Now I See You

I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes at first. Another beautiful woman inheriting a spooky house? But *Now I See You* won me over by leaning hard into its own absurdity—this isn’t a mystery that takes itself too seriously, and that’s its charm. Georgia Glass is a fantastic mess: a woman who’s spent her career crafting a flawless image, only to unravel in a town where everyone knows her uncle’s dirty laundry. The audiobook’s pacing mirrors her spiral—Barrett’s narration starts brisk and professional, but as Georgia’s grip loosens, so does his delivery, with sentences bleeding into each other during her late-night wine-fueled investigations. The production even plays with audio cues: phone calls sound tinny and distant, while the house’s “whispers” are just loud enough to make you check your headphones. That said, the book stumbles in its second act. The Aspen setting feels underutilized—we get more descriptions of Georgia’s designer boots than the Rocky Mountain backdrop—and the stalker subplot fizzles into a distracting afterthought. Worse, the big reveal hinges on a character’s sudden, unearned confession that feels plucked from a daytime soap. But Barrett sells it with a wink, as if he knows it’s ridiculous, and that saves it. This isn’t a thriller for purists; it’s for listeners who want their suspense with a side of camp, served by a narrator who’s clearly having fun. Pair it with a glass of pinot and a snowstorm outside—it’s the audiobook equivalent of a guilty-pleasure Hallmark mystery, but with sharper edges." "tags": [ "gothic-lite mystery