In Mouth to Mouth, Kimball spins a terrifying tale of retribution, set in an idyllic, sheep-dotted countryside. As Ellen Chambers’ marriage falls apart, her nephew Neil walks back into her life. Instead of the boy she knew 12 years ago, he is now a handsome young man.
Soon, he has offered to rebuild her barn in exchange for lodging. But his offer of help and friendship is part of a larger plan that will leave a trail of deception and murder in its wake. As the barn takes shape, Ellen watches her life and her world change under the spell of forces she no longer knows how to name or control.
Narrator George Guidall’s performance highlights the mounting suspense in this gripping page-turner that will haunt you long after the last sentence.
“The best suspense stories are the ones that creep up on you, breathe on your neck and jump back into the shadows when you turn around. Michael Kimball plays that game with unnerving skill in Mouth to Mouth, a psychological thriller with the scariest kind of villain–a handsome, helpful, utterly winsome sociopath with an evil agenda that his victims fail to see until it’s too late . . . Although the steel-trap plot is built for ultimate carnage, Kimball primes the mechanism with scenes of quiet beauty and subtle tension that seduce characters and readers alike on the slow, scenic route to a state of high anxiety.” — New York Times
