Dreadful Audiobook By Jana DeLeon cover art

Dreadful

Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends April 30, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Dreadful

By: Jana DeLeon
Narrated by: Julie McKay
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends April 30, 2025 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

The moon peers out from behind the dark clouds, but deep within the swamp, even the tiniest sliver is like a beacon in the pitch black. The path is barely discernable, but she knows the way.

She steps up to the edge of the water and stares at the silver locket in her hand, a picture of two girls inside. One is her. The other…

Is waiting.

She begins to sing, and the winds pick up her tune. The water stirs, and from the center of the angry current, the young woman emerges. Her haunting voice carries over the water.

“Find me. I’m all alone.”

Jenny Taylor bolts up in bed, her screams echoing throughout her bedroom. She falls back on the pillow, sobbing. She knows what she has to do. The dreams are too intense. Too frequent.

It’s time to find Caitlyn.

©2018 Jana DeLeon (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Detective Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction New Orleans Dream Suspense
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro768_stickypopup

What listeners say about Dreadful

Highly rated for:

Engaging Storyline Unpredictable Twists Captivating Narration Intriguing Mysteries Suspenseful Plots
Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    648
  • 4 Stars
    170
  • 3 Stars
    34
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    585
  • 4 Stars
    128
  • 3 Stars
    41
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    9
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    584
  • 4 Stars
    143
  • 3 Stars
    38
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

INCREDIBLE story with TERRIBLE Narrator

What an INCREDIBLE story... the author has done it again! I laughed, I cried & enjoyed every word! Except for the HORRIBLE narration! I just don’t understand how the author, born & raised in LA, can turn her novels (really her babies) over to be completely butchered by the narrator. Anybody that thinks she does a good job isn’t from LA. Her pronunciation of New Orleans is bad enough but every time she said Leblanc, I felt like somebody was raking their fingernails across a blackboard! She pronounced Leblanc with a hard C & the C is supposed to be silent! I was ready to throw my device across the room! Mrs DeLeon... your Shaye Archer series is WAY too good to not have a narrator that’ll tell the stories as correctly & as richly as they deserve to be told!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Pronunciation is hard to listen to

The narrator’s pronunciation of some words is almost unbearable.
Mainly the city New Orleans.
I cringed every time.
Besides that, good narration.
Love the story and the series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it

I’ve listened to every single book in this series several times. I enjoyed every story. Great writing and narrator. All of Jana’s books are great

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Exciting through and through

I must start by saying that I enjoy all of DeLeon's books, but this book is now at the top. It was suspenseful, had a great pace, and really unpredictable. Be sure ro read and ENJOY!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Series

I enjoy every one of the Jana DeLeon novels I read. She's a very talented author and her characters and story line are always engaging.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved It!

I love how this series keeps you on the edge of your seat. J would have liked to check in on some of the peripheral characters but loved the book overall.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Meh.

The story was pretty good. The narrator's pronunciation of New Orleans drove me bonkers and her "male" voice was awful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Great story. Horrible narrator.

Every book review of mine in this series is the same. Great story, but horrible, horrible narrator. If it wasn’t for the fact that I enjoy the story, I would have discontinued listening. It is such a wonder that the author would use this narrator when she has such poor reviews.

As for the story, I loved it. We learn another piece of shaye’s past too. I look forward to the next book, not because of the narrator though.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Terrific!!

Jana DeLeon is one of the most talented currently active authors of fiction. There are 18 of her novels in my Audible library each of which earned a 5 star rating; I have loved every one! DREADFUL is Book 6 in the dark Shaye Archer detective series. The Shaye Archer series is very different from her older, but still active, light and fun Miss Fortune detective series which could be classified as comedy.

DREADFUL has two plot lines. The lesser one is the kidnapping of a girl being handled by the police and the FBI. The big case which Shaye is working after being hired by the identical twin sister of the victim is a six year old cold case. The suspects with apparent motives are several until they are all killed one by one by some unknown person. The huge plot twist at the end reveals the killer that no one suspected.

The books in the Shaye Archer series are standalone but understanding the protagonist requires listening to Book 1 first.

Julie McKay does an outstanding job of narrating.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

12 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

another great one

just sorry its over! will listen again for sure! As usual a great listen in the Archer series..
great characters ✔, great narrator ✔ great storyline ✔ ✔ ✔. Threw me for a loop! worth the credit & worth the wait!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful