These Toxic Things
A Thriller
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These Toxic Things
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Narrated by:
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Susan Dalian
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Written by:
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Rachel Howzell Hall
About this listen
A dead woman’s cherished trinkets become pieces to a terrifying puzzle.
Mickie Lambert creates “digital scrapbooks” for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren’t forgotten or lost. When her latest client, Nadia Denham, a curio shop owner, dies from an apparent suicide, Mickie honors the old woman’s last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d’art. A music box, a hair clip, a key chain - twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia, who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country.
But these tokens mean a lot to someone else, too. Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia’s past alone.
It’s becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve. Who once owned these odd treasures? How did Nadia really come to possess them? Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past. One that might, Mickie fears, be inescapably entwined with her own.
©2021 by Rachel Howzell Hall. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.What the critics say
“Susan Dalian's narration keeps the tension building in this thriller through her spot-on timing.... Dalian creates believable characters, including the spoiled and petulant Mickie, along with her caring parents and convincingly voiced men. The result is a thrilling mystery.” (AudioFile Magazine)
“Deeply moving, Villa’s debut fills a longstanding need in LGBTQ+ literature for more Latinx characters and a love story between two BIPOC characters. A lovely, important book that deserves a wide readership.” (Booklist, starred review)
“This cleverly plotted, surprise-filled novel offers well-drawn and original characters, lively dialogue, and a refreshing take on the serial killer theme. Hall continues to impress.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Christina Crawford
- 2021-09-03
Old ladies keep the best secrets
This story became much more than I’d anticipated with each succeeding chapter. Started out a regular enterprising young woman iestablishing herself in an unusual career, but halfway through story grew into unravelling ugly secrets behind some innocent curios belonging to an Alzheimer’s victim. Hope there’s a sequel to carry on the search for stories behind remaining objects left behind by Mickeys client. This digital archaeologist dug up some weird stuff at the Beautiful Things Curio Shop! Hated to see this audiobook end,!
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