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My audio review.Story: 4.5 starsAs a huge fan of the author's Will Trent series, I'm very familiar with several of the characters who cross over into this Grant County series, particularly Sara and Lena. Even with that knowledge, my impressions of them changed greatly with this book.For Sara, I always had these perfect images of her time with her husband Jeffrey. This book, which highlights their time divorced and still working thru their issues, gave me a different perspective, of the man who held her heart before Will Trent came into the picture. And all I can say is that I think Will was an upgrade.For Lena, I never liked her, to put it bluntly. But holy hell, this book definitely has me sympatric for what she goes thru. Lena always has a hard edge and cold demeanor. That was no different in this book, as she barely waits 10 minutes before blaming Sara for something that was in no way her fault. But through the course of events, as the killer ups the ante, you may find yourself in the same boat as me, struggling with new unexpected feelings.Backtracking a bit, this story is the first book in the Grant County series and takes place prior to Sara moving to Atlanta. Sara is the center of this story, not only finding the first victim, but then being forced to be part of the investigation and work with her ex to help solve it. From there, with each additional victim, Sara begins to feel this killer may have ties to her past. How deep those ties run, takes time to be revealed. As always, this author lays out the plot in such a way that the killer only becomes clear when she wants it to be. And this killer is just as devious as you can imagine with this author's wicked brain.The title of the story relates to something the killer uses to incapacitate the victim and make them feel things that aren't meant to be felt. If you aren't familiar with this author's work, keep in mind that while there are no trigger warnings, expect some detailed descriptions of what the killer does to his victims. Cringe worthy indeed. But despite the gory details, I loved how the mystery was unveiled and how it tied to Sara's past. Very cleaver.Performance: 5 starsThere's a reason this narrator is her go-to for audio books . . . she nails it every time. She has perfected the voice of the victim, which makes these stories all the more bone chilling and believable. I've run out of accolades for her, just see all my other Karin Slaughter audio reviews and trust me that these audios are worth the cost.Overall: 4.5 starsThis book made me love Sara even more, and it showed how her past isn't perfect (as Will may suspect). And I gained a lot more respect for Lena. We'll see how my new feelings about these characters play out in the other books in this series.For more reviews, visit\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \