
American Girl: A Novel
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A pulse-pounding novel about a small-town business owner found dead and the teenage girl caught in the crosshairs, American Girl is the latest thriller from international best-selling author Wendy Walker.
Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school - in the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.
Best-selling author Wendy Walker returns with another riveting thriller, told through the eyes of an unforgettable protagonist.
Please note: This audio contains strong language, distressing situations, and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.
Wendy Walker recently curated a “Chapter and Verse” playlist for Pandora. Visit it here.
- Listening Length8 hours and 39 minutes
- Audible release dateDecember 16, 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB09J68ZK67
- VersionOriginal recording
- Program TypeAudiobook

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Listening Length | 8 hours and 39 minutes |
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Author | Wendy Walker |
Narrator | Paige Layle, Carson Beck, Josh Hurley, Alexander Cendese, Carly Robins, Hillary Huber, Molly Secours |
Audible.com Release Date | December 16, 2021 |
Publisher | Audible Originals |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Original recording |
Language | English |
ASIN | B09J68ZK67 |
Best Sellers Rank | #41,525 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,157 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #3,832 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals) #3,883 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) |
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Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
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"Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions."
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Whoa! This was my first audio thriller and it won't be last. Told with multiple narrators, American Girl had me hooked from the first line.
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Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school. She's already been accepted to MIT and is working as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to pay the bill. A bill her step-father could easily pay but refuses to. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.
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I truly did not know how this was going to turn out until the very end. I loved the alternating narrators and being inside of Charlie's head.
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Thank you to @suzyapprovedtours, @wendywalkerauthor and @audible to including me in this tour. I'm already looking for a backlist for @wendywalkerauthor.
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The lead character is Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old. I thought it would be difficult for the author to portray a teenage girl from an autistic perspective, but she delivered big time. On top of that the author provided a complex and intriguing plot with well-developed characters. By the end of the book, I was still totally engaged and not sure how it would end. It was great.
Paige Layle did an excellent job of lead narrator. Layle is a YouTube influencer on the topic of autism. Short part of the narration includes audio scenes with multiple narrators that enhanced the listening experience.
I give the book 5 stars without criticism. I also sent a note to the author thanking her for the book, who replied thanking me for my note the same day (cool). Overall, a wonderful experience. Thanks Wendy Walker (p.s. I just finished Hold Your Breath (novella)... and will be writing a five-star review for that as well). Now on to select the next book of hers to read.
“𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰”
“𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵”
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This #audiobook available on Audible completely blew me away! It was truly an 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 and it needs to be added to everyone’s playlist asap.
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The story is told by the pov of Charlie, an autistic 17yo senior, who has been accepted to MIT and is working at a local deli to save money for college.
The owner of the deli is found dead, and Charlie was caught on camera at the scene of the crime. She doesn’t know who to trust and wants to protect her friends, so she chooses to not say anything. SelectiveMutism
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
“𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰”
“𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵”
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This #audiobook available on Audible completely blew me away! It was truly an 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 and it needs to be added to everyone’s playlist asap.
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The story is told by the pov of Charlie, an autistic 17yo senior, who has been accepted to MIT and is working at a local deli to save money for college.
The owner of the deli is found dead, and Charlie was caught on camera at the scene of the crime. She doesn’t know who to trust and wants to protect her friends, so she chooses to not say anything. SelectiveMutism
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.
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The story is told through Charlie’s viewpoint. At 17, she has plans to head out of her small town and off to college on a scholarship. Charlie works in a local sandwich shop, and when the owner is murdered, Charlie seems to know more than she’s willing to share with the police.
Charlie is autistic, so there are some things that others do that she doesn’t quite connect with, and I really enjoyed her thoughts on people’s facial expressions and body language as she tells the story. As she relives what happened and works through the mystery, we get the chance to learn so many secrets. The story had fantastic twists and turns that really kept me guessing. There were a few twists that I thought I might have figured out, but it was really fun to watch them play out.
I want to talk about the audio a bit. I listen to a ton of audio, but this is the first one that felt like a movie at times. It was such an interesting way to bring the book to life. Not all scenes, but quite a few were played with different actors for each character and outside sounds were introduced. When they were by a roadside, there’s some car noise in the background, all those little additional details made the story feel like an immersive experience.
I would highly recommend this audio book for any readers that enjoy a murder mystery!
I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
The story is told through Charlie’s viewpoint. At 17, she has plans to head out of her small town and off to college on a scholarship. Charlie works in a local sandwich shop, and when the owner is murdered, Charlie seems to know more than she’s willing to share with the police.
Charlie is autistic, so there are some things that others do that she doesn’t quite connect with, and I really enjoyed her thoughts on people’s facial expressions and body language as she tells the story. As she relives what happened and works through the mystery, we get the chance to learn so many secrets. The story had fantastic twists and turns that really kept me guessing. There were a few twists that I thought I might have figured out, but it was really fun to watch them play out.
I want to talk about the audio a bit. I listen to a ton of audio, but this is the first one that felt like a movie at times. It was such an interesting way to bring the book to life. Not all scenes, but quite a few were played with different actors for each character and outside sounds were introduced. When they were by a roadside, there’s some car noise in the background, all those little additional details made the story feel like an immersive experience.
I would highly recommend this audio book for any readers that enjoy a murder mystery!
I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.
