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The Essence of Evil (A Completely Gripping Crime Thriller)
- DI Dani Stephens, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lizzie Wofford
- Series: Di Dani Stephens, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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He’s your attacker.
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- Alison South
- 23-11-20
Essence of Evil
The worst book I have listened to for some time. Poorly written and the narrator was terrible.
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- James
- 20-08-20
very disappointing book
I love Rob's books but found that he created such an over the top character that needed so much by explanation that the story only got going at the very end. also most police stations have a morning and evening briefing but we lost the police and just had a madcap character. very disappointing
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- Nicks
- 04-07-20
No need to be 14hrs
I had to speed up the narration, and despite that the story seemed slow - I think if it had been 11 hrs it would have had more of a 'pace'. Just felt too drawn out for me.
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- David Keeler
- 15-05-20
Crime thriller with a great twist
I always enjoyed Rob's action adventure stories and this is certainly a very enjoyable and gripping crime story with the added feature of having the main character still recovering and dealing with the serious injury sustained in the previous book, Dark Fragments. Recommended 👍
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- Carol Wootton
- 30-10-19
THOUGHT I'D READ THE WRONG REVIEW
I don't agree with the majority of the reviews for this book. I didn't find it 'gripping' at all, in fact I found it annoyingly slow and too much detail about Dani. Her interactions with Jason were very predictable and at times I said the next line out loud. There isn't really much story about the murders at all and in my opinion this story could have been over and done in a couple of hours. Won't be listening to another Rob Sinclair story in the near future.
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- Lambeau220
- 17-03-20
I’m not sure I can continue listening....
to this drivel. I’m half through and I want to puke. It angers me that I’ve spent my hard earned money on all the titles I’ve heard recently. Somebody please help me find a fictional read with intelligent, strong, confident and interesting characters in a believable story. I can’t take another read filled with implausibility, self pity, ignorance and whining. I see all that everyday in real life.
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- Chappy58
- 02-01-20
a bit of a twist but not far fetched
The book is really intriguing. The details about the detectives recovery could have been spent instead expanding relationship between Dani and the criminology professor. ✌️😎
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- Foxy Kindle Customer
- 26-05-20
To long winded
I could not get into the plot. Never got past chapter four.sorry but did not like