Death Dealing

The Ryder Quartet, Book 4

By: Ian Patrick

Narrated by: Ian Patrick

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

"The woman's cries floated down the passage and bubbled out through the front door in helpless, anguished, tortured spasms. It was a sound that echoed down the ages. The horror of mothers from any species that might ever have lived on the planet. A parent trying to deal with the impossible: the death of her young ones. It was a sound to chill the blood."

A notorious killer escapes from prison. Heart-rending scenes show the kinds of trauma faced by victims of crime. The thrilling action takes place against a tapestry of courage and heroism in daily clashes between the forces of law and order on the one hand and brutal crime on the other.

©2015 Ian Patrick (P)2016 Ian Patrick

Harrowing but very good

What did you love best about Death Dealing?

The dust cover says it all: the traumatic encounter of innocent families with evil criminals, and the valiant cops that try to deal with a tsunami of crime. very well written and very well performed.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Death Dealing?

The scene in question with the family was very, very powerful and emotionally gripping.

Which character – as performed by Ian Patrick – was your favorite?

Actually, the character of Mavis was great. I liked her a lot. But Jeremy Ryder is the real hero. An action man like Jack Reacher, all the way. With a no-nonsense wife to keep him in check. And both support my rugby team so what's not to like?.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Good against evil in the fists of a no-nonsense detective.

Any additional comments?

A great scene with the dog at the end.

Shocking and very plausible

This was thrilling. A very shocking story about brutal crime - and not a word of it is exaggerated, I can assure anyone who wants to know, because I live in the country where it all takes place.

The narrator does a good job with all the accents. Perhaps a bit too rushed in parts but always very convincing.

Ryder is a great cop. Strength to his arm (or fists, really). We need more characters like him to deal with the scary violent criminals on the streets. This is vigilante justice from the pen of a writer who clearly knows what he's talking about.

Stupendous

Where does Death Dealing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top of class

What was one of the most memorable moments of Death Dealing?

Jeremy Ryder taking out a group of baddies

Which scene was your favorite?

The cops investigating an attack on a middle-class family

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yep. That scene did it to me. For sure.

Any additional comments?

Very, very, very good.

Very exciting and sometimes traumatic

Where does Death Dealing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I haven't heard many but this was really excellent

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are so believable and the action is very compelling

Which character – as performed by Ian Patrick – was your favorite?

Mavis was the best. I loved her. Then the villain with the matchstick in his mouth was fascinating.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but I was happy to listen to it over three or four days too.

Any additional comments?

Detective Ryder and his wife - oh, and his dog - are lovely.

Best of the series

Where does Death Dealing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top of the rankings in my experience. I read the first three books in the series and then listened to this while reading it. Great book.

What did you like best about this story?

The balance between revenge and justice is acutely observed and difficult to handle, but the author is spot on in showing the dilemma.

Have you listened to any of Ian Patrick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the best of the four.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The attack on the family and the aftermath, when Ryder deals with it, is brilliant and very moving.

Any additional comments?

Very true to life and very excitingly created.

Terrifying and real

I live in this province and I was amazed how realistic this was. This kind of awful crime goes on all the time, all around us. It is terrifying. These cops are brilliant - like so many of the cops on the job around here. I admire them. The villains are too, too, horrible to contemplate. What a thriller this was. I will read more of this author. The reading was very good, although I think he does the male voices better than the female ones. But still, very good indeed.

Terrifyingly real

What did you love best about Death Dealing?

The realism was almost too much to bear. I've had experience of this kind of trauma.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. Thrilling. Exciting. Tense. Above all, realistic.

What about Ian Patrick’s performance did you like?

He gets the accents just right.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was very moved in one part. I won't spoil it for others, but it was really awful. Awfully good, that is.

Any additional comments?

Fiction or fact? Hard to tell the difference these days. So real.

Traumatic scene but uplifting drama

Would you consider the audio edition of Death Dealing to be better than the print version?

No, they are both equally good. Very gripping and well structured.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Detective Jeremy Ryder is my hero. His dog, too. What a pair. Actually, all the characters are wonderful. Even the baddies. Well, I mean wonderful characters not wonderful people.

What does Ian Patrick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Easy and relaxed and knows what he is doing. obviously.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Cops on crusade against evil

Any additional comments?

I'll have to get the rest of this series.

Heart-rendingly real and thrilling

Amazing. Quite amazing. I read one of the author's books earlier but then I came across this after a free promotion, so I got the audio version to accompany it. This is probably the best thriller (or cop thriller, anyways) to come out of South Africa, in my opinion. There is the sense that this writer must have been a cop, once. The characters are very real and the action is shockingly believable, if one cares to read the news headlines every day.

The accents are well done. The reader gets a good sense of what kinds of people these are.

The dog is a character. Really funny and endearing (not to mention courageous).

Very different and quite exciting

If you could sum up Death Dealing in three words, what would they be?

Emotional roller-coaster

What was one of the most memorable moments of Death Dealing?

The last chapter, without doubt. There is a devastating scene that will have you sitting bolt upright.

What does Ian Patrick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Nice easy fluid narration and very good accents

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, although I didn't because of other interruptions.

Any additional comments?

Really, really, really good.