Narrated by Daniela Acitelli, Thirst for Sin is the first audiobook in the Touch of Evil thriller series by Kennedy Layne. Brooklyn Sloane, is a special consultant for the FBI who finds herself in the field when she thinks she has discovered a serial killer’s first victim. An intense tale and a great start to an intriguing series.

Thirst for Sin
by Kennedy Layne
Series: Touch of Evil #1
Narrator: Daniela Acitelli
Length: 9 hours and 9 minutes
Genres: Thriller
Source: Publisher
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Rating:
Narration: 5 cups Speed: 1.5x

Brooklyn Sloane works as a special consultant to the FBI as one of the most adept profilers in the agency’s history. She had been recruited at a relatively young age from her career in academics, but her colleagues have no idea the disturbing motive for her success.

While her current investigation into a cold-blooded serial killer garners the attention of the media, Brook is able to discover the unsub’s first kill. When a tragic shooting takes place involving one of the agents assigned to the case, Brook finds herself unexpectedly out in the field searching for evidence that will eventually lead her to a viable suspect.

As Brook moves closer to her target, her own troubling past is breathing its familiar breath down the back of her neck until she finds herself at a crossroad with the very transgression that shaped her moral fiber. As her past and present collide, which one will rid her of the sin that stains her soul?

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This was a great start to a series with an overall ARC that both intrigues and terrifies me. Brooklyn Sloane is a brilliant profiler and a consultant for the FBI. She prefers consulting so that she can hunt for her brother, someone that only a few people at the FBI know she is related to.

The story starts slowly as the author lays out the series arc and sets us up for the case she is currently working. It also introduces her FBI partners, boss, and an outsider who is interested in her services.

I like Sloane, and learning her backstory, which led her to become a profiler. The author revealed things about her brother slowly and the more we learned, the creepier he became.

Right now, she is working on catching a serial killer. She is tenacious in creating her profile and searching for his first kill. A lead forces her into the field, and she ends up in a small-town investigating the unsolved murder of a young girl. The tale was twisted with small-town secrets and judgements. The climatic wrap up to the case while not perfect kept me listening.

The case wraps up, but things are shaken up regarding the overall series arc. I am excited to dive into the next audiobook. Daniela Acitelli narrated and brought Sloane and the other characters, including her brother and the serial killer, to life. I highly recommend listening.

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