The Voice Inside: A Thriller
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Summary
In the follow-up to bestselling psychological thriller The Night Bird， a serial killer mistakenly set free becomes a city’s worst nightmare—and a detective’s deadliest challenge。
Four years after serial killer Rudy Cutter was sent away for life， San Francisco homicide inspector Frost Easton uncovers a terrible lie: his closest friend planted false evidence to put Cutter behind bars。 When he’s forced to reveal the truth， his sister’s killer is back on the streets。
Desperate to take Cutter down again， the detective finds a new ally in Eden Shay。 She wrote a book about Cutter and knows more about him than anyone。 And she’s terrified。 Because for four years， Cutter has been nursing revenge day after stolen day。
Staying ahead of the game of a killer who’s determined to strike again is not going to be easy。 Not when Frost is battling his own demons。 Not when the game is becoming so personal。 And not when the killer’s next move is unlike anything Frost expected。
Four years after serial killer Rudy Cutter was sent away for life， San Francisco homicide inspector Frost Easton uncovers a terrible lie: his closest friend planted false evidence to put Cutter behind bars。 When he’s forced to reveal the truth， his sister’s killer is back on the streets。
Desperate to take Cutter down again， the detective finds a new ally in Eden Shay。 She wrote a book about Cutter and knows more about him than anyone。 And she’s terrified。 Because for four years， Cutter has been nursing revenge day after stolen day。
Staying ahead of the game of a killer who’s determined to strike again is not going to be easy。 Not when Frost is battling his own demons。 Not when the game is becoming so personal。 And not when the killer’s next move is unlike anything Frost expected。
Reviews
Evelyn Launderville
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The Line in the SandRudy Cutter， a serial killer was found guilty because of evidence planted by the police。 Frost is sent on a chase by someone leading him to question his own integrity。 Non-stop action leads to a very surprising ending。
Joann
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I'm enjoying these mysteries and probably would have given it a 5 star but there was something in the book that didn't mesh with real life cop behavior。 I could be wrong though。 I love the premise that Frost takes care of a little cat whose owner， now dead， left her mansion on Russian Hill to her cat and whomever takes care of him can live there for #1。00 a month。 Interesting read and I enjoy reading about San Francisco since I've never been there。 One more to finish in this series， but all are I'm enjoying these mysteries and probably would have given it a 5 star but there was something in the book that didn't mesh with real life cop behavior。 I could be wrong though。 I love the premise that Frost takes care of a little cat whose owner， now dead， left her mansion on Russian Hill to her cat and whomever takes care of him can live there for #1。00 a month。 Interesting read and I enjoy reading about San Francisco since I've never been there。 One more to finish in this series， but all are well done with good voices。 。。。more
Lynne-Maree
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Excellent book。 Kept me guessing right till the end。 Fantastic characters again。 Will be reading the third book next。
Joe Steele
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Intriguing Brian tells a good story， he also uses a very good words for a description。 This is a highly recommended author as Far as I’m concerned。
Julie
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Just finished the 2nd in a series， Frost Easton。 Even better than the first。 Devoured it in one day， couldn't put it down。 Many thanks Brian。 Just finished the 2nd in a series， Frost Easton。 Even better than the first。 Devoured it in one day， couldn't put it down。 Many thanks Brian。 。。。more
Janina s。 Asselin
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WOW！This is the second Frost book and it was better than the first。 Wonderfully developed characters who are believable。 No "superhero" action but realistic reactions to injuries and situations。 Excellent detective work and deceptively clever twists and turns。 WOW！This is the second Frost book and it was better than the first。 Wonderfully developed characters who are believable。 No "superhero" action but realistic reactions to injuries and situations。 Excellent detective work and deceptively clever twists and turns。 。。。more
bjneary
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This 2nd book in the Frost Easton series was riveting; the reader learns more about the murder of his sister Katie since the murderer is let out of prison because Frost's boss planted evidence。 Now it is a race against time to get this killer back in jail before he murders again。 Read this in 1 day too because I could not put it down！！！ How the women were targeted， how Katie was murdered and the sick brain of the murderer kept this thriller in my hands！ A must read， now I am on to the final book This 2nd book in the Frost Easton series was riveting; the reader learns more about the murder of his sister Katie since the murderer is let out of prison because Frost's boss planted evidence。 Now it is a race against time to get this killer back in jail before he murders again。 Read this in 1 day too because I could not put it down！！！ How the women were targeted， how Katie was murdered and the sick brain of the murderer kept this thriller in my hands！ A must read， now I am on to the final book in this must read series！ 。。。more
Pisces51
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THE VOICE INSIDE [2018] （Frost Easton Book 2） By Brian FreemanMy Review Five Stars*****I finished this second installment of Freeman’s trilogy of books featuring Frost Easton last night。 Brian Freeman was not a “new-to-me author， having read his standalone THIEF RIVER FALLS and also the popular kick-off to his Frost Easton series THE NIGHT BIRD in May of last year。 I had been underwhelmed by the former， and although I did really enjoy the latter， I wasn’t a fan of the main character of the quirk THE VOICE INSIDE [2018] （Frost Easton Book 2） By Brian FreemanMy Review Five Stars*****I finished this second installment of Freeman’s trilogy of books featuring Frost Easton last night。 Brian Freeman was not a “new-to-me author， having read his standalone THIEF RIVER FALLS and also the popular kick-off to his Frost Easton series THE NIGHT BIRD in May of last year。 I had been underwhelmed by the former， and although I did really enjoy the latter， I wasn’t a fan of the main character of the quirky Frost Easton。 That said， I am honestly not sure why I plucked the second book featuring Frost Easton from my Unread Books on my Kindle。 In any case， I am truly glad that I made that momentous decision。 THE VOICE INSIDE was an outstanding psychological suspense novel that pulled me in from the first page， and more than fulfilled all my high expectations as a chilling and memorable serial killer thriller。 Easton was humanized in this second installment to the extent that I never once thought about my prior assessment of his character as colorfully quirky， implausible， or unlikable。 Freeman earned my total attention and respect as a talented writer of crime fiction in this one。 The alternating POVs were eerily effective， and the author delivered a story line that implored the reader to reflect on his or her own moral imperatives and the ethical questions of right and wrong。 The story was unapologetic in its raw realism of the outcome of Frost’s difficult decision to remain true to his own moral compass and in so doing to literally pull the switch that set in motion the mechanism of a judicial system that would set free a cold-blooded psychopath to hunt and prey upon more innocent women on the streets of San Francisco。 The serial murderer in this one （dubbed The Golden Gate Killer） was well written， refreshingly original， and the author definitely delivered on the sense of immediacy that accompanies the narrative of an outstanding well-crafted tale of the serial slaughter of innocent victims。 The multilayered and complex plot line was appreciated and produced a nearly unputdownable novel。 I quickly became immersed in the atmospheric back drop of the story， Frost’s emotional turmoil， and the well-written believable characters in the novel。 I recognized at the onset that this one was really special and a “page-turner” in spades。 It was one of those story lines that you are just willing the outcome to be positive and yet you are confronted with a raw yet realistic scene of senseless slaughter time and again。 This book was published a few years ago but I am still loath to reveal any spoilers in this review。 I will say that despite the genre designations this novel also generously proves to be a mystery and a “whodunnit” in its own right。 Readers of THE NIGHT BIRD will recall Easton’s deep and haunting loss that followed the senseless slaughter of his sister Katie by the serial killer he sets free in this second installment。 It is a mystery throughout the book how the killer selected his victims， and it was always known that his sister’s murder was an outlier。 Frost Easton strives to investigate the past murders， learn the secret of why his sister’s murder was an anomaly， and to prevent the footloose psychotic slasher from snuffing out the lives of more innocent victims。 This pulse pounding race against the clock [“tick-tock”] is an adrenaline laced trip through the pages。 This novel was a Five Star reading experience before the jaw-dropping plot twist that follows the chilling climax between Easton and the ingenious sociopath holding the knife and ready to shed more blood。 THE VOICE WITHIN solidified this reader as a fan of Freeman。 I am planning to read IMMORAL and his standalone （SPILLED BLOOD） this year。 。。。more
Emily
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Prompt 43 - A character with a pet cat。 7/52I really love Brian Freeman and this series。 I love how well he writes the characters， how he unravels the story， and just how surprised I am every time。 I am definitely looking forward to #3 and hoping that he writes more in this series。
Stephanie Benson
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I’m sure a fan of this series， and of Brian Freeman。 I haven’t read anything from him yet that I haven’t fully loved。 I think what he does so well is write likable characters， I always feel a connection with them。 Great 2nd book in the Frost Easton series， I hope there are many more。
Christina
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I loved this book just as much as I loved book 1。 The twist near the end， the family connections。 It was paced well and kept me wanting more！ I cant wait to read book 3！
Katerina
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As with previous detective Frost story， I did enjoy this one very much。 The story itself if very interesting， vaguely continues with first installment while introducing more of the character。 It could be， however， written separately。 I do not see any need for that is Freemans style of writing is very clever and I enjoy his stories。
Zozo
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The author tricked me into thinking I had it all figured out。 I hadn’t。 And then he threw in a twist for good measure。 Thank you！And the crime story isn’t the best thing here。 It’s the characters， the situations。 I find it amazing。
Chasing Away Reality
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4。5 stars
Vixiene
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2，5/5Druhý díl série o detektivu Frostu Eastonovi byl pro mě velkým zklamáním。 První díl （Noční pták） se mi líbil， takže i do Vnitřního hlasu jsem šla s očekáváním autorova standardu， dá-li se to tak říct。 Tentokrát je hlavním záporákem knihy Rudy Cutter， který kdysi zavraždil Frostovu sestru。 Cutter po Frostovi chce， aby ho dostal z vězení， a jelikož by kniha jinak mohla skončit po pár stranách， tak se tak stane :-D。 Celou dobu tedy hlavního zloducha známe， a to já v detektivkách teda moc nemus 2，5/5Druhý díl série o detektivu Frostu Eastonovi byl pro mě velkým zklamáním。 První díl （Noční pták） se mi líbil， takže i do Vnitřního hlasu jsem šla s očekáváním autorova standardu， dá-li se to tak říct。 Tentokrát je hlavním záporákem knihy Rudy Cutter， který kdysi zavraždil Frostovu sestru。 Cutter po Frostovi chce， aby ho dostal z vězení， a jelikož by kniha jinak mohla skončit po pár stranách， tak se tak stane :-D。 Celou dobu tedy hlavního zloducha známe， a to já v detektivkách teda moc nemusím。。。 Kniha je velice čtivá， děj vás víceméně drží， ale já jsem postrádala nějaké větší napětí a konečný zvrat vlastně nebyl ani nijak překvapivý， naopak mi ale přišel až trochu nepatřičný， nelíbil se mi。 Ono vlastně celý ten příběh， od začátku do konce je poměrně špatně uvěřitelný - pustit relativně okamžitě sériového vraha na svobodu， kvůli "chybě" jedné policistky？Za mě tento díl bohužel nemohu doporučit， průměrná kniha， ke které se už vysoce pravděpodobně nevrátím。 。。。more
Quint
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An interesting readI really enjoyed the development of the characters。 I like it when I have to change my mind about a character a few different times while reading。 I do not like San Francisco but the author did paint a beautiful picture of it。
Norm Davis
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My Rating: Narrator: Joe BarrettRead on:Nov 19， Dec 9， 10， 2020The Voice Inside （Frost Eastman 2）The first book I read by Brian Freeman was The Night Bird。 It was the first Detective Frost Eastman Book。 I just glanced at my review of it and it says， I'll review this later， but put Brian Freeman on your "must read" list。 Or some such。 I vaguely remember it， but do remember it was fun and exciting to read。This book， A second Detective Frost Eastman book， The Voice Inside was good too。 I'm going pr My Rating: Narrator: Joe BarrettRead on:Nov 19， Dec 9， 10， 2020The Voice Inside （Frost Eastman 2）The first book I read by Brian Freeman was The Night Bird。 It was the first Detective Frost Eastman Book。 I just glanced at my review of it and it says， I'll review this later， but put Brian Freeman on your "must read" list。 Or some such。 I vaguely remember it， but do remember it was fun and exciting to read。This book， A second Detective Frost Eastman book， The Voice Inside was good too。 I'm going prattles a bit， then I'll review it， but first a note about Brian Freeman I didn't know until just moments after finishing this book。 While looking up a link to this book I learned the estate of the late super star author Robert Ludlum （RIP） has selected Brian Freeman to be the new author of the Jason Bourne thrillers。 Check it out here。Onward。 First， just read the blurb。 Sincerely， they pay experts to write exciting two paragraph book blurbs with enough to entice you to buy， read and rate the book。 So that's where you should start。I'm almost entirely an audiobook guy these last couple of years due to eye strain issues。 This is the reason "Currency" hasn't been completed in like a year or two。 I'll still finish it， （liar， you already scrubbed it） a social media friend wrote it & I said I would。 I mention the audiobook because I want to mention the narrator Joe Barrett。 There's a photo of him above next to the audiobook cover。 Interesting character in his own right。 But he's the internal voice of Frost Eastman。This does weird things to me on so many levels。 First， I don't see the voice I hear coming out of the photo I'm seeing。 Second， I think Frost Eastman is written to be a handsome guy in good shape and while it might have been mentioned， I am guessing he's 30ish， 40 tops。 But with Joe Barrett's voice of him， I always kind of picture him in my mind as a Colombo kind of guy， 50-60ish。 I know he's younger， he's supposed to be sexy， good looking and so forth， but the voice says something else entirely to me。 So there's that if you're going to go with the audiobook。Now there's the book。 What a twisted tale our wizard Brian Freeman weaves。 Our hero， Frost， was trained by a hard nosed woman detective， Jess， who was a straight arrow， well known to get her perp。 She's the best。The book starts with Frost being coaxed into finding a watch。 The watch that was a serial killer's "signature"。 The problem was， the watch was used as evidence to convict the serial killer Jess had managed to catch several years past and who had also killed Frost's younger sister。Possible SpoilersRead it！（view spoiler）[The watch Frost is coaxed to find is the ACTUAL watch of the murdered victim which was the key evidence that landed him in prison。How messed up is that？ You're a cop， you find evidence that will free a serial killer who killed your sister， and may cause your partner/boss/friend-with-benefits to loose their job， and possibly go to jail。 （hide spoiler）] Maybe not。。。I sometimes have a review section， "My Notable Notes"。 I didn't take any。 Sorry， sometimes I do， too often I don't。 This is A SPOILER。 Sorry。 But I didn't tell you what Frost does about it。 I don't know if that's why the book is called "A Voice Inside"， but I'd have some internal dialogue going on， that's certain。 The reason you should read the book though is because this is the proverbial "tip of the iceberg"。 Roller coaster is cliché description of the book， but the shoe fits。If you've read The Night Bird， you're familiar with some of the characters who make their appearances。 There's a new character introduced that throws a bucket of worms into Frost's family relationships， and she's one of the good guys。I do happen to know that some authors get up in the morning and think， "How will I torture my hero today？" Not sure if Mr。 Freeman does that， but I can imagine he does。 Alternately， and this is specific to the audiobook， if Frost is supposed to be Jason Bourne， Orphan X， or James Bond type of character， Joe Barrett， the narrator doesn't pull it off。 He's not even Dirty Harry。 The audiobook voice makes Frost sound perpetually calm even when the words are describing a full blown fit。 Frost sounds calm and collected while the words are shouting otherwise。 So while I like the audiobook， I don't think the narrator does the character any favors。 I suspect if I read the book without narration， I'd have a different experience altogether。All that said， I still recommend the book。Off topicReally， review is over。 I'm just talking now。 I've always been a voracious reader。 Most my life， no audiobooks。 That was a luxury working folks with families could not afford。 But this applies to movies and TV series as well。 I loved Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule books。 The TV series。。。 I'm thinking what？ No seriously？ This is what you "see" when you read those books？ This guy doesn't fit， nor does that character or that one。 Outlander series。 I wasn't terribly disappointed with that adaptation， but it isn't what I imagined reading the books。 It's the same with audiobooks with one caveat。 Sometimes， the narrator makes the book so much better than had I just read it。 I complained a bit about Joe Barrett "performing" this book。 Mikael Naramore who I enjoy doing Sam Prichard might have done it different。 I like Dan Bittner for this kind of work。 My point is just as a narrator can read a book， others narrate a story。 I have gone out of my way to obtain any work done by Emily Sutton-Smith after listening to The Nothing Within。 In the end， I encourage you to read， however you can manage to get it done。 Audiobook， ebook， hardcover， fiction， non-fiction。 I've read non-fiction factual books that have been nothing but lies。 I've read fantasies that are more honest and real than any biography or memoir。 I think the best reason to read is to give you pause to think。 I know scientifically the speed of light is "the law"， but I know it can be exceeded。 I don't know how I know it， but I'm certain of it while knowing it is not true。 I've read the Bible and hundreds of books about the Bible， but Illusions of a Reluctant Messiah literally had my jaw on the floor because Richard Bach showed me interpretations that made more sense than any expert on the Bible had bothered to mention。 Not that he said anything contrary to anything I had previously read， he just saw it in ways I did not have the ability to imagine。 When he opened my imagination that way， much of what his fiction was saying about what a messiah would say made "religion" true in ways only the scientist in me could grasp。More about me here。View all my Goodreads reviews["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
kimberly altobelli
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Loose ends tied upThe book was an enjoyable get away。 I appreciate Freeman not leaving questions unanswered。 I am on the cliff for the love story though and will read the next book for a conclusion。
Rennie
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A solid 3 and I will read the next one in the series。
Carla
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Appreciated the process Frost and his family， etc。 had to go through in this。 Very difficult and suspenseful。
Charlotte Romero
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Good bookVery good book keeps you on the end of your seat so much action。 I would recommend this series to all family members and friends。
❄️JaZzMeeNa ❄️
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Breathing taking and page turner！
Robert De Marco
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Great as alwaysNothing more needs to be said。 This is another great Brian Freeman Book。 Looking forward to any new one he writes。
B99A02GK
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Great reads！ Just discovered Brian Freeman a few books back and cannot believe what I've been missing！ A book a day for the past three days。。。I am so hooked！！ Great reads！ Just discovered Brian Freeman a few books back and cannot believe what I've been missing！ A book a day for the past three days。。。I am so hooked！！ 。。。more
Lonnie Kelly
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Loved it Twists and turns that will make your head spin。 I love the characters and the plot。 A serial killer with a cruel twist。 As usual Mr Freeman delivers another 5 star read。
Lesley
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I read the first book just because I couldn't find anything else to read。 I looked at some reviews but wasn't impressed。 But， I must say both of these books were so good！ The author has a great way of changing things up when you think you know what's going to happen。 I'll be reading a lot more of his books after the last one in this series。 I read the first book just because I couldn't find anything else to read。 I looked at some reviews but wasn't impressed。 But， I must say both of these books were so good！ The author has a great way of changing things up when you think you know what's going to happen。 I'll be reading a lot more of his books after the last one in this series。 。。。more
Eddie Tucker
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Once again I tried to believe that Frost Easton would arise as a believable police inspector （San Francisco PD's detective rank） but it ain't happening。 And the basis of the story （he's so bloody boy scout that he's going to be instrumental in giving a known multiple murderer a chance to go free and ruin some decent lives in the process。 Still living in Russian Hill because a cat he adopted owns the place and。。。。ah， never mind。 And seriously， don't SFPD Inspectors have desks somewhere？ Or do the Once again I tried to believe that Frost Easton would arise as a believable police inspector （San Francisco PD's detective rank） but it ain't happening。 And the basis of the story （he's so bloody boy scout that he's going to be instrumental in giving a known multiple murderer a chance to go free and ruin some decent lives in the process。 Still living in Russian Hill because a cat he adopted owns the place and。。。。ah， never mind。 And seriously， don't SFPD Inspectors have desks somewhere？ Or do they all go around and act completely independent of associations with follow cops？ 。。。more
Ken
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3。5 stars really。 （Why can't we do 1/2 star ratings Goodreads？）。 Good story， always well written from Freeman。 His books are always filled with strong cinematic moments with surprising twists。 I've already read Frost Easton #3， so I guess it will be along wait for #4。 Guess I'll give the Cab Bolton series a try while I wait。 3。5 stars really。 （Why can't we do 1/2 star ratings Goodreads？）。 Good story， always well written from Freeman。 His books are always filled with strong cinematic moments with surprising twists。 I've already read Frost Easton #3， so I guess it will be along wait for #4。 Guess I'll give the Cab Bolton series a try while I wait。 。。。more
Ali Reading
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Another great novel by Freeman， but definitely read the Night Bird first。
Michael E。 Burns
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