HIS PERFECT CRIME

His Perfect Crime by Alex Sigmore
Book 1 in the Emily Slate series
Narrated by Nicole B Dolen
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook

About His Perfect Crime:

Deep in the woods lies a box, buried where no one would find it. But someone has…

FBI Special Agent Emily Slate is no stranger to tragedy. After losing her husband three months ago, then botching the biggest case of her career, she’s barely escaped a full suspension. Determined to get her life back on track or die trying, she takes a seemingly impossible case in hopes she can turn her fortunes around.

But as Emily arrives in the small Virginia mountain town and dives into the mystery, she discovers the remains of a woman, buried, with her eyes sewn shut. As she peels away the layers of the complex case, Emily realizes that a disturbing mind lurks in the shadows, and it’s only a matter of time before they strike again.

While Emily puts all of her skills to the test in solving the case, she doesn’t realize that the evil forces she hopes to stop now have her in their sights. She’s stumbled on something far larger and more treacherous than she could have ever realized, and if she’s not careful, she’ll be the next body to end up in a box.

Eye See You, Agent Slate.

Secrets are meant to stay buried.

Better turn back before you find yourself among them.

Source: Info in the "About His Perfect Crime" was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61313991-his-perfect-crime on 17/03/2024.

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My Thoughts:

This is my first Alex Sigmore read and I'm glad that I bumped into this author!

I don't understand the addition of bubbles in the cover art...!?!

I had Burke in my sights right from the get go... Who could leave a crime scene without any traces of evidence whatsoever. Clean! No clues as to how, why or who had done it... but somebody who knows exactly what to look for??

I am very tired of being told that something happened... something happened.... oh!So, so bad! Described it to the enth degree... but does not tell me what the F*** actually happened! Just a tease of a detail at a time! Not very fond of that! Then I put this book down. After several months or a year or so, I'd pick this book up again when I have forgotten my annoyance...

No, this book is not fast-paced. Not for me.

At the end of the audiobook it will tell you that the story of Emily's husband and why she was disgraced from FBI is a freebie story if you sign-up to the author's newsletter.

The kindle ebook is missing part of page 214. Grrrr!!!

This is my first Nicole B Dolen listen and I can see that she is a talented narrator and gave a wonderful performance!

Quantitative Evaluation:

Story telling quality = 3.5
Character development = 4
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 3.5
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 3.5
Pace = (7 hrs and 4 mins listening time)
Plot = 4.5
Narration = 5

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 cherries

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Meet The Author

About Alex Sigmore:

A lifelong reader from the start, Alex has always been fascinated by what drives people. What events in our lives shape us to become the people we are today? After a few other careers, it became clear that writing was the only way to explore this eternal question.

When not writing, Alex enjoys long walks in the woods, where it’s easier to dream up stories about serial killers and the heroes who catch them.

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The Narrator

About Nicole B Dolen:

I’m an audiobook narrator and elementary school teacher. I have A LOT of experience reading aloud!

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FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.