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    Broken: LOST Series #1
    Broken: LOST Series #1
    Broken: LOST Series #1
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    Broken: LOST Series #1

    Written by Cynthia Eden

    Narrated by Abby Craden

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    About this audiobook

    The first novel in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's sizzling LOST series introduces the Last Option Search Team, an elite unit that must protect the only surviving victim of a serial killer.

    Ex-SEAL and LOST founder Gabe Spencer is accustomed to the unusual in his job. But when knockout Eve Gray steps into his office, he's rattled. For the mysterious woman is a dead ringer for the heiress thought to be the latest prey of the serial killer who goes by the name Lady Killer.

    When Eve awoke in an Atlanta hospital, her past was a blank slate. Then she recognized her own face in the newspaper and vowed to learn the truth. Determined to confront the nightmares hidden in her mind, she never expects to find a partner in Gabe.

    As Gabe and Eve work together, their explosive attraction becomes irresistible. Gabe knows that his desire for Eve is growing too strong, bordering on a dangerous obsession, but nothing pulls him away from her. And when another Eve lookalike disappears, Gabe vows to protect Eve at all costs. While Eve may have forgotten the killer in her past, it's clear he hasn't forgotten her.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMar 31, 2015
    ISBN9780062384201
    Broken: LOST Series #1
    Author

    Cynthia Eden

    Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestseller. Cynthia is also a two-time finalist for the RITA® Award (she was a finalist both in the romantic suspense category and in the paranormal romance category). Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written more than thirty novels and novellas. She lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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    • 4/5
      A intricately woven thriller that will have you on edge and guessing till the very end. Skillfully entwines the different ranges of human emotion into highly entertaining characters. An emotional roller coast ride of love/hate relationships between the reader and the characters. Has the complete package that makes a great thriller; revenge, greed, suspense, devotion. What more could one ask for?
    • 5/5
      Former coroner Sara Linton hasn’t visited her hometown in Grant County, Georgia since the death of her husband, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver. Almost four years later, she returns, planning to spend Thanksgiving with her family. Shortly thereafter, Tommy Braham, a mentally disabled young man, is arrested for the murder of Allison Spooner and asks that Sara, his former pediatrician, visit him. When Sara arrives at the jail, it appears Tommy has committed suicide. Sara, who blames the arresting officer, Lena Adams, for her husband’s death, immediately suspects Lena mishandled the interrogation and provided the young man the means to kill himself. After she calls in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, where he is met with stubborn resistance from the police department. Sara is asked to perform autopsies on Tommy and Allison as Trent investigates both murders while trying to unravel the complexities of Lena’s involvement in Tommy’s murder, as well as that of Chief Tolliver. Slaughter once more provides a tense thriller centered around Sara Linton. Although the character Jeffrey Tolliver is certainly missed, this book proves the series can move forward without his presence. Slaughter is adept at providing dark, complex characters and does not disappoint with this outing. Her revelations concerning the desperate measures hardworking, indigent people will resort to is insightful and empathetic.
    • 3/5
      Great story keeps you riveted until the very end.
    • 5/5
      This was my first Karin Slaughter book but it certainly will not be my last! This is a top notch mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat guessing until the end! Can't wait to read more by this author! :)
    • 4/5
      Special Agent Will Trent is sent to Grant County to investigate an apparent suicide that Sara Linton believes is being covered up by Lena Adams. Sara is fanatic in her hatred of Lena and is determined to prove that she was responsible for the murder of Sara's husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. The attraction that blossomed between Will and Sara in the previous book in the series is strengthened in this one. Sara realizes that Will is dyslexic and breaks through his refusal to admit it. The accused murderer of a young girl (a former patient of Sara's) commits suicide while incarcerated under Lena's watch. Will investigates Lena and discovers she is not the only police officer hiding secrets. I enjoyed this book better than the last few in this series. It appears that Sara is moving on in her life; Will might escape from his unhappy connection to Angie, and Lena might have found someone to help her work out her own problems. Things are getting rather soapy.
    • 3/5
      This is my first book by Karin Slaughter, that I recieved through the ER program. This book kept me turning pages well into the night. I felt for every character. It's well writen and the characters are enjoyable. Keeps you guessing until the end. This certainly won't be my last book by Karin Slaughter.
    • 5/5
      As the author himself admits, this novel is a deliberate homage to To Kill a Mockingbird (set in contemporary England), but there's more to it than that. The title refers not just to the character known as "Broken Buckley," whose dalliance with a trashy neighborhood girl sets in motion a series of brutal events, but to all the characters who occupy this bleak landscape, all of whom have been broken in one way or another by the unfortunate circumstances of their lives. Some are morally broken, some have had their spirits broken, and the main character, 11-year-old Skunk, who narrates parts of the story from deep within a coma, has been physically and mentally broken by the unspeakable horror she witnessed and endured. The mystery of exactly what happened to Skunk makes this a gripping and suspenseful, if disturbing, read. The things that can help broken people carry on and heal themselves are also revealed, offering a glimmer of hope in a imperfect world.
    • 2/5
      An interesting look at how one act of violence can lead to others and how violence can affect more than just the original people involved.A thought it sounded like an interesting concept, and although some parts were really interesting, the book fell short for me.The writing skipped around a bit, which made the book a bit confusing for me. The end was not very clear so that even now as I write the review, I am not sure what happened to Skunk.
    • 4/5
      I continue to really enjoy Will Trent as a unique character in law enforcement fiction.
    • 4/5
      This novel bring Will Trent to Grant County to help with a series of murders. Although I enjoyed this book, the 5th Karin Slaughter book I have read, it was not quite as good as the previous ones I have read. I have a few in between I need to catch up on to give me a better understanding of exactly what happened between Sarah and Lena and the death of Jeffery. I definitely like Karin's form of writing and look forward to reading many more of her books.
    • 4/5
      I haven't exactly forgiven Karin Slaughter for her "another damn dead lover" a couple of books back.

      (My tag for authors who kill off a character after the character has become part of a committed (mostly married) couple and both characters have been around for several books.)

      And I don't tend to like authors who have a number of characters used as viewpoint characters, who are so flawed and unhappy and broken as Slaughter's tend to be.

      But she pulls it off - sort of. I still care what happens to these people.

      Sara Linton, a doctor is back in the town where her husband was killed four years ago, and gets some beginnings of being able to move on. Will Trent, from another sequence by this author moves forward a little in his ongoing coping with his demons - a broken childhood and dyslexia.

      Not a book to read if you are looking for a happy read, but well enough done to overcome my strong prejudice against books like this.
    • 5/5
      Six novella's, each told with the title theme of broken. The plots were tight and with great believable characters.
    • 4/5
      Dr. Sara Linton returns to Grant County after being gone for many years following the murder of her husband. The local police involve her in a suicide and Sara calls the GBI to investigate after she believes Detective Lena Adams is responsible for negligence. Then the plot takes a wild turn.This is one of my favorite series to read. Slaughter knows how to build her characters and weave an intricate plot web. I always hope for something positive for her characters but it's not meant to be.
    • 5/5
      Every book I read takes me to another world, so six short novels by one of my favourite authors was something to look forward to in these strange and dark times. And I was not disappointed. I deliberately read only one story each day, so that I could treasure each ride.Thank you Don Winslow for every book of yours that I have read. I have loved them all.I think it is time for me to revisit Boone Daniels, Frankie Machine and Ben, Chon and O in their previous adventures.
    • 5/5
      This book was very intense but an excellent read. It's best to read this series in order. This one filled out the characters even more. I am right into the next book in the series, Fallen, as I need to find out more of the story. Karin Slaughter knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat!
    • 5/5
      I read the author's first book, and wasn't impressed. Then I received this book, and I have begun to question my earlier thinking. Or, has she improved that much? I too, will have to go back and start over by reading all the books in the series she has written. This was not only well written, but a thriller that kept me turning pages and up all night.
    • 4/5
      Everyone has a secret in Karin Slaughter's new book Broken.Dr. Sara Linton has reluctantly returned home to Grant County for the Thanksgiving holiday. Since the death of her husband, the town's former police chief Jeffery Tolliver, Sara has avoided the entire police force and in particular police officer Lena Adams, her nemesis, but within hours of arriving home she finds herself in a jail cell with a dead prisoner. Immediately suspicious of the circumstances and Lena's involvement Sara calls in special agent Will Trent. Is Lena the dirty, dangerous cop Sara has always accused her of being or is the whole force corrupt? Trent will need to remain emotionally detached and follow the facts but as the bodies pile up his own secrets could get in the way.Broken brings together Slaughter's Grant County and Atlanta series but readers can jump in here with no knowledge of any of the previous events. A tight suspense.
    • 5/5
      This is another excellant book by Karin Slaughter.This latest book has Sara Linton returning to Grant County and becoming embroiled in the deaths of three people and the person she holds responsible for her husbands death. This is a great read and will keep you guessing until the end. A great read.
    • 3/5
      This is the first book that I have read by Karin Slaughter. I really liked the book, thought it was a great mystery. Sine I have never read anything by Karin I knew nothing about the characters of the book. I found the book really hard to put down. I liked the way the characters and the plot were developed. I would read other books by the author.
    • 3/5
      This is a short story of a newish D/s pair where the sub had been previously abused by his former Dom. It was a fine story, but the dynamics of the pair (the sub being very timid and childlike) was not my kink so the story left me cold. If that's your thing, this will certainly turn your crank, I've no doubt.
    • 4/5
      The title of this book could describe the characters. Officer Lena Adams of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is called to the scene where a suicide note was found at a lover's lane by Lake Grant. When divers recover the body of a young woman, Lena sees a stab wound toward the rear of the woman's neck and knows it's a murder.The girl is identified as Allison Spooner, a college student and waitress at a nearby restaurant.Lena accompanies acting chief, Frank Wallace, to Allison's apartment. On route, Lena smells alcohol on Frank and observes him drinking from a flask.They are met by a young and overly enthusiastic detective, Brad Stevens. Brad looks in the apartment window and sees a person who they believe is Allison's boyfriend, Tommy Braken. He has a mask on and is holding a knife.In the attempt to question Tommy, Brad is stabbed and taken to a hospitol. Tommy is arrested.In the jail, Tommy commits suicide and in looking at his background we find that he was a flawed character, a boy of only nineteen-years-old with an i.q. of around eighty.Dr. Sara Lingon arrives home for Thanksgiving. She had been married to the former chief of police and was the coroner. She's asked to come to the jail to speak to Tommy before people learn of Tommy's suicide.When Sara learns of the suicide and that Lena was the interrigator, Sara believes that this is another case of Lena not doing her job correctly. She calls in Special Agent, Will Trent, to investigate a possible case of police neglect.Of the characters, Lena's flaw is that she feels guilt over the former chief's death. Even though she was cleared of any wrong doing, she feels responsible.Acting Chief Wallace's flaw is that he is an alcoholic and heading toward a breakdown.Sara's flaw is that she cannot forgive Lena and wants her to pay for causing Sara's husband's death.The police investigate Allison's murder and Tommy's suicide. Will Trent is an appealing character and someone the reader can route for. His flaw is that he has dyslexia and has some difficulty relating to people since he grew up in a foster home.There is an interesting portrayal of town and university. The university doesn't want any bad publicity and sometimes attempts to hinder investigations.I believe that readers will enjoy the contemporary story and see that it could have been lifted from the pages of a local newspaper of a city that has a large university.
    • 3/5
      Sara Linton returns to Grant County for Thanksgiving and is dragged into a multi murder investigation and gets to work again with Will trent. Slaughter is a fine writer willing to take chances with her characters. She killed off Dr. Sara Linton's husband in a surprise twist in an earlier novel, and it worked. But this book seems to be in status quo mode. Slaughter has introduced Agent Will Trent as a potential love interest, but has unconvincinlgy kept the two apart. The recurring character of Lena Adams is a recurring annoyance. The book offers the hint that she might be dumped as a character and cheers would go up from the reading audience were this to ever happen. Although a very good read, I was somewhat disappointed in the characters static natures.
    • 4/5
      I loved reading To Kill a Mockingbird back in high school, and I could sense that inspiration in the book from the very first chapter. This was before I even noticed that on the back cover, it is said that the book was inspired by that classic. Although Broken does not deal with some of the same issues of race and prejudice, it does touch on other important issues. About poverty, about love, about irrational actions, about cruelty. I loved this book to say the least. It gives such an insightful and scary portrayal of what can go on in the world that you makes you really question where you live and the people you live around. This does not mean that I'm going to be paranoid about my neighbour across the street. But it really does make you question people you don't know. The world today just isn't as safe as it once was.
    • 4/5
      Karin Slaughter is known for producing edgy thrillers with no-holds-barred grittiness. BROKEN, in a sense, breaks this pattern, but not in a bad way at all. It still has the narrative drive and characterization that Slaughter's readers have come to expect, but is somewhat more character-driven than some previous books.Dr. Sara Linton is back in her hometown for the Thanksgiving holiday, and is immediately plunged into a murder case: a young college girl is found in Lake Grant with a purported suicide note. It becomes clear the girl was murdered, and the principal suspect, a mentally-disabled local boy, insists on talking Sara. Before she can seehim, he turns up dead in his cell. Learning that the officer Sara holds responsible for the murder of her husband has tricked a confession from the boy, Sara calls in a favor, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation sends agent Will Trent to bring order out of the Grant County chaos. The murders continue as Sara deals with family, hatreds, and crooked cops. Excellent read.
    • 4/5
      Highly original characters, plot and location set this book apart from the run of the mill mystery. Slaughter begins her tale by pitting two good but flawed (in other words very real) women against each other in the wake of the murder of a college student over the Thanksgiving holiday. Dr. Sara Linton uses her influence to get Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective, Will Trent, sent in from Atlanta to "nail" small-town detective Lena Adams whom she blames for the death of her husband and believes is now the cause of the death of another innocent victim. Lena is caught in the web of a corrupt police chief and is trying to do the right thing. The brilliant and dyslexic Trent brings with him some big city police forensics to help in the investigation, but it is his low tech observational skills and common sense that captivate the reader. Very well done.
    • 4/5
      Twenty-one year old Allison Spooner is at the end of her rope. She is short of money, her boyfriend has disappointed her, and her rusted-out hulk of a car is on its last legs. She is struggling to keep up with her college classes at Georgia's Grant Tech while earning a pittance as a waitress in a diner. Sadly, her dream of escaping her tedious life is shattered by and unknown assailant. Evidence tells a darker story.

      Karin Slaughter depicts the characters as three-dimensional human beings, warts and all, most of whom would like to fix what is broken in their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone has the courage, honesty, and motivation to face the truth and take the necessary steps to rectify what is wrong.
    • 4/5
      I found this book a bit hard to follow at times. If I had not read the previous books by this author, I would have been thoroughly lost. However, the storyline was great, and it had a VERY surprising ending! Totally would not have guessed who the antagonist was. I enjoy the slowly building relationship between Sarah and Will, even though I find it a bit ridiculous that Will is still sticking with his wife. I'm hoping that the editors took a last look at the copy before the final prinitng, as there were numerous misspellings, which bothered me, but I tend to be super critical like that. Over all, though, a good read.
    • 4/5
      Another compelling read from Karin Slaughter. Sara Linton and Will Trent make a good team, and I find myself hoping that these two will end up together romantically eventually.
    • 4/5
      This is an extraordinary novel with a huge variety of characters and events which all interweave to lead to the main event of the story: Skunk is a young girl in a coma and she's telling you her story of how it happened.The most remarkable thing is the picture Daniel Clay paints of the 'family from hell'. This is not Skunk's family but a family who live near her and whose actions create havoc and lead to tragedy. You can't help but wonder if it isn't just an extreme caricature. And yet, deep down, part of you knows it isn't. That there are families like that and their actions can ripple out to affect many people.That's partly what makes this novel so thought provoking - it's a worrying reflection of modern society in some ways. It is also thought provoking because you realise the huge ramifications of some 'wrong place, wrong time' moments, a wrong word, a misguided act.Thankfully, not all is gloomy. Clay paints a picture of some very vicious characters but he also manages to show that there are many good people and that fundamentally most of us are decent, if not misguided.
    • 5/5
      Karin Slaughter is one of those authors who just keeps getting better with every book she writes. Broken does an excellent job of bringing back characters we already know and yet can't wait to learn more about. Excellent story telling with an unexpected ending. I hope this is not the last we will hear from Will, Sarah, and Lena.....I love these characters....surely Ms Slaughter won't stop here....there are more cases out there for these characters to solve...there must be! Karin Slaughter is one of the very best writers of crime fiction today!