Crack

De: D E McCluskey

Narrado por: Tim Welch

Addiction is an affliction.

As you crave you endure sweats, irritations, sleepless nights. Your life suffers, your job suffers.... Your family suffers.

But you need it. You have to have your fix.

Joe O'Hara is having a bad morning, and it's just about to get worse.

A random road traffic accident sends him on the path to addiction. Crack is the only thing that can give him any relief from his living hell - but it's a far cry from the crack you might think it is.

Crack is a psychological horror from D E McCluskey, author of The Twelve.

©2016 David McCluskey (P)2020 David McCluskey

Great story, iffy narration

The story was outstanding! A true page turner if you will. However, the narrator was really hard to like. I even heard background noise of someone saying “be here about an hour..” I truly did love the story, not sure about the ending, but would LOVE to see a sequel to this come out!!

Not what you would expect!!

This book could easily be described in ultimately one word: shocking. I found this book to be very gruesome and disturbing. If you’re the type of reader who enjoys sitting on the edge of your seat, this book is for you. This could be seen as an uncomfortable book to get through, but the unpredictable and twisted concepts of horror keep you that more intrigued. Since the book could be very graphic, I feel the narrator Tim Welch did a great job in remaining clear and easy to understand. He put emphasis on certain words, like CRACK throughout the read which reeled me in even more. The delivery from Tim Welch ultimately added to the type of suspense the author conveys throughout the storyline.

Intense and wild

Crack by D.E. McCluskey
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This is a very different psychological horror story. My brain is still trying to figure out my final thoughts on this book!
Poor Joe is in a traumatic car accident where he ends up killing another person on a motorcycle. Now he’s got serious PTSD from what occurred. Life changes dramatically for Joe after this accident and he has the need to act on horrific new impulses just to be able to make the nightmares go away.
This is a very well written and darkly entertaining story. I definitely enjoyed it and would recommend it, because I think everyone should experience it! It’s one of those stories that will stick with you!
*CRACK*
I listened to the audio and the narrator did an excellent job! I think the audio is the way to go with this book!!

awesome

this book brings a whole new meaning of crack with a immersive story Into a man's downward spiral with plenty of what the hell moments along the way it's disturbing and intriguing with well developed characters and not over the top bloody so there is plenty of story there too

Check out this guy's CRACK

I received a code for this book in exchange for an honest review.

I usually don't prefer doing so, but when I saw this book's premise, I figured I'd take the risk. I'm glad I did, because from D E McCluskey’s opening words, I knew his CRACK would be a fun ride once I got inside it.

The more I sink myself into the “seedier” genres of horror, the more I find the fun in it. If I had to label this type of story, I’d put it firmly in the late-80s/early-90s exploitation B-movie category, but this one has a lot less of the sexual component than you’d expect. Yes, it’s exploitative and all the violence is directed at women, but it’s done so with a smirk and a wink at the camera. Add to that a bucket of blood and gore, and you’ve got yourself a fun little experience.

As for the nitty-gritty: The concept of the story is one I’ve not seen before. The killer’s addiction to a sound is not only unique, but it leads the reader to also wince every time the sound comes back into the narrative. And it’s such a simple one, too. CRACK. The CRACK brought on by an unfortunate (in many more ways than one) accident. The CRACK of the killer’s sanity. The CRACK it leaves in multiple families.
I love it.

The narration did take some time for me to get used to, however. I’m not saying it’s bad, it isn’t bad. It’s just not the timbre and cadence I’m used to. Tim Welch hits every sentence hard, and each CRACK is rattling. It’s the type of narration you’d want for a story like this, and it was just an issue of me not being used to his style that started me on an uneasy footing.

At 9 hours, CRACK is a long enough listen that you’ll get your fill of blood and violence, but it doesn’t overstay its welcome. But, it’s also short enough that I won’t feel bad coming back to it between larger works.

You should check out D E McCluskey’s CRACK. (let your mind figure out what I mean by that)