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    An Unexpected Song

    Written by Iris Johansen

    Narrated by Pamela Dillman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Published for the first time in hardcover, here is New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen's classic novel of unforgettable romance and unrelenting suspense-a ravishing thriller of a woman with a secret irresistibly drawn into the glittering world of a famous man whose past may be murder….

    Taking the stage that evening, Daisy Justine had no idea that she was auditioning for her life. Watching from the darkness beyond the footlights was the world-famous composer Jason Hayes. The reclusive genius was seeking a new star to play the tragic heroine in his latest work, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello.

    From the moment he heard her sing, Jason knew he'd found the star he'd been searching for his whole life. But coaxing her from Geneva to the bright lights of Broadway wasn't going to be easy. For she'd made a promise to another man that she couldn't break-nor disclose to anyone, not even Jason.

    Jason has only two weeks to change Daisy's mind. But the closer he gets to her, the closer danger comes. For there's more than just artistic temperament behind Jason's legendary seclusion. He, too, is harboring a secret, stalked by a killer who's followed him for decades. Now he'll do anything to protect Daisy from the greatest threat of all-herself. Daisy's determined to catch the ruthless sociopath who'll stop at nothing to ruin their lives. And she's baiting the trap with the one victim the killer can't resist.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 8, 2006
    ISBN9780739341148
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    An Unexpected Song
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    Iris Johansen

    Iris Johansen is the author of over twenty novels - including Final Target, Body of Lies, No One to Trust, Dead Aim and Fatal Tide - and consistently hits the top end of the bestseller lists in America. She lives in Georgia, USA, where she is at work on a new novel.

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      Book on CD read by Pamela Dillman
      ZERO stars

      Beautiful Daisy Justine is playing Fantine in a Geneva Switzerland production of Les Miserables, when she’s discovered by Broadway composer Jason Hayes. He’s a famously reclusive genius, who feels certain Daisy is the perfect soprano to star in his new work. Of course she can’t possibly leave her ailing stepfather, so she refuses. But Jason Hayes is smitten and won’t give up; he always gets what he wants. Except ….

      Okay that’s enough. It’s just a ridiculous romance based on the lyrics of several Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals. Seriously. (Even the title is an ALW song from Song and Dance.) As schlocky as using Webber lyrics for dialogue is, Johansen’s own attempts at writing anything original are even worse. Good Heavens, but she’s repetitious, unimaginative, stilted and unbelievable. (And it seems she uses “Good Heavens” on every other page …)

      Pamela Dillman’s performance on the audio version is dismal. Granted she had s**t for material, but her over-acting, especially when voicing Jason Hayes had me rolling my eyes, sighing aloud and itching to throw something.

      It’s one of the worst books ever written and was a complete waste of my time. Oh well, at least it’s over and it fulfilled several challenge tasks. Save yourselves and read something else.