Twisted

Kane's thriller features former FBI agent turned private investigator Sloane Burbank. Burbank becomes involved in an investigation surrounding a bizarre serial killer, only to become the killer's next target. Narrator Joyce Bean delivers a stirring yet underplayed performance that works especially well combined with Kane's terse prose. Bean portrays a multilayered protagonist who is strong and commanding but who also feels regret, passion, and, ultimately, terror. Delivering the story at a solid pace, Bean offers genuine reactions from characters who are honest and realistic. Listeners will be captivated from the start as Bean demonstrates her gift for creating and building exquisite tension. L.B. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

February 18, 2008
This chilling first of a new romantic suspense series from bestseller Kane (Dark Room
) introduces 30-year-old Sloane Burbank, a former FBI agent trained as a crisis negotiator, now an independent consultant who works with law enforcement and others in need of her expertise. During a trip to Manhattan, Sloane receives a call from the mother of a childhood friend with whom she's lost touch, Penny Truman. When Sloane learns that Penny has been missing for almost a year, she turns for help to her former lover, Derek Parker, who happens to be the FBI agent in charge of Penny's case. Animosity between Derek and Sloane serves to increase the explosive romantic tension between the pair as more women disappear, evidently victims of a serial killer. A wealth of red herring suspects will keep the reader guessing until the conclusion of this no-holds-barred thriller.