Kill Her Again by Robert Browne – Audio
Written by Robert Gregory Browne, just under 10 hours of listening in the unabridged version. Kill Her Again is book three in a series: A Fourth Dimension Thriller and released in February of 2014 by Audible Studios in audiobook format. The original paperback was published in 2009. Until writing this review I was not aware of the series – so as you can imagine, the book stands alone.
This story begins with a beautiful, vulnerable, fragile FBI agent called upon to assist in the investigation of a grizzly murder, more than one victim, missing children. Combine this with the agent being subjected to the bizarre visions of an abducted little girl. Enter a handsome hypnotherapist whose wife murdered his little boy. Throw in reincarnation. Sounds like a winner, right? Sadly, the book doesn’t measure up to the potential of this intriguing plot.
Why I liked. Everyone is intrigued with reincarnation, no matter if one believes or not. The concept is rich fodder for fiction and many wonder: ‘What if…?’. Rather than a typical ‘who-done-it’, Kill Her Again is about preventing the cycle of murder transcending multiple lives over decades. A really cool concept for a book.
Why I didn’t like. Execution, initially. The author introduces a sage-sooth-saying fortune teller, candles, tarot cards and all, as a solution to explaining plot, characters, and tying up loose ends. A cop-out to fleshing out the story with more creative writing. Another reason I wasn’t too wild about this story: The ‘grandfather paradox’ … Google it … of changing the past isn’t addressed and, the ramifications are food for thought the author ignores. This is a plot hole, in my opinion, because in the scenario presented it would be a factor. You may find it peachy. An interesting ending, but predictable.
Via an Audible special, acquired this book as one of many narrated by Scott Brick. He does okay – no trouble discerning who-says-what-to-who. A clean read, no explicit sex, no language issues. A listenable book … but I’m not motivated to continue the series.
