The Girl from Blind River

De: Gale Massey

Narrado por: Brittany Pressley

From a talented new name in crime fiction comes a gritty tale of how far we'll go to protect the ones we love.

Everyone says the Elders family are nothing but cheats, thieves, and convicts - a fact 19-year-old Jamie Elders has been trying desperately to escape. She may have the natural talent of a poker savant, but her dreams of going pro and getting the hell out of the tiny town of Blind River, New York, are going nowhere fast - especially when she lands in a huge pile of debt to her uncle Loyal.

At Loyal's beck and call until her debt is repaid, Jamie can't easily walk away - not with her younger brother Toby left at his mercy. So when Loyal demands Jamie's help cleaning up a mess late one night, she has no choice but to agree. But disposing of a dead man and covering up his connection to the town's most powerful judge goes beyond family duty. When it comes out that the victim was a beloved athlete and Loyal pins the murder on Toby, only Jamie can save him. But with a dogged detective on her trail and her own future at stake, she'll have to decide: Embrace her inner criminal, or defy it - and face the consequences.

©2018 Gale Massey (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Excellent!

Such a good story! Not a thriller but so so interesting. I really enjoyed the narration of the poker games. Perfect narration throughout and a fast moving tale with characters that you feel like you know. A down-on-her-luck story about a teen girl who has to fight and claw for everything she gets. One of my favourite reads this year.

Great listen! Rich, deep characters!

Take a chance on this book. Great character development and fast-moving plot. A quick weekend listen.

Full house

I loved the story, I found myself cheering on the girl, wanting her to get out of the hell hole she was forced into

Good

Enjoyed the read. Would have left a more story for the ending. It was written well

very interesting plot

I really liked this book. it had a good plot and some interesting twist.

Excellent narration!! Gripping story.

Kudos to the narrator who brought the characters to life.
Gripping story.
Most enjoyable book.

Great for a new writer.

Story was a little slow at first. I’m not all that familiar with how to play poker so that was a little tedious but the story kept me engaged. Brittany Pressley is awesome as usual. Recommend!!

Gritty Debut

This is a gritty debut novel. Teens are living with their uncle “in the system”. Jamie is a card shark at poker. Her Mom’s recently out of prison. Her brother has anger issues. Are we bound by the sins of our mother/father/uncle? Jamie wants out but the chickens have come home to roost. The layers of corruption in this small town can send Jamie’s hopes and dreams crashing down around her. Different POVs show how everyone is doing what is thought in their own sight—even trying to protect each other. I couldn’t help but root for Jamie to make her break from the corruption of the system and heartbreaking poverty.

Depressing

I kept waiting for the story to stop being so depressing but that never happened.

pleasantly surprised

I had doubts about the book, especially with the first few chapters. I'm glad I stuck it out. Dysfunctional families, crooked judges, criminal behavior and bad luck handed down to each generation, murder, and gambling- all in this book.