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  • Tallman's Valley Detectives, Book 1
  • Written by: Anni Taylor
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (70 ratings)

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One Last Child

Written by: Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Publisher's Summary

Winner, Earphones Award 2020

Five long-missing children are about to be returned.

It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....

Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families...one by one.

All except for Ivy - the granddaughter of Homicide Detective Kate Wakeland. The other four children say Ivy is dead.

Speculation grows that the mysterious abductor is enacting a cruel revenge plot due to a murderer that Kate put in jail years before.

Kate isn't sure what to believe. But one thing is certain - she's about to begin the battle of her life. When the children were first stolen, she was prevented from investigating the case.

But now, Kate will be relentless in uncovering the identity of the abductor and discovering what happened to Ivy.

©2020 Anni Taylor (P)2020 Podium Audio

What the critics say

"Lee's delivery of both the narrative and the dialogue is flawless." (AudioFile Magazine)

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A great yarn

A wonderful winding story with twists and turns. I always love Caroline Lee’s narration and the time taken for good character development. Enjoyed every minute and will definitely read the next two in the series.

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I really enjoyed this book.

Anni Taylor is a great writer. this story kept me guessing to the end with lots of twists and turns it really was a great listen!!!

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Anni Taylor is fantastic I just love her books she

Herbooks always deliver and I am looking forward to listening to many more. I am satisfied

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On the Edge of my Seat

I don't usually like thrillers this much. I like the intensity, but I can almost always guess what's going to happen to wrap the story up. Usually serial thrillers are the worst - it just gets boring after awhile.
Anni Taylor writes in a different way. I prefer her thrillers because it doesn't matter what happens during the story, you will never guess the end. The intensity from book to book is the same; it never gets boring. I also love that the protagonists are women - this is just such a breath of fresh air. And, the women or girls portrayed are so REAL. In parts I really thought that this could be real because the thoughts, feelings, and actions are so life-like. Each book will transport you to the exact place that the book takes place, even if you've never been. Anni is such an amazing story teller that you see and hear and feel everything the characters do. They are extensions of yourseIf. I can see how Anni Taylor wouldn't be for everyone. I can believe that some people wouldn't want to be so invested in a book that they can't eat or sleep for fear of missing one thing. I don't share that belief. It doesn't matter which book you pick up, each one is amazing.

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Good read

This was a good book but had a slow start.. once you get over that its really good. Once you get to the end the beginning makes more sense. Narrator did a great job.

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Good book

I enjoyed this book. It moved along pretty good. Good character development and the story kept me interested.

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Fantastic

Anni has done it again! I read the first of her books as a free read with audible unlimited and was hooked! This one was worth my credit! Ready for book 2!

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Great book great author

It took me a while to get used to the narrator and I’m left wondering about something at the end. It all really doesn’t make total sense to me why the whole story happened and yet I loved the book. It was intriguing and good character development. I plan on reading the second one in this series.

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Enjoyable

I like this author. I have read a couple of her books now, and I have enjoyed each one of them. I found the narrator on this book a little harder to listen to the Australian accent for the younger Australians was a bit annoying. But overall story was great

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Kept me guessing!

Until the reveal, I really had no clue what or who had happened. Very well-written. A great listen!

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