Sinful

By: Heath Stallcup

Narrated by: Rick Gregory

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Charlie Johnson is your average American teenager. He’s a good student, he’s a good son, his girlfriend is the love of his life. He’s a nice kid. Charlie also murders people for their sins. A serious car accident leaves Charlie comatose, and when he comes to, he suffers from visions of unspeakable horror that keep him awake at night. He soon discovers that when he touches people, he can sense their evil and see their greatest evils. Some crimes are too terrible to describe. Some crimes are too terrible to go unanswered. Some crimes can be averted...but only if you’re willing to step into that world.

©2017 Devil Dog Publishing (P)2018 Heath Stallcup

Very suspenseful

This story is very suspenseful. It has a lot of suspense and action going on. I am hoping this book will be part of series.

A blending of Dexter with Frailty

Sinful reminds me of the Bill Paxton movie, Frailty. An amazing movie if you've never seen it. In it a father finds that he is given a list of names of people who must be destroyed, and when he touches them he can see their sins and transgressions. In another way, this book also has the feel of the Showtime program, Dexter, in which a man is driven to kill, compelled by an insastiable need, but curbed and mitigated by his only killing the killers.

Charlie is that father and Dexter rolled into one. Heck, I might even thow in a comparison to Stephen King's the Dead Zone, because Charlie can prevent crimes that will happen if he doesn't step up and do what he has to. The book is over all to briefly, as we do not get nearly enough time with Charlie.

The book is not predictable in any way, and will take you to areas you aren't expecting and may not want to go. It is a compelling read that will hang with you long after you finish.

Some of he success must go to Rick Gregory, who does an outstanding job narrating. He provides real angst to Charlie, and makes even the simplistic character have more depth. I do enjoy listening to him, his pacing, and the way he brings a scene to life. Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.

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Extreme graphic violence

Well-written.

Liked the concept of the story. Too much bad language for my liking. Did not finish the book.

I was given a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Imagine you could see the evil in people

Wow what a book. Heath Stallcup has really done it with the very creepy story.



Charlie was 17 years old working in a donut shop. While driving home one icy winter night he lost control and wrecked his car. He was in a coma for over 2 months, during which time he turned 18.



Once awake from the coma Charlie has terrible dreams where he sees an evil man torturing and killing little girls. When near people or while touching them, Charlie can see all the evil in that person.



After Charlie is released from the hospital he finds out the man he sees in his dreams killing little girls is also the man who saved his life the night of his accident. Charlie decides that his visions are Gods way of telling him to get rid of the evil people in his hometown. Charlie goes after the man and kills him. He knows where the man had his death studio and decides to use it himself while ridding the town of the rest of the evil people as well.



Rick Gregory narrates the audiobook and fully kept my attention through the whole book. his voices and emotion was spot on with the story.



I actually listened to this book during an 8 hour trip home from a visit with my daughter. It really helped pass the time.



I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

Great Listen!

I received this audio book for free in exchange for my honest review. I really enjoyed this well written story with it's excellent narration and I'm sure that you will too.

Great listen

I knew how this story was going to end but the author made the effort of getting there so worth it! This is easily one of the best-written "POV of the serial killer" books I've listened to.

You had to feel for Charlie. He came by his murder streak completely by accident. The people he disposes of needs disposing of (IMO) but wrong is wrong.

The narration was well done and is probably why I had mixed emotions about the ending. I won't give anything away though.

Creepy! Horrific! Great story!

I just finished reading Sinful. This book left me wondering. Crazy or God's tool? 50-50%. Few books have left me up in the air. This one did. And I love it because of that. Very hard thing to successfully pull off. I heartily recommend this book. And now for the obligatory: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Great story

So sad at the end. But very well written. Narrator was good. I enjoyed it

Plot twists galore!

This story was very entertaining. Just when I thought it couldn't get any weirder, the plot would snake off in a new direction! Totally did NOT see that ending coming, but it was a good, solid ending, tying up all of the loose ends. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to be surprised and likes their horror stories gory. Nice job by the narrator. It takes someone special to be able to read some of these scenes without gagging, and to still be able to act out all the different characters with distinct voices. Well done.

One Hell of a Book!

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Wow, this was one hell of a book. As others have pointed out, this book is definitely part Dexter and part Frailty. The main character, though, is less OCD and methodical as Dexter and the overall book is less creepy and brooding than Frailty. If anything, I'd say this was right in the middle between the two stories and just as well written. The narration was spot on and really makes this book come alive. If you can handle some death and "righteous wickedness" you should DEFINITELY pick this book up.