Mars at Twilight

A Detective Ace Sloan Mystery

De: William Graham

Narrado por: Adam Schulmerich

In this fourth and final installment of the Detective Ace Sloan series, Sloan must solve the murders of multiple members of a prominent Martian family and a distinguished poet all while cultivating a relationship with a new lover and dealing with a sudden serious health issue.

More than ever, he must lean on Detective Kate Hammer to assist him in solving the crimes. Like the other Sloan mysteries (The Red Planet Murders, The Red Planet President, and Mars at Midnight), this book brims with intrigue and suspense set against the Martian landscape in the 22nd century.

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Very good

I really enjoyed this mystery good action great characters I got this audiobook through audiobook boom and the author sent me a free promo code and the narrator did a great job

Good

Good plot, have reads others by author and have enjoyed all of them. Good narration added to this story.
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

William Graham does it again!

First, I have to start off by stating that I got this book free of charge in exchange for a review, but as I always state, this does not in any way impact my review. My reviews are always honest and my own.

I’ve really enjoyed all four books in the series, and this was no different. Yes, I felt like it was missing something, but overall this was good for the short story that it is. Graham knows how to write very tight and precise short stories that are full of detail and actually have a story arc.

Well, that was unexpected

I always say that I love a mystery that is a mystery and this story delivers on that front. As I've come to expect from William Graham this story is beautifully crafted and sucked me in. I've become attached to the characters and love getting another glimpse into their life.

If you liked the other books in this series then you'll like this one too.

Once again the narration is an excellent match for the book, the character voices are consistent from book to book and the delivery enhances an already excellent book.

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left me feeling like I wanted more

Detective Ace Sloan is back at it again in the final installation of the series.

Detective Ace Sloan is a detective on Mars.  He is a Martian detective, and he is darn good at it.  When there are numerous murders starting to grip the Martian colony -- he is on the case again.  He must find out who the killer is, and why they are taking out such a high profile Martian family.

The narration for Mars At Twilight was done by Adam Schulmerich.  This was the first book that I ever listened to by Schulmerich and I really don't think I had enough chance to actually make a decision on whether or not I really enjoyed his narration style or not.  There were a few times that I really felt like there needed to be more emotion, but not all narrators or authors want their books to be done that way.  Overall, his voice was clear and concise. The book was narrated nicely, and I was able to listen to it without any issues.

The final Ace Sloan book left me feeling like I wanted more.  Not necessarily more Sloan, but just more to the story.  There was a lot going on, maybe, even more, going on than any of the other Sloan books.  But, it just felt like something was missing.

I've really enjoyed all four books in the series, and this was no different.  Yes, I felt like it was missing something, but overall this was good for the short story that it is.  Graham knows how to write very tight and precise short stories that are full of detail and actually have a story arc.

Overall, a good story, not great.  But definitely, a good choice for a quick read/listen.  All four Detective Ace Sloan books are.

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Another Good Ace Sloan Mystery

Do not let the Mars title and setting dissuade from a good straight forward mystery.
Detective Ace Sloan is taking a well-needed vacation at the Pleasure Dome Resort when he becomes involved in a murder investigation of a prominent Martian family. Sloan and his partner Kate Hammer conclude that the Billings family has been targeted. Join the as the work to unravel the mysteries
I found this to be a enjoyable read/listen. I have found all the Mars short stories to be a worthwhile read/listen
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Part of a great extensive series

This is the sixth book I’ve read/listened to by this author (all in the same series) and I’m enjoying all the books in this world. Each one has had a story thread, common characters and a conclusion. They can be listened to out of order without many issues.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Adam Schulmerich ) and I would listen to another. He has good cadence and diction. His female voices are well done.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

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Sloan is sent off with a bittersweet retirement

"Mars at Twilight" serves as a final send-off for Detective Sloan, with the short book focusing on him and his retirement rather than the cases he is undertaking. The story takes place over more than a year and covers a couple of unrelated murder cases that Sloan works on. The murders are not the focus of the story, and are rather inconsequential, but are events that help to drive the main story - Sloan coming to a place of happiness and resolution with his life.

His retirement, and passing of the baton to his protege is not an easy story, but it is a well told and somewhat bittersweet end to the series. The main complaint I really have is that it is too quick.

I look forward to (maybe) there being a Kate Hammer: Detective of Mars series.

Adam Schulmerich is the third narrator to be used on the series (across 4 books), and at least to me he is the best to date. He is clear and well paced. His character differences are subtle, but they are there. There is no difficultly in telling who is speaking or what is going on. He conveys the emotions and the actions of the character off the page well.

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Great Novella

Mars at Twilight: A Detective Ace Sloan Mystery.
Great novella, easy listening and great for lunch break listening.
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Best Novella in the Series

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The final novella of this series was actually quite good considering the length. The author ditches the heavy politics and gives us a couple of short murder mysteries in the vein of an episode of Law and Order. This is more like two short stories than a single story. The first one is about a family being picked off and the second one is about a poet with a lot of lovers being killed. Although it’s really hard to have much character development in such a short story the ending was still a bit sad but good.
Overall a good set of short stories buta s I stated in a previous review I think this series would benefit from being in a compilation of all the novellas in one book.
Once again the narrator was switched, which I usually don’t like but I think Adam Schulmerich was the best of the three that read these books.