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  • Ice Cold Malice

  • A Black Beacons Murder Mystery (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller, Book 3)
  • By: Rhys Dylan
  • Narrated by: Tobias Weatherburn
  • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)

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Ice Cold Malice

By: Rhys Dylan
Narrated by: Tobias Weatherburn
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Summary

Revenge is a dish best served...ice cold.

While beach combing on MOD property, two young boys stumble across a reeking mound of tangled kelp. But it isn’t the seaweed that stinks. It’s the decomposing corpse beneath it.

Called in to investigate, DCI Evan Warlow’s team are faced with finding out how and why the body of a struck-off doctor ended up on a lonely beach within sight of Laugharne’s famous boathouse.

But this is no innocent victim. This is a man with more enemies than friends. A fact that muddies the waters no end as Warlow unearths more and more of the dead man’s sordid history. Not to mention a long line of suspects.

With a killer in their midst hell-bent on achieving a deadly goal and determined to let nothing and no one stand in their way, the team need to be on their guard.

Unless they want to end up as victims, too.

Ice Cold Malice is the third book in the DCI Evan Warlow series of Black Beacons thrillers by Rhys Dylan. Set in the heart of wild Wales, this dark murder mystery tinged with wry humor and populated by true-to-life characters will keep you guessing. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, JD Kirk. JM Dalgliesh, TG Reid, and Simon McCleave. Celtic noir with a spattering of dark humor.

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Excellent

Really enjoyed this one. Exciting story which is very well read. Will buy the next in the series.

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Excellent story as always in this series

I have been waiting for this book after reading the other two. It didn't disappoint. Gripping story and great characters. Can't wait for the next one!

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Perfectly balanced and measured

This book brought a perfect balance between detective work, character relations between squad members and enough humour to make it human.

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Fantastic series

I love the new Warlow stories. The plots are gripping and the personal lives of the characters intriguing. Really well narrated too. Have listened to 3 on the trot and looking forward to the next one.

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Amazingly gripping listen cannot fault this audiobook.

The author has created a detective with a rich balance of strengths and weaknesses with a good team. The storyline in this book is absolutely gripping with a great balance of tension and humour, setbacks and breakthroughs. Have listened to books one and two, which were enjoyed very much but this book came with a change of narrator who made what was already good something superb. All the available books in the series are now in my wish list and please please Audible hurry up with adding all the remaining books and future books to your collection. I give this book, and the whole series of books an extra star for what drew me to this author in the first place, I live near the Pembrokeshire Carmarthenshire border, know the places mentioned and can see them as the story unfolds.

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What a difference a narrator makes

I got hooked on this series of books and I was really enjoying the storytelling as well. However, for some reason for this (book 3) and the following title, there is a different narrator and he is not nearly as enthralling as the previous one. So I'm still listening to the series, but disappointed by the change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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Continuity of previous books

Most enjoyable read listening to events in Wales that I know. Good story line for and characters

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Best so far

Well I loved this one, I personally think it's the best book so far. I loved both the previous books too but this one caught my attention fully and would not let go until it ended (far too soon), great narration and great story. I totally recommend.
Book four please.

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Great character development & story with a twist

Love the blossoming friendship with all the main characters & the descriptions of the places in wales. Some stark, some enchanting !

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average jog a long story

quite liked continuity of characters background stories and relationships. easy to listen to and not over complicated. I imagine most people will work out "who done it " before the reveal but it doesn't spoil the story. I wouldn't say it was the most exciting or interesting book i've listened to but I will continue to follow Evans cases.
I would just say the narrator is pretty good but I dislike the heavy accent he uses for Jess - it makes her sound very hard and a bit butch. he does get Molly right tho.

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