Valley of Ashes

Name: Valley of Ashes
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cornelia Read
ISBN: 9781611134834

Author: Cornelia Read

Series: Madeline Dare Novel #4

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 11 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 08/14/2012

Categories: Fiction, Crime, Family Life, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Madeline Dare trades New York's gritty streets for the tree-lined avenues of Boulder, Colorado when her husband Dean lands a promising job. Madeline, now a full-time homemaker and mother to beautiful toddler twin girls, has achieved everything she thought she always wanted, but with her husband constantly on the road, she's fighting a losing battle against the Betty Friedan riptide of suburban/maternal exhaustion, angst, and sheer loneliness. A new freelance newspaper gig helps her get her mojo back, but Boulder isn't nearly as tranquil as it seems: there's a serial arsonist at large in the city. As Madeline closes in on the culprit, the fires turn deadly-and the stakes tragically personal. She'll need every ounce of strength and courage she has to keep the flames from reaching her own doorstep, threatening all she holds most dear.

About Cornelia Read

Cornelia Read grew up in New York, California, and Hawaii. She is a reformed debutante who currently lives in New York City. To learn more about the author, you can visit her website at www.corneliaread.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lian on November 22, 2012

I feel as if Read started off writing edgy crime stories with a funny, foul-mouthed heroine who was pretty much unputdownable, and has veered off into personal angst with a large dash of bitterness. It was a shock to discover at the start of this book that Maddy's husband Dean, who has always been s......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 07, 2012

Not sure what is happening with Ms. Read these days. I do know she recently went through a divorce and the agony of conflicting emotions one experiences during that process (been there myself) is painfully clear in this novel. In fact, Valley of Ashes is less a mystery and more a raw outpouring of M......more

Goodreads review by Peebee on September 03, 2012

This was my first book of Read's, and apparently I dropped in on a series. I think the book is pretty well self-contained though...while there are references to things happening earlier in Madeline Dare's life, I don't think any of them are essential to this book. So, why didn't I like this book? The......more

Goodreads review by Lora on August 25, 2012

I want to be Madeleine's friend. I want to help her with the twins, vacuum her floor, call her when I'm pissed at my husband and kick back beer and some soggy cheese nips with her. If you haven't read any of Cornelia Read's books, what are you waiting for? I love Read's voice in her novels...it is a......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on October 08, 2012

So far, fantastic like all of Cornelia's books. Edgy, real voice. Real characters with baggage. More detailed review to come.......more