Creatures of Appetite

De: Todd Travis

Narrado por: Bill Murray

They call it The Heartland Child Murders. Everyone else calls it a nightmare. Locked doors don't stop him. He leaves no trace behind. He only takes little girls. His nickname: The Iceman.

A deranged serial killer roams wintry rural Nebraska with a demented purpose no one can fathom. Special Agent Emma Kane, a former DC cop and damaged goods now with the FBI, is assigned to babysit burnt-out profiler Jacob Thorne, once the best in the business but now said to have lost his edge, as they both fly to Nebraska to catch this maniac. Thorne is erratic, abrasive and unpredictably brilliant, but what he and Kane find in the heartland is much more than anyone bargained for, especially when the Iceman challenges them personally. The clock is ticking and a little girl's life is on the line. And maybe even more with that, once they find out what he's really up to.

©2013 Todd Travis (P)2014 Cherry Hill Publishing, LLC

Meh

this book had some problems, the main one being the narrator. it's not Bill Murray the actor, this guy sounds a bit like Casey Casem for those of you who remember him. while the storyline was sometimes interesting and there were some decent twists, the action sequences went by too quickly, were read in a stilted manner and the rest of the story was peppered with bad jokes and awful dialogue. I'm someone who often listens to my audibooks over and over, I doubt I'll listen to this one again. this book needed a decent editor and a better writer.

Nice twist at the end

Love how the author sticks to the story without being overly wordy. Doesn't waste time.

Good, Not Great

Talented but cranky and arrogant profiler forced to retire from FBI is asked back to deal with serial killer called The Iceman and with a new partner. He really is unlikeable and always right. His behavior is unbelievable and doesn't ring true. The mystery is okay (makes the book worthy of three stars), but involves kids being murdered which I don't like, so I knocked story down to two stars.

Narrator is fine. Not sure if I would buy this author again.

Slick Thriller!

Anytime a review says the ending will keep you guessing is a good read. This was no exception with intriguing characters, vivid scenery and expert narration. A spellbinding and driving thriller that desperately needs a follow up to the ending.

SURPRISE

Ok, I must say this was a B I G surprise!! Firstly, I can't believe I am giving this book a 5 star rating as the content of the story was totally gross....I meAn I'm not sure anything that deals with children would be considered a good read and this went waaaayyyyyy beyond that. Then the lead male character is totally repulsive....he's arrogant and mean tempered...and just unlikable. Then the amount of profanity is off the roof....and I'm not a prude but it was quite excessive. I thought the narrator did a good job distinguishing the different characters. However and I must repeat this, the content was disturbing in so many ways......but I could not stop listening to it. It sucked me in and I just had to "know what happened"....then you think you got your surprise, but nope.....the surprise is still there just waiting to pounce on you....and it does.just that. It pounces!!

I've listened to the story multiple times

Thorne is a quiet badass but I won't give any specifics since that would ruin the story for you. I loved what a strong character his female partner, Kane, was. She was determined, smart and capable. The suspense story was solid and the narrator did an excellent job.

Disturbing mystery, but not as good as it could've been

The main story here is solid enough, it sets up a very disturbing mystery for the protagonists to work through. But it didn't work overall for me, for a few reasons. The big ones are that the de facto main protagonist (Thorne) is both just too unpleasant to be invested in, and is extremely good at solving these cases, but in ways where the story just has him be good rather than giving you the information you'd need to have the same insights. Maybe he gets more relatable as the series moves on, but I wasn't especially on board with him here.

Also, these types of stories always make a gamble when they wind things together at the end to reveal everything about the killer and their plans, and this book kind of lost it for me there. It just didn't feel like everything wound up making sense outside of being an intentionally surprising plot point.

The narration didn't work so well for me either. I got used to it eventually, but the reader had a more formal style as if they were reading a script, rather than the more naturalistic style I'm used to. None of this was enough to make the book *bad*, it still had a creepy enough mystery to keep me engaged. It just dragged it down to a middle-of-the-road review, rather than a stronger recommend.

OH MY GOODNESS

The writing is fast paced once you get started. The end has more twists than a goat's mountain pass. Don't want to give anything else away! Will definitely read again!!!

Great book!

LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I have also read Trophies the second book and loved that one just as much! I hope there is more to come!!

This book will keep you engaged!

This book will keep you engaged! Wonderful narration, great characters, and a storyline that will keep you guessing to the end on who done it!!