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The Evil Within

Dark Devon Mysteries, Book 1

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The Evil Within

By: S. M. Hardy
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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On the brink of a breakdown, two years after the death of his fiancée, Jim Hawkes quits his high-powered job in the city to rent a cottage in the Devonshire countryside seeking some well-needed rest. But Slyford St. James is far from the peaceful haven Jim was hoping for.

Almost immediately, he is plagued by strange occurrences: a combination lock that won’t open, loud noises in the attic, the figure of a little girl always just out of sight. His new village friends, Jed and Emma, are convinced Jim has found his way to the village for a reason, to solve the mystery surrounding the suspicious death of a child. But as Jim is haunted by the ghosts of his past and endangered by a real-world threat in the present, it soon becomes apparent that true evil never dies.

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very believable characters, a fast moving storyline, and excellent narration. I will definitely be listening to the next book! If ghostly, supernatural happenings are your thing, you will enjoy this story immensely!

Gripping storyline excellent narration

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I wasn't sure if i was going to enjoy this audio but after a few chapters, I was engrossed. Well narrated.

Unusual yet good

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When Jim moves to the sleepy Devon village of Slyford St James he soon begins to experience strange supernatural occurences. This is a murder mystery and ghost story and pulled me right in from the start but I felt that the second half of the story was just a bit flatand the ending was a little confusing and unsatisfying.

Great start but .........

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Loved everything about this book and can’t wait for the second book in the series, hopefully narrated by the brilliant Joe Jameson

Joe Jameson = best narrator EVER!

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Surprisingly, I enjoyed this much more than I expected, although I did find it a bit over-long and repetitive in parts.

The constant vacilating of the main character between acceptance of what's happening to him (the hauntings and the voices and visions) followed by complete denial and conviction that he's "loosing it" happens over and over again and gets really irritating after about the 15th repetition...

And don't even get me started on the 'little girl' singing which the author slips into the text from time to time... equal blame must go to the author, for overuse of the device, and the narrator for the unfortunate choice of voice for the character of the child.

Lastly, I felt it was all a bit too action packed for what it purported to be, with an incident - a haunting or a real life murder attempt - happening almost every chapter.

However, I did like the characters and it was an intriguing mystery which, although I caught on to most of the clues pretty easily, made me want to keep listening right to the end.

"The Evil Within"

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