Bent Road Audiobook

" This book had me up until the very end. There were many things I didn't see coming! I am looking forward to more books by Lori Roy. "

" The characters are haunted by secrets, the setting is darkly beautiful. Lovely book. "

" I think that this would be a great book for a book club. Many characters, many plot lines to discuss. Read it in two days because I couldn't put it down. "

" This one was hard for me to get into at first, but then about halfway through it got really good! I am glad I stuck with it as the twist was not what I expected at all! "

" I found this book to be very haunting and one that I will have trouble forgetting. It isn't a mystery in the tradional sense, but is very suspenseful. The characters are flawed but very believeable. There are many surprises as the book develops, several that I never suspected. The author conveys the feelings of not only a small community but the Kansas countryside, and a the basis for the story, the two murders. This is a very dark novel, so those who are interested in a straight detective story will not be happy with this book. The writing is outstanding, and I am anxious to read more by this author. "

" This is the author's first novel and it's very well written. It's told through a shifting third-person limited narrative and has an almost dreamlike quality at times. The story focuses on the Scott family who has recently moved back to Arthur Scott's hometown where he has not visited for 20 years. The move from Detroit to a rural small Kansas town affects each member of the family differently. This story examines small town prejudice, the judgmental nature of a small town church community and the effect of covering up truths and information. it would make for an interesting book group discussion. "

" This could have been any old crime drama/suspense thriller, and in many ways it was. However, Ms. Roy's ability to portray 1960s rural Kansas was so precise and engaging that it became so much more. The characters were well developed, and the psychology/social mores/conflict made this a complete meal. I like this book more as I continue to think about its details and personae. This wold be a good book group discussion book. "

" I think this was a great book. It kept me guessing the entire time, who had done what and why. It was disturbing, that's for sure. As another reader mentioned, it is kind of short is some sections but I think that adds to the suspicious nature of the book. "

" I couldn't put this one down! GREAT read! "

" Sorry, didn't like it. "

" Pretty good. Well plotted, mostly convincing characters, although I was not entirely convinced by the children's voices. "

" As much a study of dysfunctional familial relationship as a mystery, Bent Road is very well written and very dark. "

" A man moves his wife and family from Detroit because of riots there back to his hometown in Kansas. There he must face memories of his sister's mysterious death - and uncovers answers he doesn't expect. "

" Very, very good. Dark, atmospheric -- and Roy keeps a feeling of tension throughout every page of the book. Great mystery that kept you on the edge of your seat for every page -- not because of breakneck pacing, just because the writing and the imagery was that good. "

" Enjoyed it - lots of intrigue, suspense and surprises! "

" Gothic mystery with a twist - very cinematic feel to the writing. Give a picture for small town values and thinking; the impact of change and how keeping secrets can be such a burden. Read it to attend bookclub with my sil in Kansas. "

" Started out a little slow, but this book picked up about halfway through. I didn't see the ending coming. This new author shows a lot of promise! "

" Well written and well paced. She paints an interesting landscape of Kansas in the 60s, not entirely what I was expecting but definitely worth a read. "

" A solid debut novel that definitely keeps you turning the pages. I wasn't blown away by the ending, but I loved the setting and the premise of the book. "

" I like a very tightly woven story. This one was well woven but needed pulled tighter in several places. I'll keep a watch for this author to see what she does with some experience under her belt. "

" I liked this book--I always like books set in rural areas--but found it unexceptional. Well written, but didn't rise above the crowd enough to deserve an Edgar nomination. "

" Very well written book. however even though it kept my attention and I enjoyed the reading of it, I was waiting for something, anything good to happen. Not uplifting at all. "

" family with father hiding early childhood secrets moves to Kansas in the mid-60's. youngest 2 children and mother have trouble adjusting. In the end all the secrets come out "

" Unique murder mystery that left me guessing "who done it" until the very end. Too many unnecessary characters and excessive verbiage keeps me from giving this good story a higher rating. "

" Surprised at who-done-it and how it ended. "

" you know what's coming and it is completely predictable. barely readable about characters you do not care about. "

" Great writing, a little depressing. "

" Liked this quite a bit... "

" Noir thriller based in Kansas. It went on too long for me and at times but the characters were well developed and interesting. "

" I liked it and had to keep reading to find out the end. "

" Actually 3.5.... When will Goodreads start allowing "half-star" ratings?? This was a good, light read, but was a little hard to follow with the shift in perspective from character to character, even within a chapter....Kind of like a "murder on The Walton's homestead" theme. "

" interesting book, a bit dark and tough to follow, author skips around a lot, took some getting used to her writing style. "

" again with the suspense, with a weird catholic "bent" hahahah! "

" A very darkly forbiding book, but kept me interested and reading. Family secrets, assumptions, come back to haunt a family moving back home to Kansas from Detroit. From the very beginning one senses there is going to be something violent happening. Well wriiten first novel "

" Very atmospheric debut set in Kansas during the sixties. Lots of small town intrigue and interesting characters but I felt overall the book was a bit overwritten and somewhat overwrought. Thought the final portion of the book was very good though so I will probably give this author another try. "