A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

IF YOU HEAR HER

Author: Shiloh Walker ISBN: 9780345517531 11/2011 SUSPENSE Publisher: BALLANTINE

If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker
A CRY IN THE WOODS
 
The scream Lena Riddle hears in the woods behind her house is enough to curdle her blood—she has no doubt that a woman is in real danger. Unfortunately, with no physical evidence, the local law officers in small-town Ash, Kentucky, dismiss her claim. But Lena knows what she heard—and it leaves her filled with fear and frustration.

Ezra King is on leave from the state police, but he can’t escape the guilty memories that haunt his dreams. When he sees Lena, he is immediately drawn to her. He aches to touch her—to be touched by her—but is he too burdened by his tragic past to get close? When Ezra hears her story of an unknown woman’s screams, his instincts tell him that Lena’s life is also at risk—and his desire to protect her is as fierce as his need to possess her.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 4 Rose Read

Shiloh Walkers' IF YOU HEAR HER starts her new trilogy off with a bang. Disturbing and graphic, the story does take some time for romance, but the main focus is on the horrific murders occurring in a small town.

With a blind heroine and a tormented ex-cop for a hero, there is little to do but hang on and try to keep up with the action and suspense. Tension mounts with every page as a host of characters and their secrets come to light. Walker gets the small town mentality down perfect. The murderer is most comfortable here because Walker does such a great job of making the story feel like it is happening in Any Town, USA. Scary to think that, but it's true.

IF YOU HEAR HER ends with a cliff-hanger sure to perplex and perhaps upset readers. I am anxious to finish the trilogy, simply because I want the monster of a killer stopped. I have a feeling that stopping him won't be an easy thing to do and many casualties will be left behind before it's finally over.

Shannon Johnson

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