Wordhunter, Stella Sands
Wordhunter, Stella Sands
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Wordhunter
A Novel

Author: Stella Sands

Series: Wordhunter Mystery #1

Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patterns to help solve crimes.Tattooed, pierced, and a bit of a mess, Maggie Moore is a surprising genius when it comes to words, a savant able to solve any linguistic puzzle. The top student in her forensic linguistics class, she’s tapped by local police to use her skills to decipher harrowing notes left by a stalker-turned-rapist—and succeeds brilliantly.But when the daughter of a local mayor is abducted, Maggie isn’t sure she’s the right person to help the police solve the crime. Given what happened to her best childhood friend, Maggie just might be too close to this one.Yet she knows the authorities in this rural south-Central Florida town cannot crack the case without her special skill. Along with her new best friend, a detective Jackson, Maggie begins to analyze the texts, emails, and verbal tics of various suspects . . . and comes to a disturbing conclusion that will rock this small community.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Stella Sands

Stella Sands is Executive Editor of Kids Discover, an award-winning magazine with over 400,000 subscribers. She is the author of many crime books, including The Good Son, Murder at Yale, Behind the Mask, and Baby-faced Butchers, as well as other works, including Odyssea and Natural Disasters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kimberly on February 17, 2024

Publication Date: August, 2024 Set in rural, rundown area of Florida, the author's main character is a tough, driven and very endearing lover of words and language. Her name is Maggie and I really wanted to encourage and help her, though her own toughness was exciting to see. The plot engaged me and......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on January 15, 2024

Let's start with the positives! Wordhunter is a fast, easy read that falls somewhere between a cozy mystery and a police procedural. The main protagonist is in graduate school to become a forensic linguist, and she helps the local police department solve open cases. The ending is ambiguous, so one c......more

Goodreads review by Sase on January 07, 2024

I am reviewing Wordhunter by Stella Sands. #Wordhunter #NetGalley A few hints at spoilers but no REAL spoilers!! Thank you NETGALLEY for a free preview of this book in return for an honest review! I get why other readers think that the main character is a white-trash version of Lisbeth Salander. HOWEVE......more

Goodreads review by Regina on December 26, 2023

After reading the synopsis, I had high hopes for this book. The idea of a linguistic savant assisting the police to solve crimes excited my inner geek-love for puzzles. It was a quick and easy read with an interesting storyline and a quirky main character, but the portrayal missed its mark for me. T......more

Goodreads review by Khris on October 31, 2024

A really fun ride! I loved the main character, Maggie Moore, who's basically a genius but also a very troubled young woman. She's finishing up her studies to become a forensic linguist, and is recommended to the local PD to help decipher some notes written by a kidnapper. Her great work leads to some......more

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