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The Girl in the Sand
- Violet Darger, Volume 3
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
- Series: Violet Darger, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Shallow graves scar the desert landscape. A cemetery in the sand. Some of the lost are never found.
Thousands of girls go missing every year in Las Vegas. Taken. Bought and sold. Or worse. Now the dead are calling.
These lost girls summon FBI Profiler Violet Darger to Sin City - a new case. There are fresh dead to sort through - two bodies burned beyond recognition in the trunk of a sedan - and there’s reason to believe there are missing girls waiting to be saved.
Rumors swirl that a legendary killer is responsible for these crimes: an escaped prisoner with a personal grudge against Darger - one who wants her and her partner dead. One who disappeared for 20 years. But the desert is full of deadly secrets - horrors waiting beneath the sand.
If Darger finds the killer in time, the girls will live. If not...
This pulse-pounding thriller will have you holding your breath until the final moment. Fans of John Sandford, Karin Slaughter, Gillian Flynn, and Lisa Gardner should check out the Violet Darger series.
The audiobooks in the series can be listened to in any order, so grab The Girl in the Sand and get started today.
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- Ginger P
- 18-03-2019
intriguing to the end
This is a eally a good book that holds your attention to the last page
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- Rae
- 19-01-2019
Good book
Could not out it down! Read in one night. It is a page Turner Good read!
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- Mr. Bill
- 18-12-2020
Nerve Tingling Performance
I enjoyed the book a lot. Kate Marcin really brought the characters to life and created a very realistic mood throughout the story. The evil that is portrayed in the story is terribly believable. More than once I found myself tensed wondering what was about to happen. If you enjoy this genre of books, you will not be disappointed.
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- Dr. Bel
- 17-05-2020
FABULOUS!!!
I think this was my favorite book in the series so far. What a thrill ride! Vargus & McBain have a way of writing so that almost every chapter ends in a cliffhanger leaving you wanting more. And Marcin has an uncanny ability to make the characters come to life in such a way that I sometimes forget it's just one person doing all the reading. This odd a winning trio that I hope will continue to collaborate for many years to come. I'm sure the books would still be great to read on my own, but it just wouldn't be the same without Marcin's voice. I'm going to start on the next installment in the Darger & Loshak drama right away!
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- Jill B
- 17-05-2020
Great with one exception
I do enjoy these books, but If you are going to have a strong female lead, then don't make her go rouge and do stupid things her FBI training would have taught her to avoid.
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- ms violet
- 10-04-2020
GIRL POWER!!!
Violet is one BAD A### If you are a criminal you better WATCH OUT!! Bring on the next one!!
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- Michele
- 18-08-2019
Great book
So far one of my favorite of the series. Definitely one you can't put down. It really comes to life when you listen.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-12-2018
mmmm
Very good flow. My main concern is the authors mental stability in the ways you physically torture women. Makes me hope that maybe you are a eunuch. I think I'm done with reading any more of your books. Yes they are well written but I like it when my hero is not outflanked so many times and often. in time the agents skills should get better not worse.
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- Joseph Barth
- 14-08-2018
Story ruined by surprise ending
This story was going well until the author threw in a surprise at the end which ruined the book for me. Makes me want to avoid Violet Darger books in the future.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-08-2018
disappointing
Although the detail is good, it is almost too much... The story moves so slow and The story line simple. The FBI agents make so many mistakes that it is frustrating.
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