You Belong to Me

By: Karen Rose

Narrated by: Liza Ross

A killer is branding his victims with numbers.

How many will he kill before he's stopped?

You Belong to Me is the compulsive first instalment in the Baltimore series, by Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose.

You can't escape...you belong to me.

When forensic pathologist Lucy Trask stumbles across a mutilated body in her local Baltimore park, its face unrecognisable, her sole concern is that it might be her old school teacher Mr Pugh.

But the victim is actually another man from her past. Who killed him and why he was left for Lucy to find is unclear but what appears to be a number "1" burned into his back indicates that this corpse won't be the killer's last victim.

When a second branded body is discovered, Detective JD Fitzpatrick and Lucy are forced to ask themselves how many more lives are at risk. Can they solve the killer's gruesome puzzle before his thirst for revenge is complete?

©2011 Karen Rose (P)2012 Headline Digital

Critic reviews

"An engrossing read which fans of crime thrillers will love." (News of the World)

Another winner for Karen Rose

If you could sum up You Belong to Me in three words, what would they be?

I am loving these Karen Rose audiobooks! She is able to strike the right balance between thriller and romance and usually has a twist at the end that you don't see coming. I only allow myself to listen when I'm exercising so getting into shape as there are so many good bits I can't wait to hear! Thanks Karen! I also enjoyed the the narration by Liza Ross, which is saying something as sometimes the narrator's voice is so distracting you have difficulty concentrating on the book. All in all, loved it.

think twice

Would you try another book from Karen Rose and/or Liza Ross?

I dont mind the author. The narration was terrible!!. She was supposed to be portraying a young woman and she came off sounding like Betty White - was not suitable for this story . She is probably a great narrator but not for this style of story- completely wrecked it for me. . Seriously thought about stopping as it was almost unbearable

Would you recommend You Belong to Me to your friends? Why or why not?

No unfortunately. Not on audiobook anyway

What didn’t you like about Liza Ross’s performance?

She was quavery, too slow in the wrong places. It sounded like she was reading this story for the first time. She had no feel for where a sentence was ending or whether people were angry, sad etc. I'm sorry to be bagging her as I dont know her but she was so wrong for this book - I was really disappointed. First time it has happened so maybe I am going overboard.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story had potential. The fact I enjoyed that is the only reason I persevered

Any additional comments?

Listen to sample before buying- it could be painful if you dont.

struggled to listen to narrator

Struggled to finish this book. Twice, I've attempted. I struggled to listen to the narrator.