Deity
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Deity
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Narrated by:
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Gareth Armstrong
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By:
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Steven Dunne
About this listen
A brilliant new serial killer thriller from a hugely talented British author to rival the best from Mark Billingham, Peter James and Peter Robinson. When four Derby College students are reported missing, few in Derby CID, least of all DI Damen Brook, pay much attention. But then a film on the internet is discovered purporting to show the students committing mass suicide. If it's real, why did they kill themselves when they had such bright futures ahead of them? If the suicides are faked, why the set up and where are the students? And if they're dead and have been murdered, who on earth could have planned such a bizarre and tragic end to their promising lives? Combining intricate forensics with meticulous detection and the warped psychology of a psychopath, Deity is a serial killer thriller of the highest order to rival the very best of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Peter Robinson.
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I might recommend it as holiday reading, the story is quite entertaining.Would you be willing to try another book from Steven Dunne? Why or why not?
I might, because the idea behind the story is quite interesting and original.What about Gareth Armstrong’s performance did you like?
He does a good job.Did Deity inspire you to do anything?
No, and I don't think it was meant to.Interesting premise, a bit long-winded
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attention grabbing
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There's also some very weird opinion stuff in this book - some of it makes sense for the viewpoints of the characters but so many characters have the same beliefs I feel uncomfortably like it might be more the voice of the author, not the characters. The amount of homophobic slurs in this book made me think it was set in the 1970s, not the present day. There's also a lot of uncomfortable references to sexual abuse and assault. Personally the part that bothered me most was the judgemental way the characters spoke about suicide, and how spiteful the main character was on this subject, it was very closed-minded and more about shaming the suicidal person than addressing the pain of the situation that drove them there. It made me frustrated and upset - as someone who has lost people to suicide. Again, it seemed like an attitude out of the 50s/60s.
In summary, this is an interesting mystery with a not entirely satisfactory conclusion. It tries about two twists too many in the last five minutes, but despite its flaws I did care about the characters and I wanted them to survive and succeed. I think a lot of that is down to an excellent performance by the reader, handling a multitude of voices and accents without ever taking me out of the story.
Engaging But Bewildering
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Marvellous
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But things start to happen when they film their disappearance on a website called Deity and the clock keeps ticking to the next event for the police its gripping and sad and disturbing all in all a fantastic story.
Deity
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