Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Evil Beyond Belief

By: Wensley Clarkson
Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £29.99

Buy Now for £29.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

This is the shocking story of a doctor who was addicted to murder: a man who wickedly abused the trust of his patients with horrifying results.

He was a pillar of the community: attentive, kind, never too busy to chat. Yet behind this charming facade lay the world's most prolific serial killer, with at least 200 victims. Small, bespectacled Dr Shipman was making house calls - and then committing murder with bloodcurdling expertise and professionalism. He saw himself as playing God.

This sensational book looks behind the man and reveals how, throughout his 25-year campaign of evil, Shipman continued to be a doting husband and father, trusted and adored by the majority of his patients. Evil Beyond Belief looks at how he was able to get away with murder for so long and - most important of all - why he was driven by a twisted, insatiable lust for death. It also looks at the events leading up to Shipman's suicide and examines the effect that this dramatic event had on the families of his numerous victims.

©2019 Wensley Clarkson (P)2019 Bonnier Books Ltd
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Twelve from Hell cover art
Fred & Rose cover art
Wicked Beyond Belief cover art
Harold Shipman cover art
Manhunt cover art
I'm the Yorkshire Ripper cover art
The Babes in the Woods Murders cover art
Angels of Death cover art
Rose West cover art
Babes in the Wood cover art
My Girl cover art
The Sleep of Reason cover art
The Murders at White House Farm cover art
The Search for the Green River Killer cover art
Murder by the Sea cover art
To Hunt a Killer cover art

What listeners say about Evil Beyond Belief

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    408
  • 4 Stars
    195
  • 3 Stars
    70
  • 2 Stars
    22
  • 1 Stars
    12
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    390
  • 4 Stars
    150
  • 3 Stars
    65
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    9
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    375
  • 4 Stars
    155
  • 3 Stars
    63
  • 2 Stars
    19
  • 1 Stars
    14

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

...Meh? A decent but dry account of the case.

The last few chapters started to repeat almost verbatim information that had already been discussed in earlier chapters. There was a lot more speculation than I would have liked about the relationship he had with his mother (but I suppose it can't be helped with how little information Fred volunteered himself). Overall, an okay book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Looks like Shipman’s not the only one with issues about women

Women are routinely described by their weight for no narrative purpose, elderly women are described as “spinsters”.

Oddly Americanised in some places with references to “soda” and “soccer”. Narrator sounds like he is recovering from a cold.

On a less nit picky note: the story is twice as long as it should have been. The first half is a chronological telling of the murders, we then relive all the murders again as they go through the court proceedings.

It gets three stars because I came away feeling more informed about the topic - but that’s it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Chilling

What a chilling story, well written and narrated in this instance. The truly horrific murders committed by Dr Shipman are shocking in the numbers, and the relative easy at which he was able to get away with them for so long. Living at the time Shipman practised in Todmorden, it sends a shiver down my spine to remember my dad saying what a good GP Shipman was. Fortunately, my father survive the encounter, many, many victims were not so lucky.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very Thorough

Well written and researched, and truly compelling. This true crime story flowed beautifullly. The author really draws you into the case. This is the 2nd time I have listened to the narrator. Karl jenkinson is flawless. This book was an INCLUDE item, which is awesome. But It also would have been worth paying for.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Listen.

this was excellent to listen to particularly due to the narrator.

I'd highly recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Had to listen at 2x speed

Very slow narration, I often listen to books at 1.2 or so. But found I had to crank this up to 2.0!

The story is ok and overall I think it brought to life what a monster Shipman was. I felt at times however it strayed into fiction with how shipman felt during the killings (which we’ll never know).

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

In two minds

Regretted starting this but as there appeared to be a lot of supposition about motives from a psychological perspective. The style of the book meant that it was unclear if these were based on evidence or just guesswork. However, felt I had to listen to the end out of respect for the victims. Very sobering and the coverage of the trial was new to me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good book. Detailed and very interesting

An excellent book. Lots of insight into this case. Well narrated. Would recommend to all.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

12 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

fascinating read.

informative and insightful well worth a listen esp. true crime fans and serial killer fans

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

An evil, calculated murderer and chilling read.

Easily finished this book.
What a chilling read, how somebody can be cold and calous.

if you are I terested in serial killers and docu books, then this is for you.

very good read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful