Four Found Dead

De: Natalie D. Richards

Narrado por: Rebecca Quinn Robertson

The last show has ended, but the nightmare is just beginning.

Tonight, Riverview Theaters is closing forever, the last remaining business in a defunct shopping mall. The moviegoers have left, and Jo and her six coworkers have the final shift, a shift that quickly takes a dark turn.

First a stranger arrives with a chilling accusation. Then the power goes out and their manager disappears, along with the keys to the lobby doors and the theater safe, where the crew's phones are locked each shift. The crew's tension turns to terror when Jo discovers the dead body of one of her co-workers.

Now their only chance to escape the murderer in their midst is through the dark, shuttered mall. With its boarded-up exits and disabled fire alarms, the complex is filled with hiding places for both pursuer and pursued. In order to survive this night, Jo and her friends must trust one another, navigate the sprawling ruins of the mall, and outwit a killer before he kills them all.

©2023 Natalie D. Richards (P)2023 Recorded Books

WOW

that's honestly all I can say wow that was good I like the all the characters

Action packed

I’ve been reading Natalie D Richards since her debut and always enjoy her books. If FOUR FOUND DEAD had been written by another author, I might have skipped it because I generally prefer books that take place over a longer period than a few hours.

As someone who worked in malls as a teen, I loved the backdrop of an abandoned mall for its creepy atmosphere. Cat and mouse games generally don’t interest me, but I knew what I was getting into from the blurb.

Narrator Jo’s PTSD from witnessing her father’s murder as a child added depth to her character and the story.

If fast paced, action novels interest you, FOUR FOUND DEAD is a must read.

Strong sense of apprehension

Subtitle and Foreshadowing: Girls are daft and 4 people die. First-person account of theatre employees trapped with a killer.
We’re kept on the edge of our seats by the author’s constant reports (over 200) of her dysautonomia and her personality disorder. That was overdone. Otherwise it rivalled any good slasher flick.
It’s also hard to understand why running away was their only recourse. No other self-defense. No one ever even looked for a weapon!? No one… don’t want to further spoil but their semi-intentional self victimisation was also a detraction.

I loved this book!

It was a true Natalie D. Richards book! Suspenseful and sad! She definitely has a talent for the murder and mystery genre!

Sweet book.

Great book. I hope to find more by this writer .well written.

When the next book.

Not my typical read but could not put it down

This isn’t my typical read I became entranced fairly quickly I really enjoyed it couldn’t stop listing all the way to the end

Would read again

Good story but predictable. I still enjoyed it. I would definitely read it again.

Well balanced characters

This isn’t my usual listens but I felt the characters were well written and crafted. The story was good and kept a lot of tension even though I myself wouldn’t say it’s horror. It is a great thriller however with a little mystery. The only mark against it was sometimes I could hear the performer swallow. At times it felt like they were doing it for the character and I can see that works but for me it’s a sound no matter how faint can make me pause.

Suspenseful!

The book had you questioning the plot all the way till the end. I highly recommend this book for an easy read.

Thrilling towards the end

Took me awhile to finish this one. I don’t remember why, but I had a hard time finding it interesting when I started it. Managed to finish it a few months later, and I’m glad I did. Just like Richards’s other books, the twist is so good and at the very surprising.