Finding Laura (1997) – Kay Hooper Free Audiobook

Written by Kay Hooper
Read by Anna Fields (Kate Fleming)
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Chivers/Blackstone Publishing
Release date: August 1, 2006
Duration: 11:15:49

Mirror, mirror on the wall,
who’s the deadliest one of all?

A young artist’s obsession with mirrors entangles her in the scandals and power struggles of Atlanta’s wealthiest and most influential family.

At the Kilbourne estate auction, striking redhead Laura Sutherland is delighted to acquire a beautiful 200-year-old mirror for her collection. But she’s no longer convinced her purchase is a bargain when magnetic Peter Kilbourne turns up dead only hours after attempting to buy back the mirror, and the police immediately consider her a suspect. Laura, a struggling artist was one of the last people to see Peter alive, and is one of the first to be suspected of his murder. When another member of the family dies an unnatural death, Laura must ask: Which one of them looks in the mirror and sees the reflection of a killer? And which one will choose Laura to be the next to die?

Intent on proving her innocence–and inexplicably drawn to the history of the mirror–Laura becomes a regular visitor to the Kilbourne estate and meets the rest of the eccentric clan. She is immediately attracted to Peter’s brother, enigmatic Daniel, the heir to the fortune. A soupon of magical second sight, sexual seduction and the devious machinations of a powerful Southern family intertwine as Laura becomes more deeply enmeshed in Kilbourne affairs. Hooper keeps the intrigue pleasurably complicated, with Gothic touches of suspense and a satisfying resolution.”—PW

… Kate Fleming conveys the stilted speech of Amelia Killburn, family matriarch, with an exaggerated Southern drawl appropriate to her formality. As the provenance of the mirror unravels, Fleming distinctly and effortlessly presents the host of descendants; however, her narrator voice takes on the husky quality of her male characters as she seems to tire toward the end of the performance . M.D.H. (c) AudioFile 2003