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The Hunter

by Jennifer Herrera
Rebecca Lowman
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A riveting atmospheric suspense debut that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can we uncover the truth when we keep lying to ourselves?
“Herrera has a gift for drawing vivid characters and rich settings. A voicey and compelling debut that is not to be missed.”—Karin Slaughter
After reckless behavior costs NYPD detective Leigh O’Donnell her job and her marriage, she returns with her four-year-old daughter to her beautiful hometown of Copper Falls, Ohio. Leigh had stayed away for more than a decade—even though her brother and a trio of loving uncles still call it home—because, while the town may seem idyllic, something rotten lies at its core. Three men in town have drowned in what Leigh suspects to be a triple homicide. She hopes that by finding out who killed them, she just might get her life back on course.
Headstrong and intuitive, Leigh isn’t afraid to face a killer, but she has to do more than that to discover the truth about what happened to those men. She must unravel a web of secrets going back generations, and, in doing so, plumb the darkness within herself.
Perfect for fans of Mare of Easttown, this taut debut is a haunting look at how the search for truth often leads back to the most unlikely of places.

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  • Release date

    January 10, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593630396
      • File size: 282214 KB
      • Duration: 09:47:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 21, 2022
      “I would not have pulled the trigger,” declares Det. Leigh O’Donnell of the NYPD in the opening sentence of Herrera’s stellar debut. Leigh was suspended from the force after she aimed her Glock at her police partner, enabling a criminal to escape. Even Leigh isn’t sure why she reacted that way. Since her actions imperil her career, she decides to accept a lifeline from her cop brother, Ronan, who has stayed in their hometown of Copper Falls, Ohio, and has persuaded his boss to offer Leigh a job. Leigh finds the community roiled by the bizarre deaths of three unemployed 25-year-old men, who were found drowned together in the town’s waterfalls. The deaths echo a tragedy from seven years earlier; three high school seniors died by suicide there the night before their graduation. Given that the current victims died at the very age the high schoolers would have been had they not jumped to their deaths, Leigh suspects a connection. The tantalizing question of why Leigh pointed her gun at her partner helps drive the complex plot, which is matched by thoroughly realized characters whose actions are anything but predictable. Herrera is a writer to watch. Agent: Heather Jackson, Heather Jackson Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Rebecca Lowman's narration infuses just the right amount of world-weariness into the character of NYPD Detective Leigh O'Donnell. Having sabotaged her career and her marriage, Leigh returns home to Cooper Falls, Ohio, at her brother's request to help solve the mysterious drownings of three men. As she uncovers clues, she finds herself delving into her town's storied past, including myths revolving around its underground caves and a similar trio of drownings. Lowman's measured cadence and pacing perfectly embody the sense of being caught in an inescapable past. Lowman skillfully voices all the characters, including a trio of fun-loving uncles, a playful 4-year-old, and the town's mysterious old woman who knows far more than she's telling. L.M.G. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      When a lapse in judgment costs Leigh O'Donnell her job as an NYPD detective, she is forced to return to the hometown she tried so hard to escape. Though Copper Falls, OH, appears to be an idyllic Midwestern oasis spared from the excess of the bordering burgs, a haunting past literally lies beneath the surface in the cave system that was sacred to the area's Indigenous inhabitants. A series of suspected suicides, paired with past tragedies, just doesn't add up for Leigh, but in her relentless search for the truth, she may find that the hunter has become the hunted. In this gripping debut, Herrera sets forth a psychological-suspense novel that is eerie and atmospheric. Narrator Rebecca Lowman's harried, hushed delivery generates a tension that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats. Her emotional and engrossing performance of the first-person narrative creates a complex and captivating listening experience. VERDICT Will appeal to listeners seeking a tense and twisting thriller about obligation and acceptance. Recommended for fans of Riley Sager, A.J. Finn, and Rachel Hawkins.--Lauren Hackert

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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