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Tom Lennon
About this listen
Joe Mac was a legendary homicide detective until his vision was lost in the line of duty and he was forced into retirement. Now he lives a life of darkness, his only friend being a huge Raven that Joe Mac names "Poe." But when Joe Mac's grandson is murdered by an unknown killer, Joe emerges from his self-imposed solitude to resurrect the skills of the detective he once was. And, although he is blind, Joe Mac begins to hunt down his tiny grandson's murderer.
Led in some dark way by Poe, Joe Mac relentlessly tracks a force that literally owns the darkness, uses the darkness, and belongs to the darkness. For the force he is tracking has fed upon this world for thousands of years, and has never known defeat. It kills like demons, disappears like ghosts, and leaves nothing alive. But Joe Mac is determined to follow this road to Hell no matter the cost. He will find whoever it was that so mercilessly killed his young grandson, and he will deliver justice ... even if it costs him his life.
Fearlessly following the clues, he tracks the murderers of his grandson into the deepest, most dangerous heart of ancient nightmares. And with each haunting step into that darkness, Joe Mac realizes that he has somehow challenged a power that has destroyed nations and conquered continents. And the death they have delivered to the Earth reaches back to the beginning of the world. It is a battle that will take Joe Mac to the edge of sanity and beyond.
©2018 James Byron Huggins (P)2018 WildBlue PressListeners also enjoyed...
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Norma Miles
- 30-09-18
Stupidity looks exactly like courage to a fool.
After being blinded several years before, legendary homicide detective, Joe Mac, retired, sold his house and went to live in a converted garage attached to his daughter's house. Then his grandson became the most recent victim of the Hangman, a mysterious serial killer who, for several years, had been murdering men, women and children, leaving their broken bodies hanging in a noose. No clues were left, no connections between the victims had been found, the teams of police and FBI agents were at a loss. So Joe rejoins the police again and, teamed with a young rookie detective, Jodi, joins the hunt.
There is a lot to applaud about this book, not least the fact that the main protagonist is blind yet, with other senses slightly enhanced and his own innate abilities to stay calm and listen, is still as able as his sighted companions in action. The characterisation is good, too, especially that of Jodi's change and development as the story progresses, with conversations which seemed plausible, inherently realistic, given the nature of the speakers. And then there is Poe, a raven, for this reader by far the most fascinating aspect of the book.
So much good going for it: even the basic premise is exciting. Only for the author apparently being unable to decide if this were a thriller or an horror story and repeating descriptions several times over of gruesome unpleasantnesses of Ancient Druids and other religious sects in the past. It became tedious rather than adding to the excitement. As the book progressed, too, this reader had to wonder at the essential silliness and lack of ability of people said to be so intelligent, all powerful and wealthy that they had survived triumphant for millennia. Mmm, not much sign of that. Even the 'main man' and the one who had been leaking information, was all too easy to determine, sadly. And who, alone and with their almost dying breath and despite being too weak to move, decides not to shoot a perpetrator but instead take them in to face justice and a trial? Rubbish, simply prolonging the word count (like the repetitions previously).
Much of this negative impact is mitigated by Tom Lennon's excellent narration, his performance helping to make even the ridiculous seem plausible. Every character, male or female, is appropriately and individually voiced, the pace reflects the text and his reading is well intoned as well as clearly articulated and pleasant to hear. He carries the listener with him through the visceral excitements and confrontations to the very end.
I was fortunate in being freely gifted a complimentary copy of Dark Visions by the rights holder, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. Thank you. I so wanted to like this book, and did, initially, with it's innovative ideas and excellent cast list. But the heavy handed prolongation and attempts to further install a sense of horror by pointless repetitions ruined it for me and I finished only because of the fine narration. And wanting to know what happened to Poe. Such a pity. Would I recommend it? I honestly don't know.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- J Smith
- 24-11-21
“Stupidity looks exactly like courage to a fool”
A really good listen and a great story.
I did prefer the first part of the story which was more serial kill biased which had a really dark and intelligent aura around it, but it tapered off a bit and went in a different direction.
Overall, it was still a great listen though and I’d happily listen to more in the future!
Well narrated too with some great character voices.
This is my honest opinion on a free review copy.
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