Follow The Crow by B. B. Griffith
Book 1 in the Vanished series
Narrated by Paul L. Coffey, Kirsten Leigh, Ryan Jordan McCarthy, and Stina Nielsen
Genre: paranormal crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook
Book 1 in the Vanished series
Narrated by Paul L. Coffey, Kirsten Leigh, Ryan Jordan McCarthy, and Stina Nielsen
Genre: paranormal crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook
About Follow The Crow:
Ben Dejooli is a Navajo cop who can't escape his past. Six years ago his little sister Ana vanished without a trace. His best friend saw what happened, but he refuses to speak of what he knows, and so was banished from the Navajo tribe. That was the day the crows started following Ben.
Caroline Adams is a nurse with a special talent: She sees things others can’t see. She knows that Ben is more than he seems, and that the crows are trying to tell him something.
What the crows know will shed new light on the mystery of Ana’s disappearance, and throw Ben and Caroline into a race against time to find out what happened before they end up vanishing just like she did.
Source: Info in the "About Follow The Crow" was taken from amazon on 02/03/2024.
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My Thoughts:
The build-up is so slow that I had to force myself into persevering with this book. It doesn't pick up until after the half-way mark and picking up slowly at that. The narration is good, for the most part.
It seems like I am reading a few too many Native American Indian stories of late. The Sorrow Hand by Dwight Holing. Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs...
This is only the beginning of the plot. The continuation and ending is presumably in subsequent books in this series.
What I wanted to know is, why didn't Caroline nor Ben picked up the totems? When Joey specifically warned Ben about it? And Ben could "feel" the truth in Joey's words? Because the author needs the characters to act "too stupid to live" (tstl) to create a dilemma and/or tension in the story? I tend to avoid this kind of authors.
I like the theme. I like the story. But I do not like this author's writing style. Nor the tstl.
This is my first Paul L. Coffey, Kirsten Leigh, Ryan Jordan McCarthy, and Stina Nielsen audiobook listen. For all of them. And I couldn't really tell which is who in the audiobook so couldn't give any of the narrators an individualised review. I can only evaluate the audiobook as a whole.
Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 3.5
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 1
Ending = 3.5
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (24 hrs and 43 mins listening time)
Plot = 2
Narration = 5
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 1
Ending = 3.5
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (24 hrs and 43 mins listening time)
Plot = 2
Narration = 5
Books In The Vanished Series:
Meet The Author
About B. B. Griffith:
B. B. Griffith is the best selling author of the Vanished series, an epic story of life, death, love, magic and mystery set in the American Southwest. His novels have been called “rare and imaginative,” “full of lovable, memorable characters,” and his personal favorite: “A literary breath of fresh air.” He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado, where he can often be found sitting on the porch, notebook in hand, working on his next story.
The Narrators
About Paul L. Coffey:
Paul L. Coffey is an actor, musician, audiobook narrator and Fiasco Company Member.
About Kirsten Leigh:
All her life, Kirsten Leigh was told that she had a sexy voice. After attending acting school, she put that voice to work and has enjoyed narrating over 100 romance and erotica books. In her free time she enjoys cooking, going to wine tastings, and walking her pooch. She is currently writing a romance series of her own — stay tuned!
Voice: casual, warm, welcoming, un-intimidating, unique, cool.
The perfect non-announcer announcer who makes people to want to listen. A voice that draws people in.
10 years of stand-up comedy experience. Ability to improvise, add humor and personality to a script.
About Ryan Jordan McCarthy:
Actor and Audiobook Narrator in NYC!
About Stina Nielsen:
New York based actor & audiobook narrator.
Stina made her Broadway debut in THE JUDAS KISS with Liam Neeson, a show they also performed in London’s West End. Her other Broadway credits include WAITING IN THE WINGS with Lauren Bacall; WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? with Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin; and THE LITTLE FOXES with Stockard Channing.
Stina’s regional theatre credits include Tennessee Williams’ 'The Notebook of Trigorin' with Lynn Redgrave at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy' at Capital Repertory Theatre; '1933' at the Denver Center Theatre Company; Pericles at the Mint Theatre in New York City; and 'A Month in the Country', 'The Odyssey', 'Dirty Work', and 'Babes in Boyland' at Arena Stage in Washington DC.
Her TV credits include "Law & Order–SVU", "Another World", "The City", and "All My Children". She also works with DeValk Associates interactive diversity training.
She has narrated over 250 audiobooks, is a multiple Audie Award finalist, has earned multiple Earphones Awards, and was named one of the “Best Voices of 2011” by AudioFile magazine. A short film she narrated for Metabook Films, YOURS SINCERELY, LOIS WEBER was an Official Selection for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and the Huesca Film Festival and won Best Documentary at the LA Shorts International Film Festival.
FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were purchased with private funds.
No money received for this review.
The ebook and audiobook were purchased with private funds.
No money received for this review.
