Stay Dead

Elise Sandburg, Book 2

By: Anne Frasier

Narrated by: Natalie Ross

New York Times bestselling author Anne Frasier takes listeners back to her dark, enchanting Savannah - a place as terrifying as it is mesmerizing.

Homicide detective Elise Sandburg is traumatized after her run-in with a madman the press has dubbed "The Organ Thief". As Elise takes refuge in her deceased aunt Anastasia’s abandoned plantation to investigate and recover from her ordeal, she begins to question everything - from her dangerous line of work to her complex relationship with her handsome, tortured partner, David Gould. But with a madman on the loose, and her mother’s claims to still hear from Aunt Anastasia, she may have more immediate problems on her hands. In Elise’s world, where cold hard crime mixes with the local Gullah culture, nothing is ever what it seems, and no one is above suspicion - not even the dead.

©2014 Anne Fraiser (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

3.5 / 5 stars for decent entertainment value

The book was good but far from great. The plot and the characters are getting too predictable and stupid. I can see real people performing the same actions as in this book, but I would consider them stupid too. Despite that I still enjoyed the book. It had some good suspense and tied character lives together nicely. In the first part of the book is references a major event that it only piece mills to the reader throughout the first of the book; essentially your coming in blind wondering what the characters are talking about and I found that extremely annoying. You finally get the whole story, but not for some time. The story and characters did engage me and I wanted to finish and go onto book 3, so that alone says something.

Great but…

SPOILERS
There seems to be an entire book missing between this one and the one prior. Years have gone by and the whole story is focused on Elise being kidnapped and tortured that the readers know absolutely nothing about. The story itself is great but it feels like you missed a huge chunk.

Good follow up with a few interesting twists

This book begins one year after the last one end and we find Elise about to be released from the hospital.

We learn that Elise was kidnapped and held by someone known as "The Organ Thief". He is currently lying in a coma.

She decides to seek refuge and recover at her deceased aunt's abandoned plantation. Even imagining leaving her job as a detective and opening a coffee shop that she'd run with her daughter. Even imagining how David would continue to fit into this new life.

But when her kidnapper awakens from his coma, he manages to slip out of the hospital unseen. She and David begin searching for him, try to figure out where he could be hiding.

Great suspense, mystery and characters!

Stay Dead
(Elise Sandburg #2)
by Anne Frasier, Natalie Ross
This is pretty good...but our gal sure gets best up a lot! Lol!
Great characters, plot, and suspense. Unique story line and mystery.
The narrator is excellent!

Initially confusing, but a great read

Initially, as other reviewers pointed out, I thought there was a book missing or out of order. But thanks to other reviewers, the confusion was cleared up for me. Yes, this book jumps ahead roughly two years, but did not take long to be as engrossed in this story as I was in the first. I enjoyed this story while learning more about the peripheral characters. The narrator gave a great performance. I'm going to jump right into book 3 now.

Dead in the water

Another interesting story but I kept thinking I had missed a book between this one and the last one. This is another deadly case and a continuation of the last case but our girl is still having trouble with people coming back to life.

Wow More than I needed.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

After reading I realized it was a good story line and I had read the first book so liked the character development. I would have let the main characters have more success in their pursuit of answers without ending up shot/raped and in the hospital each time.

What was most disappointing about Anne Frasier’s story?

Ms. Frasier took the gore too far. This was too graphic and cruel. There isn't a mystery as to who done it but rather can Elise escape his grasp as she continues to ignore the danger she's in. A truly good detective would have taken steps to insure her safety not go off to a remote plantation alone.

I recommend this book

Well written and really enjoyed the first 2 I've read. I plan to read more from this author. Really kept my interest

stay dead

A well written book. This my kind of book. I am ready for the next book .

Fabulous

Trusts and turns galore. Creepy without being scary. not too violent. Worth the time. And who doesn't love Savannah?