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The Big Keep

Lena Dane Mysteries, Book 1

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The Big Keep

By: Melissa F. Olson
Narrated by: Erin Spencer
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Former Chicago cop Selena "Lena" Dane has been going through the motions at her private investigation agency for years now. But then Lena learns that she's unexpectedly pregnant just as she takes on a heartbreaking new client: Nate Christianti, a fourteen-year-old boy in search of his biological father, Jason. Jason's disappearance isn't as clear-cut as everyone had thought, and Lena will need to follow his path of destruction halfway across the country to find Nate some answers. Along the way, however, Lena attracts the attention of a killer who's willing to stalk her all the way back to Chicago to make sure she drops Nate's case. To protect the boy, the baby, and herself, Lena must find the killer – or die trying.

©2014 Melissa F. Olson (P)2014 Melissa F. Olson Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Chicago Suspense
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Performance: IMO the narrator is hopeless. She reads the book with the cliched 'bored, first person' monologue made popular for PI stories in the 1930s and 40s......and way way out of date for today . The narration is ponderous, boring and the little girlie voice does nothing to 'sell' the character Lena Dane as one to take seriously. She sounds like a vapid teenager.

Writing: When I bought the eBook and actually read the story, rather than listened, I found I enjoyed the story so much more. In either case (Audiobook or eBook) this is another well-rounded character, with a very well written story. I'm very sorry there hasn't been the promised sequel as yet.

Story: Our main character begins - humorously - taking a pregnancy test and finding it's positive. She grapples with her mixed feelings about this joy, throughout the story, but it's done sympathetically, not censoriously which is refreshing.

The main story surrounds Lena's hunt for the biological father of a teenager who has lost his mother and faces the prospect of imminently losing his adoptive father to cancer. Nate's last hope of not going into the foster system is to find his biological father.

Her hunt takes her across country and involves her with some shady characters and personal danger.

Great story, highly recommend.....

Another great character from Melissa F Olson

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