Audiobook Review – Buried Deep by Margot Hunter, Narrated by Therese Plummer (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Length: 2 hours and 38 minutes
Publisher: Audible Original
Release Date: December 5, 2019
ASIN: B08129B7L7
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Audiobook for free from Audible Originals
Rating: 3/5 stars
“After two decades in a near-perfect marriage, Maggie and James Cabot are enjoying their first year as empty-nesters in their charming Florida suburb, until two detectives arrive at their front door and change their lives forever.
The remains of a young woman have been found at a campsite in the Florida Keys. Hannah Nilsson, only 21 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen on a camping trip with a group of friends-including James, who dated Hannah long before he and Maggie ever met. Shocked and heartbroken, everyone on the trip said they assumed Hannah had wandered off toward shore, intoxicated from a long night of partying, and drowned. But the discovery of her body 25 years later, half a mile away from the campsite and buried six feet deep, makes it clear that her death was not accidental.
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book that I got as a free Audible Originals through my Audible membership.
Audiobook Quality (4/5): The audiobook was well done and I have no complaints.
Story (3/5): Maggie is adjusting to her daughter leaving for college when a detective shows up at her house. The detective wants to talk to Maggie’s husband, James, about a young woman whose disappearance he was involved in over 20 years ago. Maggie tries to take things into her own hands and investigates on her own in order to help her husband’s case. It was an okay, but fairly typical, mystery type of story.
Characters (2/5): I didn’t enjoy or really like any of the characters in this story. Maggie bothered me a lot; she was very insecure and kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. I kept thinking how I always avoid people like Maggie as I read this. None of the other characters were very endearing either.
Setting (3/5): The majority of the story is set in a typical suburban neighborhood in Florida, nothing special.
Writing Style (3/5): Writing style of the story was fine. Hunter does a decent job of weaving a good mystery, I did think the ending felt rushed and a bit contrived.
Summary (3/5): Overall I could have not read this and been just fine. It was short, so I didn’t mind listening to it and it wasn’t horrible. However, I didn’t really like the characters and felt like the mystery was a bit too predictable. Personally I would skip it, but hey it was free and it didn’t completely suck….it helped me pass the time on my way into work.
