Voices Carry

FBI #2

by Mariah Stewart

FBI agent Genna Snow's successful career cannot fully erase the heartache of a shattered childhood. After breaking the silence surrounding the abusive acts of a summer camp counselor, young Genna was abandoned by her family even as justice was being served in the courtroom. Years later, Genna was forced to relive the pain of abandonment when the man she loved, special agent John Mancini, walked out of her life without explanation.
Now, having returned from his own private hell, John is determined to win Genna back. Even as she struggles to keep their relationship strictly professional, Genna is selected for a special FBI team led by John, charged with tracking down the person behind a series of seemingly random abductions of young women across the country. But as a terrifying pattern begins to emerge, Genna faces the chilling realization that someone else from her past may be on the way back into her life -- and that she stands in danger of losing more than just her heart.
Featuring two fascinating characters from her acclaimed bestseller Brown-Eyed Girl, Mariah Stewart delivers a page-turner of passion and suspense.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Crime

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published February 1, 2001

About the author

Mariah Stewart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of forty-one novels and three novellas and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal. She is a RITA finalist in romantic suspense and the recipient of the Award of Excellence for contemporary romance, a RIO Award for excellence in women's fiction, and a Reviewers Choice Award from Romantic Times Magazine. A three-time winner of the Golden Leaf Award presented by the New Jersey Romance Writers, Stewart was recently awarded their Lifetime Achievement Award (which placed her in their Hall of Fame along with former recipients Nora Roberts and Mary Jo Putney — very excellent company, indeed!)

After having written seven contemporary romance novels, Stewart found true happiness writing murder and mayhem. She considers herself one lucky son of a gun to have landed the best job in the world: getting paid for making up stories. At home. In sweats and J. Crew flip flops. Could life be sweeter?

Reviews

[Regan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mariah Stewart has an amazing "dark side" that comes out in some powerful writing! She really hit her stride here.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clearly 5 Stars... Started out kind of funky with all this cooking to the point it was making me Hungry.... Stay with it, Excellent READ!!!!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my second time reading this. The last time was over 10 years ago (it was released in 2001) so I didn't remember any of it.

This is a romantic suspense that is heavy on the suspense and a bit lighter on the romance.

TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse and rape. There are no rape scenes. There is the start of one, ans it's the heroine's memory where she is able to get away from her attacker before he rapes her. There is a lot of discussion about the physical and emotional abuse that the heroine endured at the hands of her parents and then a lot of discussion of other girls that the villain raped and abused.

The suspense of the story doesn't really start til about halfway through. The first half is really about establishing who Genna is, what she endured as a child and where her and John's relationship is currently at. It's all written in a way that is engaging and I wasn't ever bored with it. I do wish the suspense had of started earlier in the book, especially since it's a romantic suspense, but I did enjoy it for what it was.

The romance also doesn't pick up til 60% or a little farther in. There is one sex scene, that is one paragraph long. It's not exactly vague, but it's also not very detailed. It's very clear what's happening but not explicit. There's little to no use of swear words.

I'm gonna keep on with my rereads of Mariah Stewart's other suspense novels! The next one in the series I remember being a favorite of mine and I hope my memory lives up!

[Marika Lenee Kerr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genna Snow told about the abuse she endured at a Christian camp, and helped many other girls come forward also. She has grown up and become a successful FBI agent, but never understood how her family and friends could turn their backs on her so many years ago. John Mancini loves her but abandoned her too, now he is trying to win her back. She finds that she is possibly now a target again, or maybe she is just paranoid because girls are getting kidnapped and she is on the team to help rescue them or recover their remains. This series starts out good with great characters and good suspense can't wait to read the next book in the series.

[DebM · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is definitely a MUST read! This has more suspense with some light romance.

The “dark side” of Mariah came out in the suspense part of the book. Spoiler. It does contain child abuse and rape, but there are no detailed scenes you read. If is discussed by the FBI Agents.

Agents Genna Snow and John Mancini work hard to bring this evil person down.

The first part of the books gives you the background of Genna and John so you get familiar with their story. Don’t put it away, because midway thru the book the suspense kicks in and has you not wanting to put this down!!

Enjoy, I know I certainly did!!

[Lisa Palen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mariah Stewart is one of my favorite authors. I have read most of her books, but I went searching for the earliest of writings and I was not disappointed. Authors very rarely surprise me, but Voices Carry threw a couple little surprises that I thought were going to go a totally different directions. I also love how she finished out the story without just simply ending. I loved this book and will read again down the road.

[Olivia Graves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book multiple times over my life. I first read it at 12 which was honestly way too young. But I was way too young to have gone through things that made me relate all to well. It was my first foray into really connecting with characters and gave me inspiration to carry on and do better. To do *something* with my life.

[Ankita · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit cheesy at places, a bit dark sometimes, but nonetheless, an enjoyable read. It is reasonably fast paced, has interesting characters and a plot I could not decipher till the last moment, perhaps what the author wanted.

A good one!

[Whitney 'Thompson' Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one... likeable characters are sometimes hard to find in FBI Thrillers... but apparently they have been hiding here this whole time!! I'm super bummed because I am having a hard time finding the other books in this series...

[Dana Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won the first book of this series and immediately bought the second. I haven't read the rest of her books but I'll be looking them up as well. I liked the continuation from the first book and the redevelopment of Genna and John's relationship and the story of her childhood. Good read!

[Nell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, loved the characters! An excellent 2nd (for me) book of Mariah Stewart's.

[Gisela · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Sue Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Vicki Burbank · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action packed, good story. I enjoyed the read but found it a little too predictable

[Keri Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this audiobook. I don’t think I’ve read the first in this series (?) and curious to see if there are more as I liked the characters.

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it. The author handled changing points of view without distracting from the story. Not many authors handle this as well. Difficult subject matter was handled with respect.

[Ellis Vidler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put it down

The nonstop suspense had me up late and back at it early the next morning. Solid, believable characters I hope to see more of. Highly recommended!

[Julie Culpin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

[Christie Howell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voices Carry

John and Genna work to find 12 missing women and somehow those women collide with Genna's past and has them in the hunt for a psychopathic killer.

[Ada Iaboni · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars is generous for this book, but I enjoyed it enough to give it a higher rating.
The story had a lot of humility and experiences that happen to many people. I guess that’s why I rounded up!

[Ann C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book many years ago. This time I listened to the book on Audible. I wasn't too thrilled with the narrator, but I enjoyed the story.

[Ayu Wirdha · Rating 4 out of 5]

John ini muncul di seri Last sbg atasan all the hero, ternyata dibuatkan novel tersendiri & tdk masuk ke seri manapun. Sampai 1/2 cerita blm ada kasus pembunuhan yg menjadi topik utama di novel ini malah lebih bnyk ttg hubungan John & Genna yg naik turun yg sebagian besar disebabkan tekanan pekerjaan sbg sesama agen FBI. Di awal2 malah diceritakan bgaimana Genna kecil mengalami percobaan perkosaan oleh shepherd (sepertinya pengelola/owner) pd saat ikut perkemahan yg diadakan gereja. Proses Genna utk kabur & akhirnya diselamatkan oleh Patsy yg nantinya menjadi ortu foster, cukup menegangkan. Yg ironis setelah persidangan, ortu Genna tdk menganggap Genna sbg anak akibat kejadian itu. Baru di novel ini, hero/ine-nya ketahuan ending hubungan mereka.

Btw, pelaku pemerkosaan hrsnya dihukum mati atau minimal hukuman seumur hidup tanpa ada kesempatan utk bebas atau hukuman percobaan sehingga dia tdk akan ada peluang mengulangi perbuatannya atau membalas dendam terhadap korban2nya. Penjahatnya sih sdh ketahuan dr awal tp terakhir dia menyamar menjadi tetangga Patsy.

[Debby · Rating 3 out of 5]

FBI Agent Genna Snow had a horrible childhood. Her preacher father was abusive and sent her sister and her to a summer camp where the counselor routinely abused the young girls until Genna blew the whistle on him. Gemma and another agent John Mancini were in love, but John also left her after a particularly hard case for him. Now they're having to work together on a case of several women disappearing. The women turn out to be the ones who also testified against Genna's tormentor and Genna will be the last victim. To save their lives, Genna must overcome the past and face her tormentor. Strange in a lot of ways, but well done.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took the first 90-100 pages for me to get into this book. For a less-than-400 page read, that's a really long time to wait for it to get good. I almost quit more than once.

Once it got rolling, Voices Carry was pretty decent. It read like a police procedural on TV, complete with some short scenes from the bad guy's POV and even putting an FBI agent in danger. The crime committed Also touched on religious sins and hiding behind one's faith as a means of defence. Heavy stuff, especially given that the victims were young children.

Unlike the other Mariah Stewart books I've read, Voices Carry is a lot more mystery/suspense than it is romance. As a person who prefers the latter genre, I wasn't wild about this book.

[Carmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't get enough of reading about serial killers - fiction and nonfiction. Mariah Stewart is a great author in this genre. This is one of her first in a series that is full of suspense, very compelling characters, and thankfully (in the end) good triumphing over evil!

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Genna Snow, assault victim in childhood, now an FBI agent.

John Mancini walked out of her life and wants back in. Otherwise the story is about as contrived as I have read. This author disappoints here.

[Biba · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. I loved Genna, John, Patsy, Crystal and everyone else. I couldn't wait to get to the end. Though the only reason I didn't give it a 5 was because I wanted to read an epilogue and too bad there wasn't one. :(

[Greta Kundel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book that kept my interest, but at the same time it was very predictable. Definitely not an "on-the-edge-of-your-seat" book.

[Jaime · Rating 2 out of 5]

My rating is more like 2 1/2 stars. The characters were interesting enough but there were too many extraneous subplots.

[Vickie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an "ehhhhh" book for me. Doubt I will be reading any more of this author. Not to say she is not a good writer, she is a fine writer. I just am not a fan of romance suspense.