The Door Must Remain Open When two boys disappear from her hometown, Daphne Gauge sees eerie parallels to her brother's disappearance 30 years earlier. What her husband dismisses as graffiti, Daphne fears are symbols harkening to an ancient Norse god. Digging more deeply, she uncovers evidence of the town's belief that sacrifice endows wealth and power. Is this more than a bloodthirsty urban myth? When no one believes her, she considers giving in to the F.B.I.'s request that someone in Daphne's family go on record about what happened in 1988. If she grants an interview, Daphne must confess dark secrets that strike close to home and just might unmask the killer from back then... and now.
Jane Oppenheimer's challenge in narrating this audiobook is to capture emotions that range from utter frustration to seething anger. All those feelings fuel protagonist Daphne Gauge, who frantically seeks the truth about what happened to missing boys from her hometown. As the story unfolds and Daphne deals with her past and present, Oppenheimer shifts between vengeful bullies and recounting Daphne
