Crossroad

Written by W. H. Cameron

Narrated by Eleanor Caudill

On a desolate road in the Oregon high desert, an apprentice mortician stumbles upon a horrific car crash--and into a vortex of treachery, long-buried secrets, and growing menace.

Melisende Dulac is a fish out of water after relocating from the East Coast to a small community in the Oregon high desert. But just as she's beginning to think of Barlow County as home, her life takes an ominous turn when she comes upon a grisly multiple car wreck and three shattered bodies on an isolated road outside of town. Near the scene, Melisende trips over a fourth body, that of a newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor a clear indication she was even part of the accident.

The crash offers plenty of opportunities for an apprentice mortician--but when the victims' bodies are stolen from her family's mortuary, Melisende is branded suspect number one. Then, Portland lawyer Kendrick Pride arrives on the scene on behalf of one of the victim's families--or so he says--and Melisende begins to see that there's much more to this enigmatic figure than meets the eye.

As the shadows gather and the mystery deepens, Melisende must race to find the truth--or be swallowed by the darkness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Everand Productions
• Release date: Feb 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781094438894

W. H. Cameron

When he's not tending his chickens, W. H. Cameron shapes unruly words into captivating people caught in harrowing situations. As Bill Cameron he's the author of the critically-acclaimed Skin Kadash mysteries. His stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Portland Noir, Lee Child's First Thrills anthology, and more. His work has been nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rocky Award, the CWA Short Story Dagger, and multiple times for the Spotted Owl, which he won for County Line. His YA mystery Property of the State was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016: Teen.

Reviews for Crossroad

[Debbie Cano · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great read! I wish this author had more for me to binge.

[LynneGauthier · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really loved that this book had a very likable main character who was probably autistic. AND it was not some inspirational story about autism either, just inclusive by having an autistic heroine. It was an interesting mystery/thriller with an ending that could not really be predicted.

[wsf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved every word. Well written, well read, heaps of intrigue.

[Renee8970 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

EXCELLENT BOOK. Looking for more books ny the same author.

[Ange Mazerolle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this audiobook!
Eleanor Caudill is a fantastic narrator and brings the story to life

[Natalie Johnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed this audiobook. Well written. Narrator did a great job.

[Maureen Armstrong · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Horrors of smaller community override backdrop of illegal adoptions. I like the innocence involved. Long and violent the colorful nature of violence is needing mature readers.

[Eedge Eeva · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a mad and crazy journey! It was like binged watching all seasons of TV programs. So much happening!!

[Angie Deann Landrum · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Liked it except for 1 thing.. Her dead brother talking to her in her head.. Made her seem crazy to me..

[Kyra Scott · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Plot line was good, but hard to follow at times. Lots going on.

[ladyanello · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed this very much! Great character and setting. Writing excellent.

[Southpaw · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great read, fabulous narration! I loved it! Highly recommend. !

[Anthony Rowe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent read, the witty sense of humor was enjoyable and am anxiously waiting for further offerings! Great job!!

[Audrey Hoskins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great author while read more of Cameron!
Lots of surprises, great dialect, intricate plot right to the end.
Suspenseful all the way through!

[gili · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was interesting, but the fighting/ surviving descriptions were too much for me.

[Sally Thierer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a great book. The protagonist’s occupation lifted it above the average thriller. In my humble opinion this would make the start of a great series.

[Sheri Wolf · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Slower at first then picks up. Good story. Thank you for sharing

[nancy roach · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this - the characters were interesting and not carbon copies (as in, the men weren't all studly, the women weren't all gorgeous). The plot hung together really well. I've spent time in that part of Oregon and loved the descriptions. One niggle - there are oregon-specific pronunciations which the narrator blew - Willamette for example. Otherwise, I liked the narrator a lot. Thanks for the listen.

[Katy Dempsey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a fantastic book! Great story, unexpected turns, interesting characters! I loved it!!!!

[Agnese Sturme · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Good story all in all but the ending super drawn out and the main character was really hard to empathize with…

[Lara Pretorius · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The story was very well written and the characters well developed. Highly recommend a listen

[Gita Gass · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Quite a captivating read and unusual plot. The narrator was excellent!

[Gay Galvin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Incredible violence throughout the entire novel, but the heroine being the victim, became tedious and beyond ridiculous. The author seems to relish in creating a female character, who is battered up to one side, and down the other, only to emerge victorious in the last three minutes. With one exception, every male character was incredibly evil, insensitive, chauvinistic, and they all talked in the same voice. I will admit that I got caught up in this story, but it needed a lot more editing a lot less I’m free, I’m caught, I’m free, I caught episodes. By the end, I felt like I just spent 8+ hours entrenched in someone’s pity party.

[Nancy Vieth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Contains bad language, but it didn’t bother me because I knew how the character felt. Great story! Wish there were more.

[Dennis Hooker II · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed the story! Good mystery, really wished The boyfriend cop had lived and moved on to the FBI or something.

[Michele Roseland · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I made it to chapter 28 before I finally had to stop listening. This could be a decent story, but I just could not take any more of the main character’s over the top tortured soul, heavy on the mad at life and everyone in it. I found it to be very depressing. I went as far as I did waiting to hear the reason this chic was so angry.

[Rebecca Hayes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great plot line! The narrator was very pleasing, she didn’t sound like a bubblehead like so many do. The story has so many twists and turns and unusual mysteries, I think I need to listen again, or better yet, get the book! I wish there were more. Hope the series continues.

[rashiekael · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Story dragged with too many moving parts to stay interested. Took too long to connect. Male voices were all too misogynistic sounding. Couldn’t finish it

[Cindy Naughton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well written. like the protagonist. A bit broken but strong. Not your damsel in distress type of woman.

Good plot characters were great good build on the story.

[Annie Crauwcamp · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was hard to get into this book. The main character is well portrayed by the narrator but it is a dull kind of voice. Rightly so.
My mind sometimes drifted and I had to rewind and listen again.
Still I consider it a reasonably good book.