Gilli Messer narrates a horror novel about a mysterious tropical island that is home to a resort run by a religious cult. Julia is a struggling journalist who is barely surviving a divorce and separation from her daughter. Her great-aunt offers her a large sum of money to travel to the island to retrieve samples of a special flower and learn the truth about a mysterious death. Messer adopts a tone that embodies Julia's attempts to maintain her sanity as the stakes of her mission ramp up at a gradual but unsettling pace. Messer's slow-burn delivery adds to the intrigue surrounding the seemingly idyllic remote island and its dark secrets. J.M.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2025]
Trade Ed. Simon & Schuster Audio 2025
DD ISBN 9781797183749 $25.99
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