Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Lori Roy
Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Lori Roy
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Let Me Die in His Footsteps

Author: Lori Roy

Narrator: Andi Arndt, Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2015

Synopsis

In the spellbinding and suspenseful Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Edgar Award–winner Lori Roy wrests from a southern town the secrets of two families touched by an evil that has passed between generations.On a dark Kentucky night in 1952 exactly halfway between her fifteenth and sixteenth birthdays, Annie Holleran crosses into forbidden territory. Everyone knows Hollerans don't go near Baines—not since Joseph Carl was buried two decades before—but, armed with a silver-handled flashlight, Annie runs through her family's lavender fields toward the well on the Baines' place. At the stroke of midnight, she gazes into the water in search of her future. Not finding what she had hoped for, she turns from the well and when the body she sees there in the moonlight is discovered come morning, Annie will have much to explain and a past to account for.It was 1936, and there were seven Baine boys. That year, Annie's aunt, Juna Crowley, with her black eyes and her long blond hair, came of age. Before Juna, Joseph Carl had been the best of all the Baine brothers. But then he looked into Juna's eyes and they made him do things that cost innocent people their lives. Sheriff Irlene Fulkerson saw justice served—or did she?As the lavender harvest approaches and she comes of age as Aunt Juna did in her own time, Annie's dread mounts. Juna will come home now, to finish what she started. If Annie is to save herself, her family, and this small Kentucky town, she must prepare for Juna's return, and the revelation of what really happened all those years ago.

About Lori Roy

Lori Roy was born and raised in the Midwest, where she worked for years as a tax accountant before turning her focus to writing. She is the author of the Edgar Award–winning novel Bent Road. She lives with her family in Florida.

About Andi Arndt

Andi Arndt is a professional voice actor, the winner of a 2017 Audie Award for Best Romance, and winner of two Earphones Awards.

About Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller is an Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator, voice-over artist, actor, dancer, and choreographer. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013. Her voice-over career includes work in animated film and television in Southeast Asia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Esil on May 31, 2015

The cover of Let Me Die in His Footsteps is my favourite thing about this book. The cover depicting someone falling into a field of lavender is gorgeous. It's kind of like the writing. It has an eerie beautiful quality. But somehow I felt like the writing distanced me from the characters and the sto......more

Goodreads review by Text on September 28, 2015

Trust us. It's a ripper. "This Depression-era story is a sad one, written in every shade of Gothic black. But its true colors emerge in the rich textures of the narrative, and in the music of that voice, as hypnotic as the scent coming off a field of lavender." New York Times “Rich and evocative, Lori......more

Goodreads review by Simona on July 10, 2017

It's an atmospheric mystery with two timelines and two narrators, about lies in the past and consequences in the present. Nice, descriptive prose with some gothic vibes, very readeble and with interesting twist. In both parallel stories, the narrator is a teenager, which I usually dislike, but both o......more

Goodreads review by Dorothy on December 19, 2016

Atmospheric but lightweight. Ultimately the prose is tiresome in its repetition. I get it, these are simple folk with their homespun superstitions, who don't know what to make of young women with blonde hair, black eyes, and a burgeoning sexuality. The last third of the book doesn't grapple with any......more

Goodreads review by Kim on January 30, 2015

At the Bouchercon mystery convention this fall, I arrived to hear a panel early and saw, in an empty row, a galley of this novel. I became such an admirer of Roy after reading "Until She Comes Home." I looked around, saw no one, slipped the book in my bag and decided that if anyone came looking for......more

Quotes

“This Depression-era story is a sad one, written in every shade of Gothic black. But its true colors emerge in the rich textures of the narrative, and in the music of that voice, as hypnotic as the scent coming off a field of lavender.” New York Times Book Review

“As the mystery deepens, so, too, does the suspense…A story of sisters, lovers, mothers. and daughters and what can happen when evil slips its way between those ties.” Associated Press

“A hybrid of mystery, coming-of-age, and Southern gothic literature…It’s taut and evocative—things simmer and tickle and sizzle underfoot.” Los Angeles Times

“It teems with family feuds, forbidden love, second sight, and wronged innocents, all held together by Roy’s taut style and gift for suspense.” Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

“The scents of lavender and regret are heavy in this suspenseful coming-of-age novel…This powerful story…should transfix readers right up to its stunning final twist.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An atmospheric, vividly drawn tale that twists her trademark theme of family secrets with the crackling spark of the ‘know-how’ for a suspenseful, ghost-story feel.” Booklist (starred review)

“The evocative atmosphere of this mystery is greatly enhanced by narrators Andi Arndt and Emily Woo Zeller…The characters are often moody, but the author’s subtle humor is also reflected in the performance…The narrators’ deceptively simple reading imparts realism to a complex and strange story.” AudioFile

“Will keep readers engaged until the end. Her engaging story of young love, Southern folklore, family feuds, and crimes of passion is bound to satisfy readers who enjoy Southern fiction and coming-of-age tales.” Library Journal

“Roy’s characters live whole on the page…A sure winner with fans of backwoods country noir.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award
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