Willow Down

De: M. Gamble

Narrado por: Ryan Desrosiers

M. Gamble, an international best-selling and award-winning author, is proud to present Willow Down.

How is a murdered man able to return from the dead and kill off more of his own colleagues? Mitch Perry, NYPD homicide detective, faces his ultimate challenge as he criss-crosses New York City hunting down the individual capable of such a horrific feat.

Join along as the author uses story, original art, and poetry to convey an ever twisting plotline. Get set to let your mind wander and then ponder through life's odd subtleties as you trek through the financial and meat packing districts. Enjoy a cocktail at the Pink Camel and spend some time with eccentric characters like Tommy LoveBottom. Then, jet off to Oahu to recalibrate your soul's settings before returning to New York City to complete the task at hand - solving a triple homicide.

Using New York and Hawaii as backdrops for the crime of the century, Willow Down is a suspenseful, quirky, psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

©2017 Mark Gamble (P)2019 Mark Gamble

Contemplative Detective with Poetry & Art

I am still not sure what to think about this book. I love mysteries and detective fiction. The idea of having poetry and art with the book sounded intriguing... but I'm not sure it all quite fit together.
I enjoyed the book overall. I liked the "villain" of the book best, and enjoyed the author's descriptions of how he carried out the murders and his motivation. The villain and his actions were the most interesting and compelling portions of the book. The detective was a nice man who was a bit bland but enjoyable.
The author does not use dialog to further the story, but instead relies on "he told me that..." and other elliptical means of communicating new information. Because of this lack of direct interaction, everything occurs in first person in the detective's mind (and in third person in the murderer's actions). Personally, I prefer finding things out in dialog, but the detective is a contemplative person, hence the poetry and meditations on various spiritual topics. I'm sure that musing about the soul and its presence or absence is appropriate after several murders... but it didn't quite fit together for me.
I received this audiobook for free with the stipulation that I write a review for it. (Except that my promo code didn't work so I paid for it anyway!).

A solid Detective/Killer Audiobook

This was interesting. It held my attention from beginning to end. The bad guy in this one is definitely an interesting character. And the thing with the parents... oh my god. Unbelievable. I'm pretty sure this was given to me as an ARC (Thanks!!!). I definitely plan on checking out more from Gamble. And the narrator was beyond excellent, IMO. Sign me up for more!!!

Kept my interest from start to finish.

I was given a copy of this audiobook at my request and am voluntarily leaving this review. 

I liked how the story flowed. It was a bit confusing at times because of the poetry, but overall, the story captured my interest and imagination throughout.

The narrator enunciated the words clearly, and his voice was easy to listen to.

OK

Willow Down. . An OK read.
The story didn't grip me, but it was easy to finish it.
The murder mystery was not believable to me. A light read.
Narration is good, it is clear and concise.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this review.

Totally gripping.

I was given a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. And, it was amazing!! A totally tripping read start to finish. It took a second for me to dive deep, but once I got in, I couldn't get out until I was done. Part police procedural in some ways, and a murder mystery to boot, it meshed well together. RYAN's narration was fabulous and utterly gripping too. I also picked up the ebook to read when I couldn't listen, and it was as good as the audio. They both lended well together. Thanks Yan and Mark for letting me read this gem. I can't wait to see more.