The Off Season Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Colleen Thompson (Author), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Brilliance Audio (Publisher)

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Winter winds off the Atlantic have turned the tourist mecca of Seaside Creek, New Jersey, into a ghost town. Dr. Christina Paxton, however, is growing accustomed to living with ghosts. Recently widowed, the emergency room physician has returned to the shore with her young daughter, house-sitting a sprawling beachside Victorian home. One night, her two-year-old calls her by a name that makes Christina's blood run cold and sends her thoughts spiraling back 30 years.

Deeply unnerved, and certain someone else is in the house, she flees with her child into the cold night, only to come face-to-face with Chief Harris Bowers, a former classmate with whom Christina has a complicated history. Now divorced, Harris hopes to mend their past, but Christina is wary of being played for a fool again. As threats emerge, Christina and her small family find themselves in grave danger. It seems there is no one she can put her trust in - least of all herself.

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12 hours and 5 minutes
Author

Colleen Thompson
Narrator

Hillary Huber
Audible release date

September 13, 2016
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English
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Brilliance Audio
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B01KKUPHEI
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	12 hours and 5 minutes
Author	Colleen Thompson
Narrator	Hillary Huber
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	September 13, 2016
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01KKUPHEI
Best Sellers Rank	#299,789 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,995 in Psychological Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #5,189 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #9,310 in Romantic Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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Tony Parsons

A very awesome book cover

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 29, 2016

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Seaside Creek (NJ Shores). Dr. Christina Paxton (Doug’s 2nd. Wife, widow, aka Katie, nee Wallace) & Lilly (2) her daughter) now lived at 127 Cape St.
Renee Bowers (BFF, Harris’ ex-wife, unemployed) along with her son Jacob (1½) came every day to babysit.

Christiana works at a satellite clinic in Bridgeport. Gina is the RN.
Prone by the same frequent noises at night Christina frequently called Chief Harris Bowers (Seaside Creek PD, former classmate, ex-lover, divorced, retired military MP, PTSD) to come investigate what she thought was an intruder. Even Max (dog) was quite curious.
He had actually been on a stakeout because Walt Anderson (neighbor) had been recently attacked.
Officer Aleksandra Zarzycki (Polish, SCPD), & Officer Frank Fiorelli (Italian, SCPD, retired military MP, Iraq) came to help with the investigation.

Someone had messed with Christiana’s Mercedes, because it would not start.
Lilly on occasion called her mother Kaydee-Mommy (Katie). How did she know that childhood nick name?
Why was Officer Marco Del Vecchio (SCPD, CSI) being sent to Pittsburg, & then Baltimore for?
Fast forward Christiana’s house was engulfed in flames. The SCFD was on the way.
While on a stakeout at her house Officer Frank Fiorelli had been murdered.
Christiana in a panic had lost sight of Lilly. Harris had found her & brought her to safety.
Max did not make it.
The 2 were taken to the hospital for observation & released.
Lilly got a new puppy Maxie.

Guess what Officer Marco Del Vecchio found wondering around lose Max (Greyhound).
What was Harris questioning Annie (Christiana’s younger sister) about?
Elizabeth “Liz” Wallace (Christiana’s adopted mother) had been murdered.
Mr. Walt Gunderson (83) had been assaulted also.
Officer Aleksandra “Alex” Zarzycki & Harris went to see Reginald Edgewood (city councilman, Frank’s brother-in-law), & Molly Edgewood (mother) about their son Eric Edgewood (Frank’s nephew). He was brought to the station for further questioning.

Will the murders or assaults be solved?
What about Christiana & Harris relationship?

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. Wow, a very well written mystery book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a large set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

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Jo Anne

Thriller, mystery, suspense, backlit with a lovely romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 16, 2016

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Another winner for Colleen Thompson! Dr. Christina Paxton returns to her childhood hometown on the South Jersey shore with her two-year old daughter, Lilly, during the chilly tourist off season. After the health problems Christina had suffered, and then her older husband’s death, she needs peace and stability for both her child and herself. But instead, Lilly starts spouting words, names and ideas the two-year old couldn’t possibly know or understand. And then things really get scary.

Harris Bowers is scarred, both inside and out. His hero status means little to him, because rather than pride for those he saved in a crazed bomb threat, he feels guilt about those he wasn’t able to save. He also feels guilt about the way he treated naïve Christina when they were eighteen, and when Harris had “…the conscience of a kid too green and too pig-stupid to realize that revenge was a blade that cut both ways.” I love this line. Now, as chief of police of Seaside Creek, Harris must protect the woman he finds he still cares for, in spite of their awkward and hurtful past.

Thompson never lightens up on these two damaged characters. The action starts on high, and revs up from there as it tangles with deep emotional intensity. A cast of complex characters weave the fast-paced plot into a tense and spooky mystery that will keep you guessing what’s really going on, and whodunit until the very end. I made the mistake of starting it during a busy work week filled with social commitments, and as readers so often do, gave up sleep to finish it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

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L. Cejka

The Off Season is a book that compels you to read way past your bedtime!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 14, 2016

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I was privileged enough to get an advanced digital copy of this book and it was fantastic. I made the mistake (?) of reading one night when I couldn't sleep. I thought I would read a few chapters and then fall asleep. Instead, I ended up reading until I finished the entire book, 2:30 am.

I've never been to the Jersey Shore, but I could see the town, the boardwalk, and the abandoned lighthouse. We have had a scorcher of a summer, but I could feel the chill of winter, and the bone chilling cold spray of the ocean. I could also smell the coffee from the wildly expensive coffee maker that came with the house. The coffee maker was one more character in the book and I'd really love to know if it exists outside of the book. It sounded like heaven.

I can't tell you how amazing, suspenseful, and delightfully creepy this book was. It is full of twists and turns...just when you feel like you've got the story figured out, it does a little side step and slips between your fingers. Imagine house sitting in a fancy and deserted neighborhood, when you wake up at 2:30 and hear your daughter say, "Murder me. Bad people." That is just the beginning....literally.

If you are considering this book, buy it and read it. The Off Season is a book that compels you to read way past your bedtime and ignore your adult responsibilities. After I finished, I ordered the beautiful trade paperback so I could keep it on my bookshelf.

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ZeeMom

Not a good read IMO

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2016

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I decided to read this because I had lived for 9 years in a seaside area that became a ghost town in the off season. It can be eerie among so many empty houses, and I thought it would make a great backdrop for a good whodunit. But this was a bad whodunit. There were far too many plot twists, some of which never really went anywhere, nor did they have resolution. There was a huge cast of characters, too many to keep track of relative to their varied relationships to one another, and none of them were well developed. Adding insult to injury, the ultimate answer was based on a pretty far-fetched set of circumstances. All in all, a poorly written book.

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Molly

Good story, awesome ending!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 28, 2022

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Another great book by Colleen Thompson! Her mix of mystery and crime with a little love story throughout makes for an awesome read!

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AmaRut

Terrible, like other review I could not wait for ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 3, 2016

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Terrible, like other review I could not wait for it to be over, really annoyed I spent £4 on this.

Margaret Richmond

Couldn't put it down. Lots of twists.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 22, 2017

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Great story

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