The Other People - C.B. Everett

I always check out the cover of a book before starting to read. I liked what I saw on C.B.'s Everett's new book - The Other People.

Nine adults and a child in a big old house.....

"Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who’s running out of time…And then there was one."

I liked the Christie reference in the beginning of the book, but it didn't last long. That warm cozy tone of Christie is gone.

The unknowing is frightening for the ten. Tempers flare as they go exploring the house. But, the house is never the same for any of them. I didn't like any  of them all - except for the child. The behavior of the nine didn't make sense to me - they wandered around eating, getting a good nap in and more. I was frustrated with their lackadaisical efforts. Oh, and don't go down to the basement. A 'beast' lives there.

The final revelation is certainly one I could one never have predicted. And it changed what I had thought. But sadly, it came too late for this listener. Clever though.

The narrators were Kaffe Keating and Heather Long. The did a good job of creating voices for the numerous players. I'm sure that they both would have read the book before beginning to record. It would them a chance to understand the plot and the trip to that huge twist at the end of the book. The pair did a really good job of presenting the book. They spoke clearly. Keating read for the 'beast' in the basement and his was notably funny at times! Listen to an audio excerpt.