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In the Barren Ground

By: Loreth Anne White
Narrated by: Cara Gee
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In the Barrens, a vast wilderness in northern Canada bordering the Arctic Circle, night consumes every hour of the winter. Humans are scarce; ferocious predators roam freely. Locals say spirits do, too.

Rookie cop Tana Larsson doesn't mind the dark and quiet. Five months pregnant and hoping to escape the mistakes of her past, she takes a post in Twin Rivers, population 320. Maybe here she can find peace and community for her child.

But with her superior out of commission, Tana becomes the sole police officer in 17,500 square miles. One bitter night, she gets a call about the fatal wolf mauling of two students, and the only way to reach the remote scene is to enlist the help of the arrogant, irritatingly handsome Cameron "Crash" O'Halloran, a local bush pilot with a shady reputation for smuggling and a past cloaked in shadow.

When the macabre scene they uncover suggests violence much more sinister than animal, Tana must trust Crash if she wants to protect the town - and herself - from the evil that lurks in the frozen dark.

©2016 Loreth Beswetherick (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fiction Mystery Psychological Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective
Gripping Suspense • Complex Characters • Vivid Storytelling • Intriguing Plot Twists • Vivid Setting Descriptions
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Maybe I should have read the book but I enjoy a good book with a good narrator- this fell far short of that. Could not finish, had to give up after a few chapters because the voice of the narrator just drove me crazy. Too many great books out there with talented narrators to listen to should a poor performance

Terrible narrator-too annoying to even listen

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This is a dark serial killer murder mystery with a little romance on the side. Good story. I just would not call it romantic suspense.

Not much romance

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Great storyline! Very original and takes place in a world very few ever have a chance to even visit. I'll be looking for more books by this author!

Excellent!

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I thought that the reader was adequate. I found the story itself to be very slow and uninteresting until about halfway through at which point I must say that I really enjoyed it.

Good but not great

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Really getting tired of the popular format used by most writers, where the 2 main characters, one male, and one female have to have feelings for each order. The female character is strong, and independent but has something bad in her past, and is also sensitive and vulnerable, and the man is strong and fit, with angular features. Just give me a break! How about a dose of reality, she mai be plump, or has bad hair, he has a beer gut, and wears glasses. This was supposed to be a mystery/ thriller book, not a romance, why have the extra baggage that adds nothing to the main plot.

Not bad, but..

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Loreth Anne White does not disappojnt, full of suspensa and hard to put down! ready for another read 😊

loves it!

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The story was well told, sometimes the character’s was a bit hard to follow. I enjoyed this book more than others I’ve read. Parts of it made me want to cry. I recommend it to everyone.

Best

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When I read the synopsis for this book. I thought "I'll give it a go". But boy was I in for a surprise. This turned out to be a pretty good read. Set in the wilderness of northern Canada near the Arctic Circle, it makes for a pretty "chilling" read. Hoping to escape the mistakes of her past we find five months pregnant Tana Larsson, rookie cop in the RCMP. She's here to find a bit of peace and community for her unborn child. But she never thought to be left alone as the soul arm of the law for 17,500 square miles when her superior is injured and out of commission. Local bush pilot Cameron "Crash" O'Halloran enters her world when she enlists his help to get to the remore scene of the killing of two students apparently by wolves. On arrival at the scene, all is not what it seems. Something very sinister has occurred beyond a simple animal killing and it will challenge Tana for she must put her trust in Crash with his shady background. An evil is loose in the wilderness and Tana must protect not only herself and unborn child but also the community she is responsible for. Excellent dialog, strong characters and intriguing story line makes this one worth a read.

I was surprised

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it has pretty nature, a little sweet romance, action, and good narrators. highly recommend this book.

a really good mystery

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4/5; 4 stars; A-

I really enjoyed this unusual thriller. At first I considered abandoning it because the main character, Constable Larson, was very hard to like. She was judgmental, intolerant, and downright prickly. However, as the story progressed it became clear that she was also courageous, smart, and compassionate. She had a pretty big pile of baggage that she was carting around. I thought the narrator did a good job, managing various accents and genders.
One of the things that makes this story unusual is the setting, the far north. Also, the author uses an interesting blend of multiple cultural details and native lore to add flavour to the story.
I thought the depiction of life in an isolated community was pretty accurate, as was the odd collection of personalities and social rules.
The only thing that bugged me in this book was a very minor quibble, the repeated use of the word 'fortnight'. It know it seems petty but its really jarring. I have never met a Canadian or an American who uses that word in their everyday speech yet Crash used it two or three times within a couple of days.

Unusual setting, great story.

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