Author: Caryn Larrinaga
Narrator: Jessica McEvoy
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes
Series: The Soul Searchers Mysteries, Book 1
Released: Aug. 1, 2017
Publisher: Twisted Tree Press
Genre: Supernatural Cozy Mystery
"Grief can change us... rewire our brains and shift the way we look at the world..." After returning home from her father's funeral to find her boyfriend in bed with another woman, Mackenzie Clair is looking for a fresh start. She thinks she'll find it in her favorite childhood vacation spot, but returning to Donn's Hill awakens more than nostalgia. Mac regains a lost psychic ability to talk to the dead, and the poltergeist haunting her apartment is desperate to make her use that gift to find his killer. Aided by her new roommate - a spirited Tortoiseshell cat named Striker, and the ghost-hunting crew of the nationally televised show Soul Searchers, Mac struggles to learn how to use her powers. But she'd better get a handle on them fast, because someone in town is hiding a deadly secret. If Mac can't somehow divine the truth, Donn's Hill will never be the same.
Caryn Larrinaga is a Basque-American mystery and horror writer. She has been a
Dragon Award finalist and won multiple awards for her work, including the League
of Utah Writers Silver Quill (Donn’s Hill, 2017) and the Cat Writers Association
Certificate of Excellence (Donn’s Legacy, 2020). In 2021, she was named Writer
of the Year by the League of Utah Writers. Watching scary movies through split
fingers terrified Caryn as a child, and those nightmares inspire her to write
now. Her 90-year-old house has a colorful history, and the creaking walls and
narrow hallways send her running (never walking) up the stairs. Exploring her
fears through writing makes Caryn feel a little less foolish for wanting a buddy
to accompany her into the tool shed. Caryn lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with
her husband and their clowder of cats. Caryn is an active member of the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Cat Writers Association, the League
of Utah Writers, and the Utah Chapter of the Horror Writers Association.
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Between peddling video games and teaching yoga in her home state of Arizona,
Jessica McEvoy attempts to conduct a career as a professional voice actress.
This, however, is moderately undermined by the fact that she records in a
dimly lit closet with her microphone balanced on a stack of old board games
(Junior Scrabble and Powerpuff Girls Monopoly form a strong foundation), but
she hopes that no one holds that against her.
Though her main work consists of narrating audiobooks, her first dive into
the voice world was through the NoSleep podcast after answering a post from
the LibriVox forums. Having been raised on horror movies and scary stories,
she was beyond excited to be able to work on the show. Many stories, tortured
screams, deranged villains, and creepy little girl giggles later, Jessica
hopes to work on the podcast for seasons and seasons to come.
- Mackenzie Clair (aka Mac) is a wanderer at heart. For Mac, home is where the people she loves are, and at the beginning of the Soul Searchers Mysteries, everyone she loves has either left this life or betrayed her completely. She’s used to starting over, and her willingness to dive head first into uncharted territory serves her well as she discovers the return of a lost psychic ability to see the dead. Mac has dark, curly hair and tends to have shadows under her blue eyes from staying up late reading. Her sweet tooth can get out of control, and her favorite snacks include lemon bars and homemade chocolate chip cookies. She loves a good cup of tea but will take coffee if somebody else made it.
- Striker is a small tortoiseshell cat who found her way into Mac’s life just when she was needed most, as cats have a way of doing. Fond of games and cuddling, she takes care of Mac as well (or better) as Mac takes care of her, and her inquisitive nature has a way of leading her human both into and out of trouble. Favorite snack: crunchy treats from Mac’s landlord’s breast pocket.
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