Jana Monroe

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC Audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

As for Hearts of Darkness, all I can say is wow. I absolutely loved this audiobook. Jana tells a very intimate story of what is was like to be one of the only female FBI agents in the Behavioral Science Unit and what it was like to track down serial killers, terrorists and setting sale for assignments on a moments notice. This book was as interesting as it sounds.

The grabber for me when looking into this book before receiving an ARC was, of course, that Clarice Starling (Jodi Foster) of Silence of the Lambs was based on Jana Monroe. Silence of the Lambs is arguably one of the most iconic (and absolutely awesome) movies of the early 90's. I of course loved Foster's character, and thus wanted to know more about the real Clarice.

I loved the PACE of the book- there were longer chapters and shorter chapter depending on the subject that was being discussed. It was almost like a memoir of stories (from how she got into the FBI, then the BSU, then one of major profiles, then out of the FBI) and all that in-between. Each story was told in fantastic detail, although not cumbersomely detailed, and incredibly personal.

If I were to describe this memoir in an elevator speech, I would say: Hearts of Darkness is like reading/listening to your favorite murder podcaster who has actually solved some of the murders and dived deep into the depravity that is the darkness of humankind firsthand. That being said, if you are a fellow murderino, true crime lover or memoir reader, I would 100% recommend Hearts of Darkness.

I also have to note that the audiobook was fantastic. The narration, Hillary Huber was great. I will in fact be looking into other audiobook she narrated because this narration was one of the best I've ever listened to. Audiobook readers, you know how often books read by their authors tend to be narrated more passionately, personally and sincerely....well Huber's narration for this memoir was so good that I kept forgetting that it wasn't read by the author.

I in fact have already recommended this book already, and recommend it to you too!… (mehr)