Dark Pattern

The Naturalist, Book 4

De: Andrew Mayne

Narrado por: Will Damron

Dr. Theo Cray is on the hunt for a killer nurse, and redemption, in a mind-bending psychological thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist.

Dr. Theo Cray has a legendary mathematical knack for catching serial killers. Until his exposure to a mind-altering pathogen knocks him off his game. It has upended an investigation, destroyed his reputation, and left him to question his own sanity. One person still trusts him to finish the job. His former professor Amanda Paulson is helping point Cray down a logical path to his prey: a nomadic health-care worker whose murder spree stretches back decades and whose victims number in the hundreds.

Never more desperate to save innocent lives, and to save himself, Cray follows each new lead around the world. But with his own grip on reality slipping away, Cray knows that to follow the pattern of an elusive killer, he must also confront his own dark side. In those dangerous shadows, he can find what he’s hunting. For Cray, venturing into a world without reason is going to be the most frightening journey of his life.

©2019 Andrew Mayne (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Another great book by Andrew Mayne!

I only wish these books were longer. Outstanding! Loved the epilogue. Looking forward to the next book!

Surprisingly compelling

When I started this series, it was because the premise sounded interesting and I like science stuff. And I like the analyses and thought processes. What I didn’t expect was how compelling this character Theo Cray would be nor how gripping the stories would unfold. Be warned that this has some hard stuff—possibly not for the faint of heart. If you’re looking for Lord Peter Wimsey, look elsewhere. But if you enjoy psychological thrillers, here is an excellent series.

Excellent performance by Will Damron!

Dr. Theo Cray finds himself on everyone's hit list. He's managed to ostracized from people he's counted on to the people he most cares about. In search of a killer who is murdering patients, Theo loses himself as his obsession takes over.
There are a number of twists and near misses, but nothing will deter him on his mission to catch this killer of the innocent. I found this book to stretch credibility, but I just rolled with it. I do enjoy this nutty professor and his exploits.
Again, I highly recommend the Audible companion performed by the very versatile Will Damron.

good listen but not his best

good on the front end but got too murky in the middle. I thought the ending was very anticlimactic and very obviously led into his next book.

Powerful Story but went in a Way I didn't care for

I loved book one and two in this series. I don't remember reading book three, and then I bought this one last night. Listened straight through. It's pretty well done, but it is so very dark I struggle to say I like it.I wonder if Theo is going to develop the disease he was exposed to in the last book?

Overall, if you are reading the series, don't skip this one. I hope it's back too happier ending.

3.5 Stars

Theo Cray is a serial killer hunter. He is also a computational biologist who identifies patterns and then uses those patterns to deduce specific information that leads him to the killer(s). Theo may have hints of being on the autism spectrum including pattern recognition and obsessive focus. The narrator does an excellent job of being engaged throughout the entire book and his no nonsense voice stayed strong and clear. This is book 4 in the series and good news is you don't have to read the first 3 to jump into this book.

I really loved the 1st book, then the 2nd book became a little less appealing and the 3rd book became annoying. He tends to write strong women and obtuse men. Throughout the first 3 books Theo was usually the smartest person in the room and no one believed his fancy science...not the bureaucrats and certainly not the cops. He had to go rogue to catch the bad guy on his own and prove them all wrong. This pattern started getting predictable and tiresome. I was really hoping we wouldn't get more of the same in this book and I am glad to report the dumb people generally stayed out of the picture in book 4. Theo went rogue and put himself in harm's way, which he does in every book in the series, hoping to catch the killer. Normally I hate when smart people do dumb things but the internal dialogue is richly written and very descriptive, so his dangerous decisions all made sense and I found myself rooting for him to go rogue. Unfortunately, the end of the book got a little contrived and fantastical so it lost a half star for that.

There is quite a bit of science talk in these books but the author does an excellent job of explaining it and then using metaphors to help make the concepts (pattern recognition) digestible and understandable. If you like the old show Numb3rs on CBS, you will like this book.

Ready for more!

I’m ready for not of Dr Cray! What a fascinating character and different way of looking at the world!

Addictive, fantastic, as always.

Andrew Mayne weaves another fantastic and enthralling story about Theo Crane once again! Following the dark pattern Theo drags us down deeper then we've gone before as he chases a killer more vicious than those before, pushing not just himself but also us to the precipice of madness.

He did it again. Utterly excellent continuation.

Great continuation to the story and character. Well-researched science incorporated throughout the book, and realistic (considering). A fitting match for intellectually-inclined readers.

It had a satiating balance of suspense, build-up, and action. Other comments mention the ending being disappointing. I thought it was clever and a perfect segue to a future adventure.

I cried

The storyline and performance were so riveting that I clutched my chest and cried twice