I enjoyed listening to the different voices of this story. I did like the reader.

This story has a simplicity to it that made it easy listening.

However, that same strength in this book is a weakness. It is repetitive and it tends to describe how people look rather than who they are. That made the characters less interesting, as the characters didn't have depth to them, only looks. It also makes their actions inexplicable.

Repeating "The Shallows" to make it seem threatening does not make it become menacing, only tedious.

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There is a deus ex machina. I do not appreciate that. It could have been introduced in the story but wasn't.

Kaitlyn Ashe is one of the top DJ's in Philadelphia, but she is hiding from her past.  When she starts receiving anonymous letters, she is hesitant to say anything - until one shows up at her home.  The police are brought in and things begin to get creepier and bloodier.

This is more of a combination between a psychological thriller and a creepy detective novel.  I like it okay, but I guess I prefer less gore in my psychological thrillers.  I didn't think that the backstory/flashbacks were done well and I guessed the killer right away.  The second storyline of the serial killer felt like it was simply tossed in to try to throw readers off track .  I'm giving it 3 stars, but it is really 2.5 stars.

This was an interesting mystery with maybe a little too much going on in the plot. It's mainly a story about an even radio host who does an easy listening and request evening shift. She starts receiving odd messages - demanding she play certain songs and implying she needs to remember what happened in the Shallows. Slowly you learn what that means, why it means so much and what's really going on.

It's told from three perspectives - officer trying to figure out the mystery of the threats and the main character receiving them and, finally, the person who is sending them. But all three of these people have other things going on in their lives. Even though this was short, it felt a bit bogged down with the minutia of day to day life - other cases, showering, eating breakfast. Listening was a bit slow in certain areas but all in all, an intriguing mystery that I did enjoy.

I was disappointed by this book... I had really high hopes but only got a few chapters in before I decided I couldn't listen anymore. I felt it was way too elusive and repetitive (meaning the author kept writing the same sentence over and over). I also felt the narrator was not as engaging as some others I have listened to. This was not a bad book, but it was not for me.

Kaitlyn Ashe worked hard to become the top rated radio DJ in Philadelphia – and to leave her past well and truly behind her. Anonymous letters arrive. Someone knows her darkest secret but who? The events that transpired at The Shallows will never be put to rest….

#DeadAir alternates between a first person point of view for the stalker while Kaitlyn and Rodney's chapters are in third. This kept the story interesting. The pacing was really strong until the halfway point when I figured out who the stalker was.
I would recommend this book -it is a fast paced thriller with good characters and plot however I cannot say it fits suspense with being so easy to figure out.

I would like to thank #NetGalley for gifting me #DeadAir audiobookcopy of Dead Air to read in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great audiobook! My husband and I listened to it on a long car ride. He is not a big reader but really enjoyed it as well! I was happy to see him hooked from the very beginning and choosing to listen to this over the radio.

Katelyn is an evening radio host specializing in song dedications and anti-dedications. She starts to receive letters from a stalker referring to an incident in her past. She tries to brush them off but eventually can no longer hide from the notes.

This book kept me guessing and while I was eventually able to figure out some of the mystery I was always intrigued and wanting to know more. I really connected with the characters.

Overall I enjoyed this one but there were times I was left with a feeling of unease because there were too many different tangents going at the same time. Kaitlyn Ashe has been working in Philadelphia for a few years after moving around for several years after a life altering event in her teens. Now she is the happiest she has ever been, she is in love, and her career is on a high point. Then the letters start coming. She has a stalker...Then the phone calls...And then she is run off the road. Who could be doing this? She has a secret but it really becomes deadly when her fiance is killed in her driveway. Will the police figure this out before it is too late? As stated before, so many twists and turns and you don't find out who until the end. I had this one is audio and the narrator was okay.

**Received this ARC in audio form for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

Thank you to Netgalley and CamCat Publishing for this ALC of Dead Air. I ended up really enjoying this audiobook, the suspense was steady and the plot was never given away until late in the story. The narrator was fantastic! She had a great reading voice and kept me entertained throughout the book.

The story was great. I was hooked fairly early on and it made my car trips so much more enjoyable. The narrator was great! I will be looking for the same narrator for other books for sure. Great infliction, emotion, and more to keep you from losing focus on the story.

While there weren't as many unsurprising twists as expected it was still a very enjoyable book.

Dead Air was narrated by a single voice. Rachel Fulginiti was nice to listen to, her voice was well suited to telling this story.

The story was a compulsive listen, it hooked me straightaway.
This was a brilliant suspense thriller, I'd guessed the reveal of Dead Air but the story was still gripping.
Michael Bradley wrote this really well and his skill is impressive.

Dead Air was much more than it’s title suggests for me. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook of this Michael Bradley book, I found the plot entertaining and loved the beginning few chapters the most. I could picture the city and the radio studio well and the main character was likeable even though troubled. I did feel the characters could have been developed more, although his background was spoke about I felt I didn’t know a lot about the police officer, Rodney so found it hard to really connect. With a little more character depth this book would have been more captivating to me.

The narration of this book was perfect, I loved how she got Kaitlyn’s “radio voice” just right and how much it contrasted with the rest of the reading

This was an enjoyable audiobook. The narrator was perfect and the story was very engaging. Definteley made my car journey much more interesting. Thank you.

I loved the book. Well-written, great characters, excellent narration.

I listened from start to finish in one go.

This book was decent. I loved the narrator she was so easy to follow along with!
The story itself was good. I enjoyed this book but about 50% of the way through I figured out who the psycho was. Which made listening to the rest of book hard. LoL
Overall it was good!

★★★/5
Thank you NetGalley, Publisher & Author for this complimentary e-book.

I was able to guess the killer from way to early. Also at about 4.5% the author describes two elderly women as “African-American and Caucasian” which in today’s age are NOT needed words. No other characters “race” is described. He could have simply put “Two elderly women stepped out of their vehicle”

Three can keep a secret, but only if two are dead.

Dead Air is written by Michael Bradley. It is full of Mystery, Murder and Suspense.

Spoiler : Kaitlyn is a DJ in Philadelphia and ready to settle down with her fiancee. When a sudden flood of anonymous letters threatens her seemingly charmed life, she realizes that someone out there knows. But who? As the threatening letters escalate, Kaitlyn’s life spirals toward a reunion in the one place she’d hoped to never visit again: The Shallows. Kaitlyn plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with a mysterious killer who will stop at nothing to get revenge.

Book review: the intro was fantastic and plot was mysterious too but the characters were dull.
Narration was good. And thanks to Netgalley for giving me a chance for reviewing this book.

I really don't like giving bad reviews because the author went to a lot of work to create something personal and vulnerable in the hopes that people would like it and enjoy it. I appreciate Netgalley allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Regretfully, this book goes down as the worst book of the year for me. It gets one star because that's the lowest rating possible, it gets another star for the plot and writing style. I almost wish I had reviewed the ebook version because then I could have done a word count of the times the word "shallows" was spoken. It has to be astronomical. I believe Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang the word less times in the making of the movie "A Love Story".

The story itself was the worst crime story/ series of events I could have imagined. Since I couldn't fast forward I set the speed of the audiobook to double time around chapter 30. By this chapter I felt no empathy towards Katlyn and began rooting for her stalker to succeed and put the book to its death along with Katlyn's. By the time the book ended, all I felt was immense relief that it was over and I didn't care what happened to anyone but the poor guy on the garage floor who was tied up.

I don't usually include anything that could spoil the plot but these were quite ridiculous. For those of you not wishing to spoil the book (good luck!).

<spoiler>After the stalker attempts to take Katlyn's life, Brad lets her go into her dark house, alone, at night while he waits in the car and looks at his phone.

After Katlyn receives call from her stalker while in a "safe" place overnight, the police allow her to go home, alone, and return to her house where the previous crime took place.

Once Katlyn finds something missing from the drawer in her bedroom, she decides to go for a run, alone, outside... where the stalker might be.

Once again with police she is finally going to talk about what happened at "the shallows"... never mind she decides to give the lie she told the authorities the night of Jessies' death.

Hey there's a letter on the house from the stalker; let's go in and have a drink or three.

The sliding glass door is broken, "stay away from the windows and stay in the house!" Hmmm look it's Julie who just happened to have seen the whole thing happen and couldn't chase the suspect down.

Rodney gets ready to call the forensics team but no, poor Katlyn is tired of having people in her house and wants Rodney to work out of his job description and collect the evidence himself.

The slider is shot out, but with nothing available (that we know of), Rodney states he secured the door and nobody is getting in.

How about some whiskey and wine while I reads out loud the book "50 Shades of Gray" until the killer returns.

You remind me of my daughter
my fiancé was just murdered and lies dead in a drawer at the morgue
want to make out and have sex?

The next morning I am filled with regrets and desire. Let me continue to lie her naked because I'm afraid to be alone. Wait, there's someone in the cemetery, let me go investigate without waking up the police detective asleep in my bed.

Here's an iPad with video surveillance that police agencies use, let me tell my partner, who drives a beetle who Katlyn will be staying with tonight.

I can smell stale cigarettes on the suspicious DJ but not on my partner who has taken up chain smoking in her spare time.

I hear someone moaning in a garage, let me investigate without calling for back up.

I find a body on the floors, let me untie them without calling for back up.

The killer gets away, let me chase them without calling for backup.

I made bad choices while intoxicated last night, got anything to drink?

Now that 5 people are dead because of me I guess I should tell the truth of the shallows.

Who cares...
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I really enjoyed this. The characters are well though. And it’s a real page turner. The narrator was very good & portrays the novel amazingly. Can’t wait to read more by this author.

While I am very grateful to Michael Bradley and CamCat Publishing for giving me and ARC of this audiobook, I agreed to do so in exchange for an honest review so honest I must be...

The premise was fantastic but the plot was scattershot and the characters were flat.

The narration was kind of creepy and not in the good way.

Again, I am grateful for the opportunity to read and review this audiobook via NetGalley, I just wish it had worked for me.

This is a great book! I don't recall reading any of Michael Bradley's books but this one I truly enjoyed. It was well-written and kept my interest. I kept going because I wanted to know what was going to happen. I do recommend this book!