Either Side of Midnight

Jack Quick, Book 2

De: Benjamin Stevenson

Narrado por: Rupert Degas

Duración: 8 h y 53 m

Resumen del Editor

"Either Side of Midnight is a gripping, gritty thriller with an ingeniously shocking premise and twists and turns you’ll never see coming!" (Liane Moriarty)

One million witnesses. One impossible murder.

An electrifying thriller with a mind-bending premise: one million viewers witness a popular TV presenter commit suicide live on air - yet his twin brother is convinced it was murder.

How can it be murder when the victim pulled the trigger?

At 9.01 p.m., TV presenter Sam Midford delivers the monologue for his popular current affairs show Mr Midnight. He seems nervous, and the crew is convinced he’s about to propose to his girlfriend live on air. Instead, he pulls out a gun and shoots himself in the head.

Sam’s grief-stricken brother, Harry, is convinced his brother was murdered. But how can that be, when one million viewers witnessed Sam pull the trigger? Only Jack Quick, a disgraced television producer in the last days of a prison sentence, is desperate enough to take Harry’s money to investigate.

But as Jack starts digging, he finds a mystery more complex than he first assumed. And if he’s not careful, he'll find out firsthand that there’s more than one way to kill someone....

Either Side of Midnight is a stand-alone novel featuring Jack Quick.

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The narrator! He was excellent!

Too many characters. Cannot keep up with them. Story is Not easy to follow. Jumps from scene to scene.

Great mystery, follows all the rules

I’m a big stickler for the rules of golden age mysteries, and this book follows them. It’s a fair mystery, not exactly a whodunnit but the story introduces a lot of questions with clever and compelling answers. Worth it.

Yet another winner by this author!

The writing feels unique and always keeps me guessing until the end, without creating ridiculous plot lines (in a good way). And the narrator is absolutely fantastic! Wouldn’t be the same without him. He manages to give a unique voice to each character and is very well matched for the author in my opinion.

A good mystery

The mystery in this book was great. Actually, that's what kept me listening because for me there was way too much introspection, hand ringing and internal narrative. I also found the staccato narration to be distracting although I know some found it perfect. When Jack started his self-flagellation I could blank out till it was over and not miss a thing. Also, the ending left me luke warm.
So, the mystery was great everything else so,so. Would I read this author again? Probably not.

Great story, great narration.

Another unique and compelling story from Benjamin Stevenson. Un-put-downable. Sufficiently complex to keep me guessing, but never tedious. Just a really solid listen.

It is no "Trust me when I lie" but a great read

Jack is a little annoying on this one. A lot of cliched-expressions. Twist-ending a little far fetched and hard to swallow, logistics wise. But fun and very relevant.

Another Phenomenal Mystery Thriller by Benjamin Stevenson!

I absolutely loved this gripping, nuanced mystery thriller by the extraordinarily talented Benjamin Stevenson. Trust me when I tell the truth: Stevenson’s flair for creating fully realized characters and setting them in a corker of a mystery is unparalleled. It was so great to be back with Jack Quick. Already hankering for more.

Great 2nd story in this series

I enjoyed this book.
I hope there is a sequel.

So glad I got introduced to this author