MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE

Lydia is quietly working at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, still coping with the horrific event of her childhood--her escape from the murderer called "The Hammerman." Madeleine Maby's subdued narration enhances the dark mystery, adding tension to each suspenseful scene. She captures Lydia's range of emotions as another horrible event, the suicide of a bookstore patron, brings her childhood nightmare back to life. A puzzle left by the deceased reveals that, somehow, the two events are related. This time, however, Lydia is strong enough to seek out the answers and the people she's been trying to avoid for so many years. Maby's gripping narration combined with satisfying plot twists will keep listeners pleasantly on edge. M.M.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2017]