REVIEW⤏ CAGED (AGENT SAYER ALTAIR #1)

BY ELLISON COOPER

SYNOPSIS FROM AUTHORS WEBSITE⇣
FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of her fiance, she wants nothing more than to focus on her research into the brains of serial killers. But when the Washington D.C. police stumble upon a gruesome murder scene involving a girl who’d been slowly starved to death while held captive in a cage, Sayer is called in to lead the investigation. When the victim is identified as the daughter of a high profile senator, Sayer is thrust into the spotlight.
As public pressure mounts, she discovers that another girl has been taken and is teetering on the brink of death. With evidence unraveling around her, Sayer races to save the second victim but soon realizes that they are hunting a killer with a dangerous obsession…a killer who is closer than she thought.

BOOK TAGS⇣

⤏ SERIAL KILLER MYSTERY
⤏ FBI CASE
⤏ INTRICATE PLOTLINE
⤏ SUSPENSE THRILLER

BOOK DETAILS⇣

AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ DANIELLE DEADWYLER

SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)

AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 9 HOURS, 27 MINUTES

MY THOUGHTS⇣

At times this book blew my mind, others, it felt a tad contrived...but essentially it was an intricately woven story about a diabolical serial killer.  If I try to read too much into it, I found a few things a stretch to the imagination.  If I don't try to read too much into it...I was really quite entertained by this audiobook, and I will totally listen to the next book in the series. The narration was decently done...not mind-blowing or anything...but Danielle Deadwyler's voice felt perfect for the voice of Agent Sayer Altair.

BREAKDOWN⇣

Plot⇢ 3.8/5

Characters⇢ 4/5

The Feels⇢ 4.3/5

Pacing⇢ 4.3/5

Addictiveness⇢ 4/5

Theme or Tone⇢ 4.2/5

Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4/5

Twisty-ness⇢ 3.8/5

Originality⇢ 4.3/5

Ending⇢ 4/5