WHEN THE DEAD COME CALLING Burrowhead #1

Narrator Julie Maisey rises to the challenge of this brooding mystery set in Burrowhead, England. The story begins with someone or something having been left in a cave that also contains eerie drawings, messages, and ancient objects. As the story keeps it unclear who or what it is, Maisey keeps the menacing feeling growing. Then, psychotherapist Alexis Cosse is brutally murdered, and the town's police force--Detective Inspector Georgie Strachan and her assistants, Trish Mackie and Simon Hunter (who was Cosse's lover)--must investigate. Maisey deftly distinguishes the two women and excels at presenting a disturbing session of hypnosis. She captures the moody setting, with its violent weather and suspicious birds, as well as the homophobia, racism, and superstition of the small-minded townspeople. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2020]