What You Left Behind

by Samantha Hayes Narrated by Anna Bentinck

Overview

Five years ago, nineteen-year-old Simon Hawkeswell hanged himself in his family home in Warwickshire, England. The reasons behind his choice remain in devastating mystery, and what's worse, not long after his death a wave of "sympathetic" suicides among local teens rocked the community. But that was then. A short-lived, sinister trend that's faded into oblivion. Or so everyone thought. When a young man is killed in a freak motorbike accident and the authorities find a suicide note on him, the nightmare of repeat suicides once again threatens their village.



Desperate for a vacation, Detective Inspector Lorraine Fisher has just come to Warwickshire for a stay with her sister, Jo, but the atmosphere of the country house is unusually tense. Freedie Jo's son, seems troubled and uncommunicative. After yet another young man takes his life, Freddie disappears and Lorraine knows there must be something dark around town that links the suicides. Finding answers should help her find Freddie, but they'll also lead to a shocking truth: whatever it is-or whoever it is-that's killing these young people is far more disturbing than she ever could have imagined, and unraveling the secret is just as dangerous as the secret itself.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal - Audio

06/15/2015
DCI Lorraine Fisher visits her sister for a busman's holiday in this series' second title (after Until You're Mine), the first scene of which features a stolen motorcycle, two reckless lovers, and a fatal accident. Or was it an accident? The tension in narrator Anna Bentinck's voice keeps the story gripping, even though the characters are annoying and unsympathetic stereotypes. Whether it's know-it-all Lorraine, her hysterical sister, or her pathetic nephew, this is not a family to envy. The most endearing character is autistic neighbor Gil, who knows all the secrets but is careful not to express them aloud. Bentinck brings him to life by slowly pushing out the important things he knows during his fast-paced, panicked reactions to the people around him. Though his family and the local police discount Gil's intelligence, Lorraine takes him seriously when she sees his detailed artistic renderings of violent death. Bentinck's pacing, pitch changes, and accents all contribute to the scary setting—a village where bullying and suicide seem the order of the day. VERDICT Recommended to listeners who enjoyed the first in the series. ["Hayes pulls readers in and keeps them captivated with plenty of red herrings, truly creepy characters, and a wickedly surprising ending that will stump even the most experienced thriller fan": LJ 11/15/14 starred review of the Crown hc.]—Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170041480
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	04/14/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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