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The Midnight Man

A Slayton Thriller, Book 1

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Audie Awards 2022 Finalist in the Mystery Category

A thrilling new series from the number one best seller Caroline Mitchell.

I remember the day I died quite clearly.

Blackhall Manor has witnessed many dark crimes, long before five teenage girls break in to play the Midnight Game. It was supposed to be a game, but only four girls come home.

Detective Sarah Noble has just returned to the force, and no one knows more about Blackhall Manor than her. Except perhaps Elliott Carter, who is only seven but has seen things in his dreams most adults could never imagine.

It's a case that will bring them together and shake Sarah to her core. Will she be ready to meet the Midnight Man?

A gripping and twisty thriller, perfect for fans of C. J. Tudor, Cara Hunter and Alex Nort.

©2021 Caroline Mitchell (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Thriller Paranormal Fiction Exciting Game Suspense
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I do love a spooky story and this is a brilliant one. Picture the scene - it's Halloween in a town called Slayton and 5 teenage girls go to a spooky old house where a father murdered his own family, and play a game where they invite The Midnight Man in. What could possibly go wrong!! Well, only 4 girls return home!

This is the perfect book to listen to on Audible. The production is first class and the sound effects at the beginning are so creepy that the hairs on the back of my neck were standing up even before the narration began! The book hooked me in right from the start and I was so engrossed I forgot to make dinner until my OH gave me a nudge! It is a cracking thriller which is paced just right and is full of twists and turns. I had several theories about who the Midnight Man was, but every one of them was wrong! The protagonist, DC Sarah Noble had an amazing backstory and as this is Book 1 of the Slayton series I hope we see more of her in future books..

The two narrators were superb. Emma Gregory, whb narrated most of the book was amazing and managed all the different voices with ease, and Elliott Fitzpatrick was deliciously creepy! A perfect audiobook :-)

Perfect Halloween Listen

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I enjoyed this story despite some graphic detail of abuse which can be really triggering. I didn’t like voice of 1 of the narrators, personal preference but I found listening to that voice describing abuse hard to stomach at times. But I enjoyed it enough to download the next book in the series in the hopes that it’s not as graphic as this one in places.

Enjoyable

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I'm a MASSIVE Caroline Mitchell fan and grab her books as soon as they are released. Unfortunately, this one fell short of her other Detective serieses but as it went along I did get more invested and wanted to listen to the end.
The narration was strange and in parts felt like an adult reading a supposedly spooky bed time story to a child and I wasn't a fan of the sound effects or musical interludes.
I've rated it 4 stars as it was a good concept and I may go on to listen to book 2 but I won't rush out to buy it

NOT CAROLINES USUAL STANDARD

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My first read/listen to a Caroline Mitchell book and overall I found it very enjoyable. I usually put the audiobook on to go to bed and with the few added sound effects it was really quite creepy in places. I’m looking forward to the next instalment!

Really quite creepy!

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I am looking for a real chiller and haven't found one yet. I read the reviews which were glowing and said how scary the story was; I listened to the whole novel waiting for the shivers and didn't have any.

the search goes on

Pretty pedestrian novel

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