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Kiss of the Bees
Written by J. A. Jance
Narrated by Gene Engene
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
In Tucson, twenty years ago, a psychopath named Andrew Carlisle brought blood and terror into the home of Diana Ladd Walker and her family. When Carlisle died in prison, Diana and her husband, ex-county sheriff Brandon Walker, believed their long nightmare was finally over. They were wrong. Their beloved adopted daughter Lani has vanished. A serial killer is dead, but his malevolence lives on in another. And now the fiend holds Lani’s innocent life in his eager hands. Before he snuffs it out completely, he intends to make his young prisoner, and more importantly, her parents suffer a slow and agonizing torture. For only this will avenge his friend and mentor, his dark god, Andrew Carlisle.
Author
J. A. Jance
J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, six thrillers about the Walker Family, and one volume of poetry. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, she lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington.
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Reviews for Kiss of the Bees
Rating: 3.6206896551724137 out of 5 stars
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87 ratings5 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/517 chapter and then the kids find each other! This was clearly an early book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a pretty good book, but incredibly long. The story itself was well thought out, but extremely complex so it took the first few hundred pages or so to get all the pieces in place. Once things started coming together, I found it much easier reading. Tempted to make this a 3-star book for dragging, but 4-stars because the good bits are really, really good.For me, the Tohono O'odham cultural elements, specifically, and southern Arizona, in general, make this book special. This is about THE WALKER FAMILY and being long they all kind of got on my nerves. Lani Walker, the 16 year old daughter, was the focus. Did I mention that the book was long? Yeah, Lani could be quite boring as well, but ultimately her story ends on a high note. The stepson Brian Fellows was the most enjoyable for me even though his time on the pages was on the short side.Anyway, another J.A. Jance worth reading.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The second book in her new Sheriff Walker series. I recommend it, but must say I had some issues with the slow pace at which it starts. You must be patient with all the set up. It's worth it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kiss of the Bees is the second in J.A. Jance's Walker-Ladd family series. Because the book is so plot driven, this is a spoiler-free review so as not to spoil the book for anyone. It's therefore brief.This story jumps ahead 20 years from the first book, Hour of the Hunter. The first part of the book is used to catch the reader up on the happenings of the family but then the story from the first book continues, against expectations, into this one. Like the first installment, this book is slow to start then becomes a page-turned about mid-way.Jance continues to introduce each chapter with a bit of Papago Indian folklore. This helps cement a sense of place within the desert of Southern Arizona amongst the Tohono O'Odham people. I'm a fan of Jance's writing but I'm becoming particularly fond of this series. The plots in her other works are always interesting and have plenty of twists, but the characters are a bit shallow. In this series, she's taking the time to thoroughly develop her characters. Quite a bit of this story is internal dialogue and you get to experience the growth of some characters and better understand their viewpoint as a Native American. There are quite a few interesting heroes being developed for future works in this series and I'm looking forward to diving into the next book, Day of the Dead.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Twenty years ago, Diana Ladd had been instrumental in putting Andrew Carlisle in prison, as well as maiming and blinding him. After all those years, he was dead and Diana had published a book about the whole ordeal that had changed their lives. She had gone on to marry Brandon Walker (the sheriff), raised her son (Davy) and adopted an Indian child (Lani). Being part of the Walker family and having Rita Antone raise them, the children both knew the Indian customs and stories, including the ones about evil enemies. They never expected that evil ‘ohb’ to show up again, he was dead, but his cellmate had learned his lessons well and had agreed to help get revenge from the Walker family. Both Carlisle and Mitch Johnson had reasons to dislike the family and they agreed the way to the parents was through the kids. A dying request the Mitch was happy to see fulfilled.Book 2 .…. All suspense, the mystery is in the timing. Will Brandon and Diana figure it out in time, will Davy understand what he is seeing in time, will Fat Crack (Gabe) get there in time, will Lani know what to do at the right time. We know from the start what kind of evil is coming for the family. The interactions between the family is defined by flash backs of previous events that give a better frame to the family. Liked the inclusion of Brian, even Quentin and Tommy help to show the dynamics of the family structure. Felt Brandon as a character so much more than Diana, but liked how strong Lani was. Interested to see the next one, Day of the Dead.