Wow have to say I liked everything about this book. The plot was unique and the setting was perfectly matched for that, the characters were intriguing, and the narrator was fantastic. His voice for Jim was spot on. So much so that I want to hear that character’s voice in other stories. I was able to picture Jim perfectly based on the gruff voice he used for him and that is exactly the type of guy Jim is and exactly the type of voice he needed. I hope Travis Baldree had a cigar and a glass of whiskey in his hands while narrating. Well done Travis.
The story stands up by itself even without the exceptional narration. The mixture of horror and sci-fi are blended perfectly into a nice thriller. From the very beginning with Rachel crawling to Jim’s house I was hooked and it kept getting better from there. There was a pretty major plot twist in the middle of the book that I didn’t see coming and while not the way I wanted the story to go I’m really glad it did.
On its face this is a hunter becoming the hunted story but it really offers so much more. The jackal aspect was completely unique and very well developed. Even though we learn a lot about them there is one little aspect we don’t fully understand and I appreciated that little bit of mystery.
This was my first book from the late Charles L. Grant and I’m totally on board for more. Now every time I see an abandoned car on the side of the road I’m always going to wonder if the Jackals got them.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.