No Mercy - Joanna Schaffhausen

Written by Joanna Schaffhausen
Read by Lauren Fortgang
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Ellery Hathaway Series, Book 2
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Release date: January 15, 2019
Duration: 10:10:25

Police officer Ellery Hathaway and FBI profiler Reed Markham take on two difficult new cases in this stunning follow-up to The Vanishing Season.

Police officer Ellery Hathaway is on involuntary leave from her job because she shot a murderer in cold blood and refuses to apologize for it. Forced into group therapy for victims of violent crime, Ellery immediately finds higher priorities than “getting in touch with her feelings.”

For one, she suspects a fellow group member may have helped to convict the wrong man for a deadly arson incident years ago. For another, Ellery finds herself in the desperate clutches of a woman who survived a brutal rape. He is still out there, this man with the Spider-Man-like ability to climb through bedroom windows, and his victim beseeches Ellery for help in capturing her attacker.

Ellery seeks advice from her friend, FBI profiler Reed Markham, who liberated her from a killer’s closet when she was a child. Reed remains drawn to this unpredictable woman, the one he rescued but couldn’t quite save. The trouble is, Reed is up for a potential big promotion, and his boss has just one condition for the new job-stay away from Ellery. Ellery ignores all the warnings. Instead, she starts digging around in everyone’s past but her own-a move that, at best, could put her out of work permanently, and at worst, could put her in the city morgue.

AudioFile…
Lauren Fortgang returns to narrate this sequel to THE VANISHING SEASON. Fortgang builds on her previously strong performance, especially as she portrays the relationship between police officer Ellery Hathaway and FBI agent Reed Markham. Many years ago Reed saved a teenage Ellery from an infamous serial killer. In the first audiobook, they reunited to solve a chilling murder spree related to Ellery’s past. Now, they’re drawn together again, this time to investigate a brutal rape and a decades-old arson case. Fortgang’s nuanced portrayal of Ellery–traumatized, reckless, but otherwise good-hearted–continues to stand out. The deepening bond between Ellery and Reed is also riveting audio. Their dynamic takes on some romantic undertones but also explores the lasting effects of extreme violence against women.” � AudioFile