clearwater, FL. She’s still dealing with trauma from Book 1 but as someone new to the series, enough of Ash’s history was folded in for me to easily pick up on her story. Her dad lives just a few blocks away, with his new wife Heather. Meanwhile, her cranky mother has come along to help her move in. Ash’s new place is kind f a dump. It’s not clean and Mrs. Gore, the landlady, isn’t interested in cleaning it up.
As Ash starts to explore her new town, she picks up a stalker. Paul is 17 and at first I thought perhaps he was just socially awkward. In fact, his instant stalker status for the story was pretty abrupt, even as it allowed the plot to get a jump start. Later in the story, Ash gets a part time job helping keep an eye on young Timmy. Tracy’s older son (Ryan or Bryan) has gone missing and so she wants Timmy to have a little extra monitoring, like walking him to and from school.
Right away, its apparent that the house Ash is renting is key to the mystery, though exactly what the mystery is takes some time to make it’s reveal. There’s lots of action to go with the mystery and Ash is just along for the ride. She doesn’t make many choices that affect the plot and she waits way too long to call in someone else for help. Over all, I liked the action and the mystery was OK. The characters don’t have a lot of depth but there’s enough depth for Ash that I liked her.
The book info advertises this story as a suspense thriller with a dash of romance. There’s no romance in this book except for a teeny tiny smidge when Ash’s boyfriend (Michael) shows up at the end of the book. I’m not big on romance in general, so that worked just fine for me. 4/5 stars.
The Narration: Heather Jane Hogan was a great choice for Ash. She sounds like a young lady who is picking up her life and getting things back together. Her kid voices were good too. Timmy’s voice was perfect. Her teen and adult male voices could use a touch more masculinity. I was also confused on one name – is it Brian or Ryan? I think Hogan kept switching back and forth. All characters had unique voices. The pacing was good. There were no tech issues with the recording. 4/5 stars.
I received a free copy of this book. My opinions are 100% my own.