• One Last Child

  • Tallman's Valley Detectives, Book 1
  • By: Anni Taylor
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,953 ratings)

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One Last Child

By: Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Winner, Earphones Award 2020

Five long-missing children are about to be returned.

It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....

Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families...one by one.

All except for Ivy - the granddaughter of Homicide Detective Kate Wakeland. The other four children say Ivy is dead.

Speculation grows that the mysterious abductor is enacting a cruel revenge plot due to a murderer that Kate put in jail years before.

Kate isn't sure what to believe. But one thing is certain - she's about to begin the battle of her life. When the children were first stolen, she was prevented from investigating the case.

But now, Kate will be relentless in uncovering the identity of the abductor and discovering what happened to Ivy.

©2020 Anni Taylor (P)2020 Podium Audio

Critic reviews

"Lee's delivery of both the narrative and the dialogue is flawless." (AudioFile Magazine)

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Wow.

Another great book by a fantastic writer! It is so easy to get lost into her world. I couldn’t recommend Anni Taylor enough!! Love love love.

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Great Detective Mystery Story

I enjoyed the narrator and the characters, the narrator made them come to life. The book had lots of detail to tell the story and the mystery was great. So far I like this author.

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Great read

Really enjoyed all the twists in this book. The narrative was easy to listen to as well.

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Anni Taylor is a Great Mystery Writer

I’ve recently binged 3 audio books by Anni Taylor and I’m a new fan! The characters in this book are interesting and the protagonist is a likable middle-aged investigator who seems REAL. The kidnapper was never apparent and the suspects were numerous… I give this a 5 because it is very well written for this type of mystery.

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An unusually good plot

Keep these stories coming. Unusual, entertaining, suspenseful and fascinating. Great psychological details and explanations. Like "Flowers in the Attic" without the sexual content.

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The narrator makes this story

This is the third book I have listened to narrated by Caroline Lee. She is fantastic, and I’m to the point that I will listen to anything narrated by her. The story is good; a little anticlimactic when they got to motivation for the crime, but definitely not predictable.

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Wonderful book

The story keeps your attention and the ending was surprising. Overall recommend.
One issue, narrator doesn’t understand American accents and used a southern drawl for Floridian characters. Made me cringe. Otherwise good

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My favorite new author

I really love this author. I listened to one of her free reads and was hooked. Yes they are long but I love the twists, intertwined storylines and details. Yay for more and Anni Taylor! Narrator is great too.

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A good mystery!

Story was full of twists and I did not see the end result coming! Also enjoyed the narration and how the ending had an explanation instead of just ending. Will be listening to the other books in the series!

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LOVED THIS BOOK!!

Loved this book!! I Love ANY BOOK THIS NARRATOR SPEAKS FOR! She fits each character perfectly!! Great story also! Puts every parent into this story!!!
Great great performance!!!

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