Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: August 24, 2021
Source: Publisher
Summary:
Amazon Charts bestselling author Vivian Barz reunites Special Agent Susan Marlan with Professor Eric Evans in a riveting installment in the Dead Remaining series.
It’s been a year since Special Agent Susan Marlan and Professor Eric Evans worked a taxing missing persons case together on the Olympic Peninsula. Though the couple have since separated, Eric must reluctantly turn to Susan for advice when a student accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend comes to Eric for help proving his innocence. Susan—busy tracking down two missing employees of San Francisco’s Gruben Dam—warns Eric to be cautious, as the young man has connections to Defenders of the Earth (DOTE), an ecoterror group operating out of San Francisco.
After the suspected student dies of an apparent suicide, Eric starts having visions that point to a more disturbing truth. Determined to figure out what really happened, Eric works with his old friend Jake Bergman to infiltrate DOTE.
As Eric continues to grapple with his newly discovered ability to see the dead, Susan’s missing persons case leads her to a startling connection between the campus suicide, her case, and the ecoterrorists. To put the pieces together and prevent further disaster, the trio must join forces once again.
My thoughts:
This is the third book in Vivian Barz’ Dead Remaining series and I really like this series. It’s atmospheric, creepy and a great installment to what is becoming a favorite series.
While this book does work on it’s own, I really suggest you read the the prior books in the series before picking this one up. It will help you to get a better feel for the main characters and the dynamics of their relationships. Of course, Vivian Barz does give a little backstory here in this third book so that if you haven’t read the other books you won’t be totally lost, but there were enough times that events were mentioned from the other books that I’m glad I had already read them.
I love being back in the world that this author creates. It’s just the right amount of creepy and thrilling without being over the top. Once I start these books, I am completely engaged and do not want to stop until I finish – that’s always the sign of a captivating read and this latest one was no different. A missing college student, a suicide and ecoterrorism really keep things interesting and I had no idea where things were headed.
One of the reasons I love this series is because it’s such a good mix of thriller, mystery, police procedural with a little bit of paranormal thrown in. But where this installment shines is the extra development with our characters. While we have seen some growth in them all along, I feel that they really come into themselves in this book. Eric finally has a handle on his gift and uses it to the best of his ability. And Jake makes some major changes that I’m excited to see continue in future books…if this series continues!
This book is filled with just the right amount of twists and turns that keep you on edge and I loved every minute of it. I hope there is more to come in this series but even if there isn’t Vivian Barz is definitely going on my must-read list…I just love her writing and creative mind!
Audio thoughts:
I was so glad to see that Julie McKay was narrating this third book. I am such a fan of consistency when it comes to narrators of series, whenever possible, and loved that she came back! I thought she did a great job with this third book, bringing the same voices back again as she had from the earlier books, which makes it so easy to jump right back in. Her intonation and pacing was spot on and she really does bring this book to life. If there are any more books in this series, I do hope she will be back to narrate them!
Books in this series:
- Forgotten Bones
- Hidden Bones
- Campus Bones
