The Tip Line, Vanessa Cuti
The Tip Line, Vanessa Cuti
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The Tip Line

Author: Vanessa Cuti

Narrator: Sarah Naughton

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2023


Synopsis

Anxious to get married, thirty-year-old Virginia Carey lands a job as an operator at a police tip line, where she thinks finding a husband will be easy. There’s Charlie Ford, a surprisingly sweet homicide detective, and charming police chief Declan “Deck” Brady. But just as Virginia’s plans begin to fall into place and she can almost picture a ring on her finger, she answers a call from Verona—a mysterious woman who provides a tip about four bodies on a remote local beach. Verona, a sex worker, also gives Virginia details on sordid and raucous parties attended by law enforcement officers—and on the strange fetishes of cops she has been involved with. Then comes an explosive tip: Verona thinks it’s a police officer who is responsible for the killings. But it can’t be true—the cops Virginia works with are marriage material, even if they are a little rough around the edges. While Verona trusts that her tips are being heard because she and Virginia have formed an unusual connection, Virginia realizes that the key to solving the case is ultimately in her hands. The tip line will reveal the truth about those murders. So long as Virginia is willing to hear it.

About Vanessa Cuti

Vanessa Cuti is the author of The Tip Line. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as The Best American Short Stories 2021, The Kenyon Review, Indiana Review, Cimarron Review, and The Rumpus. She received her MFA from Stony Brook University and lives in the suburbs of New York.

About Sarah Naughton

Sarah Naughton is an Audie Award–nominated narrator who has recorded titles in a variety of genres, including young adult, mystery, and thriller. Also a renowned actress, singer, and dancer, she is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on May 11, 2023

2⭐ Publication date ~ April 18, 2023 Page Count ~ 282 Audio length ~ 9 hours 47 minutes Narrators ~ Sarah Naughton POV ~ single 1st Featuring ~ some chapters on the long side (40 minutes is long to me), murders Virginia has a new job as a civilian tip line operator, which sounds exciting to my nosy self.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy (playing catch-up) on April 15, 2023

30 year old Virginia is obsessed with getting married so she takes a job answering a police tip line solely with the purpose of finding a husband thinking there would be lots of eligible bachelors working at the station. One day, she receives a tip from a mysterious woman which leads the police to t......more

Goodreads review by Yume on December 09, 2022

This was a fantastic, original read, and I was so STRESSED by the time I finished (in the best way). I kept wanting to yell at the main character, "Girl, stop drinking and start running!" The TIP LINE is not a typical thriller book, but instead occupies that space between thriller and literary fictio......more

Goodreads review by Christina on May 12, 2023

Please allow me to be the outlier who tells you how hilarious and awesome this book is. But there is only one important rule with this book - do not believe anything this narrator says and find the humor in her desperate hunt for a husband, against all better judgment. This is a biting satire, and a......more

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on April 15, 2023

Summary: Determined to find a husband, Vanessa Carey takes a job at the local police department working the tip line. While there, she fantasizes about each and every potential candidate. Will it be the charming police chief Declan, or the sweet homicide detective Charlie, or any of the other eligib......more


Quotes

"Audiobook narrator Sarah Naughton expertly matches the story’s quick pace and compelling plot. The tone of her portrayal evolves along with Virginia, from naive to nefarious [...] Recommended for fans of Colleen Hoover, Katie Sise, and Kelly J. Ford. - Library Journal"