
Bad Break (A Lucy Guardino Novella)
Lucy Guardino Fbi Thrillers, Book 6
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Sharon Bedard
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CJ Lyons
About this listen
Vacations can be deadly....
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons:
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing the worst of the worst. She’s hunted serial killers, violent child predators, and vicious psychopaths but nothing has prepared her for spring break alone with her teenage daughter in a secluded beach resort in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it’s up to Lucy to soothe the ruffled egos of the well-intentioned but ill-equipped local police, prevent Megan from playing amateur sleuth, and track a cunning killer before Megan or her friend become the next victim.
Bad Break is the sixth novel in the Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers Series. If you enjoy captivating suspense, intelligent storytelling, strong and vulnerable characters, and a freight-train pace, then you'll love this adrenaline rush of a heart-pounding thriller.
Join the millions of listeners who've fallen for CJ’s Thrillers with Heart and grab your copy of Bad Break today!
Lucy Guardino Thrillers in order:
- Snake Skin
- Blood Stained
- Kill Zone (a suspense magazine best novel of the year!)
- After Shock
- Hard Fall (a thriller award finalist!)
- Bad Break
- Last Light
- Devil Smoke
Praise for CJ Lyons and her bestselling novels:
“Everything a great thriller should be - action packed, authentic, and intense.” (Number one New York Times bestselling author Lee Child)
“A pulse-pounding adrenaline rush.” (Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author)
“A high-stakes adventure with dire consequences.” (Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author)
“Packed with adrenaline.” (David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author)
“Tense, whip-smart medical scenes...gripping.” (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author)
“Breathtakingly fast-paced.” (Publishers Weekly)
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- Sue Gill
- 08-08-19
My first audio book
I wasn't sure that I would like hearing someone's voice other than mine reading the book but Ms.Bedard caught my attention and brought the book to life
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- 05-13-21
Narration was terrible
Story line was okay. Hard to concentrate on the story due to the terrible narration!! Have your 8 year old read it to you and it may sound better!
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- 02-11-20
horrible narration
good story, struggled to finish listening. would rather read it myself. painful! skip it if you can.
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