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Black Heart
- Detective Dan Riley, Book 1
- Narrated by: James Lailey
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
When Nigel Baxter, a middle-aged married banker with an unremarkable past, is found dead in the bath of a plush hotel suite, his wrists slit, it looks as if he's taken his own life. At first. But when Detective Inspector Daniel Riley is assigned to the case, he soon realises all isn't as it first appears to be. When a postmortem shows Baxter was poisoned, Riley suspects foul play. And then there's the odd addition of a teddy bear left at the crime scene....
Struggling to come to terms with the loss of his fiancée, Rachel, in a freak motorcycle accident and the baby she was carrying inside her, Riley throws himself into the case in a bid to distract himself from his grief. And his infamous intuition is telling him something is off, really off on this one. With the help of his dedicated team, Riley begins to delve into Baxter's life and soon realises that the amenable family man has been indulging in the 'services' of some dubious websites, ones where young women hook up with older men in return for 'favours', and there's one woman in particular he'd like to speak to. A woman calling herself Goldilocks....
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- Smurph
- 21-05-21
Enjoyable read
Still reeling from the death of his girlfriend and the death of their unborn child, Detective Dan Riley is on the trail of a suspected serial killer.
A body of a man found at a hotel is first thought to be a tragic suicide. But Riley suspects there is more to this case than meets the eye, when the postmortem and pathology report confirm inconsistencies with a suicide and the victim was in fact poisoned, now Dan has a murder inquiry on his hands.
I really enjoyed the story of Dan's hunt to find a dangerous killer, and felt the story was well paced and engaging. The insight to the killers internal dialogue was at times dark and disturbing but well written, The balance of Dan's investigation and pressure to find the killer as the body count starts to rise, and also his quest to put the ghost of his past behind him kept me hooked on the story. James Lailey's narration was perfect, and gave Dan's character a very relatable feel.
I would definitely recommend Black Heart as one of the best detective novels I've listened to.
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- JG
- 07-09-18
well written
This book was very well written, for it tackled a lot of issues within our society today. it was also strange for me knowing whose the murder at the beginning of the book. However I enjoyed listening to the story it was very gripping. The narrator was very good, he made the characters more believable. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
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- Kerry Bark
- 10-07-20
Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook
Hadn't heard of the author before audible recommended this one. Going to get the next one now
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- Judy Lovelock
- 21-08-19
Great
Very Good storyline, was a bit slow in places, but had a lot of suspence and twist that came together with such high hopes for all.
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- Mrs Natasha Hickling
- 03-10-18
Great lead character!
Great book, took a bit too long to finish, but overall I found the story gripping.
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- MACK BLACK
- 13-10-22
Brilliant Story.
Although I found the main character to be lacking in personality the story was so good I could put this book down.
On several occasions I was on the edge of my seat. Brilliant!
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- Barbara Price
- 28-08-22
love it
enjoyed the story it was well written and good narrative
looking forward to next book
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- John Pugh
- 08-09-22
brilliant
couldn't stop listening, narrators voice was brilliant too matched the story really well ... looking forward too book 2
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- Amanda S
- 03-10-22
Brilliant
Love these stories and the narrator reads them perfectly, has me hooked from beginning to end. Totally Recommend them.
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- Rebecca Ellis
- 11-11-22
brilliant
loved it. Great story. Well written and well read. Big thumbs up from me.
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