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Killing the Beasts
- DI Spicer, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dean Williamson
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
The Commonwealth Games have come to Manchester and the city is buzzing. Caught in the commercial feeding frenzy is Tom Benwell, an advertising executive. But the pressure is getting to Tom - too many deals to make and too many lies to tell. Meanwhile, his friend DI Jon Spicer is on the fast track, showing a love for the job that borders on obsession.
Then, in the aftermath of the Games, a string of brutal murders shatters the city's newfound spirit. Spicer gets the case. Each victim has been murdered in the same grotesque manner, yet the lack of motive leaves the police utterly baffled. With the race on, both men find themselves caught up in a nightmare where the most innocent action can cost the highest price.
Critic reviews
"Pacy, gripping and original storytelling." (Yorkshire Post)
"The story’s dramatic events are drawn out, gradually building to a page-turning, heart-stopping – and totally unexpected – ending." (The Book Place)
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- Anonymous User
- 27-05-24
The Beasts
The book was very well read. The story was strong and tense. I will look for the author and the reader when choosing another audio book.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-24
Intelligent Thriller
The narrator was excellent and was cunningly part of the movement needed for the twisting narrative. A well written and absorbing book.
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- Penni Pitstop
- 21-05-24
An intriguing criss cross story, spoilt by...
endless, unnecessary descriptions of the one subject. The story plot was very clever but I felt the Narrator's lack of tempo and pace made it a confusing listen. For me, the regular references to spiders spoilt it, so I had to spin the story on every time, missing parts of it.
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- EssexSue
- 18-05-21
original and clever!
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the narration which came under fire in previous reviews.
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- Debbie Walton
- 01-06-24
The editing and narration
It’s a good storyline and I actually think the narrator is the right fit, however I am not sure if the editing is wrong or the way the story has been written in the book. This is what makes the story confusing at times as it jumps from paragraph to paragraph, with a completely different part of the story. Plus there are so many editing issues. I. E. The first victim lives in a house, then later it’s described as her flat? I have listened to a few books recently with many different authors, all of which have obvious editing issues. Though with the audible originals offers it has broadened my range of new authors on my favourite topic Crime and police procedurals.
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- Louise
- 14-08-22
Almost brilliant
Excellent story line - tainted by monotone narration and lack of gaps between chapters - this made it very confusing at time
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- Terry Oswin
- 31-05-24
Not what I expected
Too much about Tom’s life story rather than a detective investigating a crime. Very disappointed
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- C watson
- 20-05-24
Great book
Great book. Twists and turns everywhere … poor narration, had to speed him up to 1.2 to be able to bear his monotone. Didn’t leave enough of a gap between character storylines so could be quite confusing.
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- clare stewart
- 17-05-20
Ridiculous plot
I won’t be listening to the end of this as the plot became absolutely ridiculous!!
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- mandy jones
- 18-07-20
disappointing story and narration.Too predictable
I didn't enjoy the narration of this, he was too hesitant and the story didn't seem to flow like it should
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