Heartsick, Chelsea Cain
Heartsick, Chelsea Cain
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Heartsick
A Thriller

Author: Chelsea Cain

Narrator: Carolyn McCormick

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/04/2007

Synopsis

Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Two years ago, Gretchen kidnapped Archie and tortured him for ten days, but instead of killing him, she mysteriously decided to let him go. She turned herself in, and now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind---addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days off his mind. Archie's a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she's right. He continues to visit Gretchen in prison once a week, saying that only he can get her to confess as to the whereabouts of more of her victims, but even he knows the truth---he can't stay away.

When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of Portland, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. A hungry young newspaper reporter, Susan Ward, begins profiling Archie and the investigation, which sparks a deadly game between Archie, Susan, the new killer, and even Gretchen. They need to catch a killer, and maybe somehow then Archie can free himself from Gretchen, once and for all. Either way, Heartsick makes for one of the most extraordinary suspense debuts in recent memory.

About Chelsea Cain

Chelsea Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Season, Evil at Heart, Sweetheart, and Heartsick. Both Heartsick and Sweetheart were listed in Stephen King’s Top Ten Books of the Year in Entertainment Weekly. Chelsea lived the first few years of her life on an Iowa commune, then grew up in Bellingham, WA, where the infamous Green River killer was “the boogieman” of her youth. The true story of the Green River killer’s capture was the inspiration for the story of Gretchen and Archie. Cain lives in Portland with her husband and daughter.

About Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick is perhaps best known as Law & Order’s Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, a character she played on all of the franchise’s series since 1991.  She has worked extensively in television, film, and theatre, and has narrated many documentaries and audiobooks including works by James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Nora Roberts, and Chelsea Cain. She is also the narrator of the best-selling Hunger Games trilogy. Her television credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cold Case, The Practice, Judging Amy, Homicide, and LA Law.  She can be seen in the movies A Simple Twist of Fate, Rain Without Thunder, Loverboy, and Nights in Roadanthe.  Her many Broadway and off Broadway performances include The Dinner Party, Celebration, Biography, Dinner with Friends, Evo-lution, and Privilege.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by DD on 2007-10-01 18:13:55

This book was so lauded, that I was anxious to listen; however, upon listening, I was utterly disappointed. There was not enough about the cop & his former captor to hold my interest - too much of the other storyline

AudiobooksNow review by Deanna on 2008-08-13 22:10:36

This book was truly awesome - one of those books that is impossible to put down. I finished this and immediately signed on to booksfree to see if the new book was out yet. This is certainly an author to watch - she rivals Tami Hoag and that is saying a lot! Get this book - you will not be disappointed!

Goodreads review by Baba

Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1: A genuinely deranged serial killer thriller centred round Gretchen Lowell, an alluring blond with a very high IQ, she is a manipulative killer who still appears to have so much power 0ver everyone despite being 'caught' and having totally ruined the life of Arc......more

Goodreads review by Mary Beth

I have to say I found a new author, Chelsea Cain. She writes so well. This book is definately different than other mysteries. The characters are very well developed. I was not expecting the outcome of what the book was about. This surely isn't for the faint of heart. It has to do with serial killers......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Serial killer stories are a dime a dozen but Chelsea Cain's HeartSick is a cut above the rest (no pun intended). Not only is this novel a real page turner, but it's also very well-written with characters you believe in and sympathize with, even when they're doing things you suspect are definitely......more

Goodreads review by Tim The Enchanter

Posted to The Literary Lawyer.ca A Guilty 5 Stars I enjoyed Heartsick as much as any thriller I have read in a few years. The main character was damaged and broken but managed to be effective and rational. The counterpoint was the jailed serial killer Gretchen who was pulling on some psychologica......more

Quotes

“Heartsick has it all: a tortured cop, a fearless and quirky heroine, and what may be the creepiest serial killer ever created. This is an addictive read!” —Tess Gerritsen, author of The Mephisto Club

“Chelsea Cain's novel is completely entrancing and totally original--what a read. Between the humanity of Portland cop Archie Sheridan and the chilling and twisted design of his beautiful nemesis, Gretchen Lowell, Heartsick is utterly unforgettable. Cain is a wonderful--and terrifying--storyteller.” —Dominick Dunne

“Law & Order¹s Carolyn McCormick does a mean female-serial-killer voice, bringing Cain¹s haunting horror story to life.” —People on Heartsick

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