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Machine City

A Thriller (Detective Barnes, Book 2)

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Machine City

By: Scott J. Holliday
Narrated by: J D Jackson
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In this unputdownable thriller set in the new future, a detective enters the mind of a killer to find a missing child.

To ex-detective John Barnes, the machine is a dangerous and abhorrent addiction. The criminal thoughts it embedded in his brain helped him stop a serial killer, but they left him dazed - with pounding, murderous impulses. Having turned in his badge to salvage what’s left of his psyche, Barnes must return to the darkness at the request of his former partner. A little girl has gone missing. So has Adrian Flaherty, the detective in the kidnapper’s shadow.

And only Barnes can hear the clues.

But the trail is more dizzying and more personal than he feared. The voices are revealing a secret only Flaherty could have known. They’re also telling Barnes that he doesn’t have long to live. To find the girl, he must listen closely. Because the clock is ticking…and Barnes’s mind is going fast.

©2018 Scott J. Holliday (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Technology Detective

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A twist upon a twist, a fascinating backstory and fast action, I listened to this book as fast as work and life allowed! The narration was spot on, and what a range of voices!

Very enjoyable!

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