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Las Vegas Girl

Baxter & Holt, Book 1

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By: Leslie Wolfe
Narrated by: Susan Marlowe
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A completely gripping, heart-stopping crime thriller

With each passing second, her strength faded as her world turned darker, unable to move, to fight anymore. Her lifeless body fell into a heap at his feet, and he stood there for a brief moment, panting, not taking his eyes off her.

The crime: audacious

In a fashionable Las Vegas hotel, with hundreds of witnesses and countless video surveillance cameras watching, a young girl is brutally murdered in an audacious crime that shocks the entire city.

It looks like a relatively simple investigation for Detectives Laura Baxter and Jack Holt, but it soon proves to be anything of the sort, as the one vital piece of the jigsaw is missing; the killer.

The forensics: stupefying

Even with a crime-scene fingerprint that reveals more questions than answers, the persistent duo are undeterred and begin to make inroads into the life of the deceased. But what they discover is a complex web of lies and intrigue about her life that all seem to lead to an ambitious politician and a terrible secret.

The truth: shocking

And now that secret threatens Baxter and Holt’s lives too, as a message from beyond the grave reveals the shocking truth.

Will a connection with the victim’s distant past hold the key to catching her killer? And can they uncover them before they become victims themselves?

Two mavericks form an intriguing team. Baxter and Holt trust each other with their lives, just not with their darkest secrets.

©2018, 2026 Leslie Wolfe (P)2026 Italics Publishing
Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Thriller & Suspense Crime Detective
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Don't usually review but it was a hard listen, I've enjoyed the Tess series so thought I'd start this new one. Hard to rate the story as the narration was so bad! Luckily the next one in the series is different!

The worst narrator even on high speed!

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Story is good, if a little cliched in places
Narration is poor, unfortunately. Sounds like a bad version of text-to-speech instead of a human narrator.

Narration lets it down

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I hate to point out anything bad about a creation somebody put their heart into. But it would be misleading not to reference that I found the narration challenging. However I found the story really interesting so I stuck with it and I’m really glad I did. I don’t know if the narration improved as the book went on or if I got used to it. Anyway in the end it didn’t detract from the story which I found gripping and interesting

Great series

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I really love Leslie Wolfe style of writing and this novel is no exception. However, Susan Marlowe ruins the whole thing with her robotic, flat voice and non emotional tone. Don't even get me started on her 'British' accent. Completely off! I've never heard such awful reading before. It doesn't do the writing any justice and for that, I think they should recast the narrator and do the recording over.

Great story. Awful narration.

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recommend the story right at the end is a bit predictable but the characters develop well

Nice book

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