Pence is Up There With Preston & Child
4.25 out of 5 stars
Ancient Echoes was definitely a thriller from beginning to end. I thought that Joanne Pence was an excellent world-builder (utilizing Idaho as a setting is something I can say I’ve never seen before), but she was also an excellent character writer. She was able to describe the characters in a way that there was no mistaking them. You know when she would write something not good (or evil, bad, etc) just by the tones and characterizations she would use. She wasn’t sticking to a “bad guy” script per se either. She wrote these characters in flawed ways (like real humans are).
A 12-hour Audiobook is nothing to blink at (I know there are some that are much longer than this one) but being one of the only reviewers on this site (my wife and two others help me when they can) can be a struggle for me sometimes. Thankfully, Ancient Echoes was not one of those books. The 12 hours seemed to just fly by. I was intrigued by a thriller from an author I had never heard of before starting it.
The same can be said about Tim Paige – I’ve never heard or heard of him before this book but I thought he did a solid job. No voices or overacting here – he read the book in a style and cadence that I am familiar with. His narration definitely added to the story instead of distracting you from it.
Overall, a book that I enjoyed from beginning to end – one that I probably would have looked over since it was a new name to me from both the author and narrator – but by now I should know that’s a mistake. Don’t miss out on Joanne Pence. She’s the real deal. A great thriller/adventure writer who I will be checking out again! There was a definite Preston & Child feel to this book – with a little supernatural thrown in for good measure.
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