Audiobook Review: Always the First to Die by R.J. Jacobs

Always the First to Die
by R.J. Jacobs (Downloadable Audio)

What a nice little thriller to break up the monotony of winter. Always the First to Die by R. J. Jacobs is full of secrets, storms, and suspense to the very end. I’m generally not a fan of “scary” books, but I found this thriller to have just the right amount of suspense without all the gore, and I was hooked.

 

Lexi’s husband Cam went missing and was presumed dead a year and a half ago. They met at her teenage acting debut on the set of his father’s horror movie Breathless. Lexi was the first to die when the movie took place at the rundown Pinecrest Estate manor house in the Florida Keys. When one of the main stars dies at the end of Breathless’ production, people begin to question if the dilapidated Pinecrest property is cursed.

 

It just may be.

 

It is the same place her husband Cam disappeared from 18 months ago. It is the same place her teenage daughter Quinn snuck off to in order to stay with her estranged grandfather, the horror film director, to search for answers. And it is the same place about to be hit by a category four hurricane.

 

Now Lexi has to return to a place she hoped to never see again. Hopefully this time she will be able to save her daughter and get some answers. What suspicious discovery did Quinn make before the storm? Why did Cam disappear? Is the manor cursed?

 

You will have to tune in to a digital copy on Hoopla to find out who will be the first to die in a return to the Pinecrest Estate. Or, will anyone make it out alive?

 

(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger, One by One by Ruth Ware or The Villa by Rachel Hawkins.)

 

( official R.J. Jacobs web site )

 

Recommended by Cindy K.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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