House on Fire: A Novel
Written by Bonnie Kistler
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett knows all too well that most second marriages are doomed to fail. Yet five years in, she and Pete Conley couldn’t be happier with their blended family.
But one rainy Friday night, on the way back from celebrating their anniversary, Peter and Leigh receive horrific news. Peter’s son Kip, a high school senior, has crashed his truck and been arrested for drunk driving. And Leigh’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Chrissy, was with him.
Twelve hours later, Chrissy is dead and Kip is charged with manslaughter.
Reeling with grief, Leigh nonetheless does her best to rally behind Peter and Kip. That is, until Kip changes his story and claims that he wasn’t driving after all—Chrissy was, and he swears there is a witness.
As they hurtle toward Kip’s trial date, husband and wife are torn between loyalty to their children and to each other, while the mystery of what really happened that night looms large.
Bonnie Kistler
Bonnie Kistler is a former trial lawyer. She spent her career in private practice with major law firms and successfully tried cases in federal and state courts across the country, as well as teaching writing skills to other lawyers and lecturing frequently to professional organizations and industry groups. She and her husband now live in Florida and the mountains of western North Carolina. They have two daughters.
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Reviews for House on Fire
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I couldn't put it down, had to know what happened.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Appreciated the reader and the story. Ending was a twist I didn't see, which is unusual with most standard "thriller" fare. My issue is that it wound up in too short w/regard to the writing. It took a long time to get the characters all mapped out (well done, each one) but the wrap up seemed rushed...like when a tv series ends too quickly after years on the air. Otherwise, good story. Good plotline. Well developed characters and relationships. Just felt lost in the end at how fast they all wrapped in together and then, done.
Will listen to another of her books and look for ones with this narrator. Not the best reader I've heard but better than so many others.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Phenomenal audio!! I couldn't wait to come back to this everyday. I'll miss them