THE CUTTING

Ladies and gentlemen, when you listen to THE CUTTING by debut novelist Jonathan Hayman, be prepared to be taken on a fast ride. Homicide Detective Michael McCabe's substantial personal baggage is ably juggled by narrator Jonathan Davis as a twisted plot of sex and violence unfolds against the backdrop of the bucolic Maine countryside. Pretty, athletic, young blondes are being found with their chests opened and their hearts surgically removed. Is it sick fun for the perp, or is there something more going on? Davis knows when to tap the brakes and when to hit the gas as the grisly story unfolds with nerve-jangling effectiveness. R.O. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2009]