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Jerry Pardoe and Jamila Patel hunt down a ritualistic cult inspired by Neolithic cannibals in the new chilling horror from Graham Masterton.

Det. Sgt. Jamila Patel and Det. Con. Jerry Pardoe have reluctantly acquired a reputation in the Metropolitan Police for their ability to tackle bizarre and apparently supernatural crimes. Now they have been called back together after three bodies are found in a London basement...bodies which have been taken apart, roasted and eaten.

The markings on the wall suggest this might have been done by some kind of religious cult - and as more people are kidnapped and cannibalised, Patel and Pardoe realise they are dealing with a group of devil-worshippers invoking an ancient god who has not been worshipped since the Neolithic age....

©2021 Graham Masterton (P)2021 Head of Zeus Horror Mystery Police Procedural Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Suspense
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This really should have been an excellent audiobook. Graham Masterton is on top form with a brilliant storyline with all the blood and guts you’d expect from him.

However, the narrator is appalling. Every dialect sounded exactly the same.

On top of that, she didn’t put any emphasis on any part of the story. Everything she said was totally flat and deadpan.

It was such a shame to have a great story ruined by a useless narrator. I was ready to give up on the audiobook by the end of the first chapter.

However, I persisted if only to see where the story would go. The ending left the story open so I’m hoping there maybe a follow up book, but with a new narrator.

An Excellent Storyline Ruined by Dreadful Narration

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I've said it in other reviews and I'll say it again - I am the least fussy person when it comes to narrators - as long as they can read clearly and competently. Unfortunatelt this person can't do either of those things. It reminds me of the awful creepy pasta narrators on YouTube (there are some great ones though!). The narrator is ignoring all punctuation, puts emphasis on the wrong parts of sentences so the meaning is lost, leaves pauses in the middle of sentences, and reads as though she's reading a children's book with faux excitement even though it's not warranted.
Please, please do not waste your credits unless the book is re-narrated by someone else. Gutted I wasted a precious credit on this, Graham Masterton deserves much better!!

Don't waste your credit! Not author's fault.

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Loved the story but the lady who told it had no inflection in her voice. There was an Indian or Pakistani lady in it who sounded like a Londoner. Totally spoiled it for me.

The awful story telling !

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Great story
Awful, awful narration. Very robotic and nasally. Every charter sounds the same making it hard to follow .

Good but …..

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okay I won't lie the story itself is fantastic, but I have to say this from the start and I am not at all one for being awful or nasty. The narrator is in need of a new job. accents were terrible and the whole dialogue was so monotone I couldn't make out where a action part was or a sad part. let alone a gruesome part.
definitely needs a redo just to give it it's just due performance

dear god!!!!

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