Mars at Twilight

A Detective Ace Sloan Mystery

By: William Graham

Narrated by: Adam Schulmerich

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2016 William Graham (P)2016 William Graham

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.

This book was supplied free by the author/narrator/publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.

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Send off.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This book was alright but short. And there wasn't anything mind blowing. Thus this won't be in my "I recommend" list. I like that the story has a finality to it in this book, conveying that this is the final book in the series. But at the same time, the epilogue seemed rushed and somewhat out of character.

Would you recommend Mars at Twilight to your friends? Why or why not?

This book was alright but short. And there wasn't anything mind blowing. Thus this won't be in my "I recommend" list. I like that the story has a finality to it in this book, conveying that this is the final book in the series. But at the same time, the epilogue seemed rushed and somewhat out of character.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Among the four books in the series, narration was best in this one. That's not saying much though, because narration in the other three were pretty bad. In this fourth one, each character is distinguishable and their voices had a touch of emotion, which is better than the previous ones. Still, there's room for a lot of improvement there.

Do you think Mars at Twilight needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No follow-up book needed. The epilogue tied all loose ends and gave the series a proper send off.

Any additional comments?

I received this audiobook for free from the author / narrator / publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

Hmm...Very Interesting....

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I don't recommend movies or books who use offensive and vulgar language

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

Adam's narration is top notch - great job!

Any additional comments?

I haven’t given the thought about establishing colonies and living in Mars before, but this book made it appear as if its already happening! Great imagination! No dull moments - but I cringed here and there because of some vulgar language, which I don’t appreciate.

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Great Novella

Mars at Twilight: A Detective Ace Sloan Mystery.
Great novella, easy listening and great for lunch break listening.
I was given a free copy of this audio book at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.

Best Novella in the Series

This book was given to me for free after I requested the first book in the series and I provided this voluntary review.
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.

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.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.