Not Like He Seemed (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2)

Written by Ava Strong

Narrated by Penny Wyatt-Gold

The FBI desperately needs Ilse’s help to catch the “Alphabet Killer”—an unhinged serial killer who seems to be arranging his victims’ bodies in the shapes of letters. Is he spelling a word? Or hinting at who will be next?

In this bestselling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the U.S. to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world’s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself.

Ilse, plagued by her own past, realizes the time has come to face her demons and revisit the site of her childhood home in Germany. But will the trip help her expunge her own dark memories—or push her over the edge?

But in a frantic race against time, the FBI needs her to decode the Alphabet Killer. Is there a method to his madness, a way to stop the next victim before it’s too late?

Or is this killer far more cunning and deranged than anyone could imagine?

A dark and suspenseful crime thriller, the bestselling ILSE BECK series is a breathtaking page-turner, an unputdownable mystery and suspense novel. A compelling and perplexing psychological thriller, rife with twists and jaw-dropping secrets, it will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist, while it keeps you shocked late into the night.

NOT LIKE HE SEEMED (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #2 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. Books #3 and #4 in the series—NOT LIKE YESTERDAY and NOT LIKE THIS—are also available.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lukeman Literary Management
• Release date: Nov 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094318776

Reviews for Not Like He Seemed (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2)

[Teresa · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The narration just didn't work for me. I really wanted to like the series however the accent was too distracting. It wasn't the worst I've heard. I did, at least, get through the series, but it wasn't pleasant. I tried focusing on the story but would be thrown off by the pronunciation of a word. Not talking about words that are commonly pronounced differently in the UK than in the US, like vitamin or aluminum, whatever. For example: a character was getting something from a vending machine. It was a GOT-TOE-ROD. Wait, what the heck?! Ohhh, okay. Dude was trying to get a GATORADE! I just kept thinking how much better the story might have been with geographically appropriate narration.