Lake County

A Novel

De: Lori Roy

Narrado por: Marli Watson, Aaron Shedlock

Set in the 1950s, this Southern Gothic thriller by Edgar Award-winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.

Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addie’s eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape.

One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addie’s first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addie’s due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or they’re through. Addie chooses her dream.

Hurt and angry, Truitt unwittingly exposes the illegal bolita game he’s been running in mob territory. Now the Tampa mafia is after him, and he has until midnight to cut a deal that will save his life and Addie’s. What he doesn’t know…his trouble with the mob has already found Addie and her family. She’s already in a fight for her life.

©2024 Lori Roy (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Roy keeps things taut and tense throughout, springing surprises and making all her characters count.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Roy is as adept as ever at bringing the South’s beauty and soft-edged dangers to life. In this complex tale, fierce family love is pitted against ambition, obsession, and contested power.”—Booklist

“A deftly crafted and simply riveting read from start to finish, Lake County by Lori Roy is a compulsive page turner of a read.”—Midwest Book Review

Captivating

As a resident of Lake County Florida, I particularly enjoyed reading this historical fiction. The story kept my attention and did not seem too long. I like the richness of the descriptions of people, places and things as well as activities. While listening with my earbuds and my eyes closed, I was right there.the juxtaposition of two separate male/female narrations really helped enhance the novel. I’m looking forward to reading more of the soccer titles.

Remarkable

This one is definitely worth your time. It takes a while to figure out who is who, but hang in there. Too bad this is fiction.

Marilyn Monroe

the ability to intertwine a famous person into a fictional setting was interesting. the book started out slow but gained momentum.
an interesting listen

Meh

Slowwwwww. Felt it was a misrepresentation and Marilyn was added to bait the reader in. Skip it.

Slow and tedious

This book is on the bottom of the list. Story was tedious, slow, and a let down