The Fields, Erin Young
The Fields, Erin Young
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The Fields
A Novel

Author: Erin Young

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/25/2022


Synopsis

A breakneck procedural that is beautifully written and masterfully crafted, Erin Young's The Fields is a dynamite debut—crime fiction at its very finest.

Some things don't stay buried.

It starts with a body—a young woman found dead in an Iowa cornfield, on one of the few family farms still managing to compete with the giants of Big Agriculture.

When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to head of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime becomes personal when she discovers the victim was a childhood friend, connected to a dark past she thought she’d left behind.

The investigation grows complicated as more victims are found. Drawn deeper in, Riley soon discovers implications far beyond her Midwest town.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

About Erin Young

Erin Young is the author of The Fields, which introduced Riley Fisher. She lives and writes in Brighton, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kat

***ARC provided by NetGalley*** The Fields is a procedural debut that transports the reader into a gritty world of corruption and murder set against the backdrop of Iowa’s agricultural industry. Quick assessment: I would recommend this book to any fans of Karin Slaughter’s work, or those who’ve rewat......more

Goodreads review by Regina

Quick checklist to determine if Erin Young’s debut crime thriller, The Fields, is the right book for you: - Do you live in Iowa? - Can you stomach extremely graphic depictions of postmortem bodies, like those found in Karin Slaughter novels… but taken up a notch? - Are you interested in the political......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer

This was promising debut with blood freezing and intense opening: a brutally killed young woman lying in the corn field, discovered by drones flying around the area like vultures sniffing the smell of their preys. It’s good combination of political thriller meets slow burn mystery takes place in sm......more

Goodreads review by Will

Never tell. It was an oath she had broken first, many months later, the words heaved from her in sobs, her parents’ expressions frozen, Ethan stumbling from the room, his face ashen. The secret once shared—once detonated—had destroyed them. Not in the first blast, but slowly, inexorably. A sickne......more


Quotes

"The Fields is my favorite sort of novel: the sharp prose and explosive plot immediately drew me in, but the richly textured exploration of life in rural America stayed with me long after I finished. I hope to see more of Sergeant Riley Fisher, the novel's dynamic female protagonist. This is a classic crime series in the making." Cristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us