Hard Twisted
C. Joseph Greaves Audio Book

Hard Twisted / C. Joseph Greaves

“Based on a famous Depression-era murder case, this mystery recounts the experiences of 13-year-old Lottie Garrett and her father, Clint Garrett, following their chance meeting with sociopath Craig Palmer in Oklahoma. Palmer offers the desperate father a supposed moneymaking opportunity, which Garrett accepts despite his reservations. Garrett soon disappears, and Palmer forces naive Lottie to accompany him on the road and pretend to be his wife. Evading the law, they travel from Texas to Utah while ex-convict Palmer lies, steals, gambles, and commits murder. They are eventually captured and brought to trial. Mitchell’s vocal versatility is apparent in her masterful ability to match inflections, tones, and slight southern accents to characters’ genders, ages, emotions, and circumstances. Her depiction of the innocent, credulous, and victimized Lottie is particularly convincing. For both mystery and historical-fiction fans.” ~Booklist (Karen Harris)