Heart of the World

Name: Heart of the World
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Linda Barnes
ISBN: 9781456124328

Author: Linda Barnes

Series: Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries #11

Narrator: C.J. Critt

Unabridged: 14 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/18/2011

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Private Investigators

Synopsis

The Boston PI tangles with the Colombian underworld in this “astonishing installment in … one of the best private eye series ever” (Harlan Coben). Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is “the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” (New York Post). Carlotta is frantic. It appears that Paolina, a street-smart teenage girl she’s always thought of as a little sister, has run away. After dead-end investigations throughout Boston, Carlotta fears the worst. Especially when she connects the disappearance to Paolina’s biological father, Roldán Gonzales, a ruthless Colombian drug lord. To find Paolina, first Carlotta has to find Gonzales—but he’s vanished too. The official report is that he’s dead. Warned against going to the police in Bogotá, Carlotta must trust her instincts as she follows in Paolina’s footsteps, which lead to the mountains of Colombia—Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the heart of the world. But will her rescue end up being a trap? The answer will “shock and surprise the reader” (Library Journal). “This is her best.”—Michael Connelly

About Linda Barnes

Linda Barnes is the author of sixteen previous novels, including her Carlotta Carlyle mystery series. Her work has won the Anthony and American Mystery Awards, and received numerous nominations for the Edgar and Shamus Awards. She was born in Detroit and now lives in the Boston area with her husband and son.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene on March 27, 2024

3.5 Perhaps starting with #11 in a mystery series is not the best idea but enough background was given that I could follow the story. Main character is Boston private detective (former police, former part-time taxi driver), a 6'1" red headed woman who was very good at her job. Setting is important t......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on April 08, 2018

My second Carlotta Carlyle adventure, and indeed that is what it is in spades. This one takes her a long way from the hallowed streets of Boston. Her "sister"(Paolina) is kidnapped and Carlotta sticks with her gut that the young teen is being taken to Colombia where her father, a former drug lord li......more

Goodreads review by Olga on April 14, 2015

I had a hard time getting into this story--kept falling asleep as I read, generally not a good sign! As in the other Carlotta Carlyle novels, the characters are deeply flawed. Perhaps I was feeling the flaws more this time and wondering a bit about why i should even care about them. At some point th......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 10, 2019

I was very disappointed in this book. After devouring the first three books I read in this series, I started this one with great anticipation. It soon turned into an adventure that was totally unbelievable. Carlotta ‘s venture through Columbia and other South American countries stretched my imaginat......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on March 31, 2008

not the best book in the series; I prefer the Carlotta Carlyle mysteries that are set in Boston......more