The Devil's Bible

By: Justin Hyde

Narrated by: Gary Bennett

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

When a horribly disfigured woman breaks into the underground depository of the Stockholm National Library in Sweden and tears out pages of satanic spells hidden deep inside the Codex Gigas - The Devil’s Bible - teams of investigators quickly realize that there is more to this than meets the eye. Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, Colonel Cameron Skull is investigating the ravaged remains of the cemetery outside the infamous, and now touristy, Church of Bones. But when a manlike creature appears and Colonel Skull realizes the danger, it’s too late. It is then that he sees Iris for the first time, and they both quickly realize that they are connected way beyond just a physical attraction.

Predictions are starting to come true and the clock is ticking. The Book of Revelations, Nostradamus, and the Dead Sea Scrolls have all warned of this moment, and now it is upon us. The coming of the Antichrist.

©2010 Justin Hyde (P)2019 Justin Hyde

I looked forward to the drive to/from work...

You know you're listening to an excellent book when you look forward to your ride to/from work, so you can listen to your book.

That's how I felt about the Devil's Bible. I was always looking forward to seeing where the story was going next. I became invested in the characters. It makes for a very enjoyable drive.

I highly recommend this audio book.

Wow.

Great book with narration to match. Couldn't stop until it was finished. I received this audio book free and voluntarily reviewed

Written for fans of the DaVinci Code

A thriller with plot twists, unexpected characters and interesting historical tidbits to add realism. It delivers pretty well. Somehow, though, it lost me after awhile. I just wasn’t invested in the characters. So the cliffhanger / intro to a future book was just annoying.

It’s a good listen if you’re looking for something entertaining that doesn’t require heaps of concentration.

An adventure read nearly deadpan.

The Narrator reads with a rhythmic tempo that is more robotic than human. It may be accentuated by the simple speech patterns given to the characters in the adventure. This is not a terrible reading, but he is no Scott Briggs.

I enjoyed the overall story - it is one of those relic stories that is probable if you do some accurate researching, and suspend a bit of reality. I also enjoy the mentioning of the arcane so that I can research it independently. The different aspects of setting described in the narration were easy to visualize, however, they were not supplied with enough historically significant details for these places to seem real and tangible. I feel that as a writer, visiting your setting so that you can pen about it later is important, and brings a bit more to an Historical thriller, mystery, suspense, or any genre really. It is believability.
Character development is lacking as well. I could not get a true sense of the MC Skull. At one moment, he is brave and stealing computers and motorcycles(no in depth explanation of the acquisition of said skills), and at another point, Skull is terrified to be groping along a statue looking for a hidden chamber on the upper portion of the statue by shuffling on tiptoe. Inconsistancies with all characters,(as well as character development that does not develop anything at all - plot, theme, character) is distracting to the reading. Skull's daughter is a constant flashback scene. In Action novels, if a character who is related to,, but separated from(and important) the main character, this is typically a signal that something will befall this character. I keep waiting for the daughter to die, as did her mother, making a connection to something pertinent to the Cidex Giga. it never happens. Likewise, many actions of all of the characters are unexplained, unsupported, and underdeveloped. There is no afore mentioned history, no revealed secrete, no nothing. It was maddening to think..."...and why did this character act this way?" or "now where did that character suddenly get that skill?" I feel that all characters need their history, skill set, behavior, etc. pre-written so that the reader can see when the characters are acting as predicted, taking a risk, or using something from a past experience.
I do have to say that every author has to start somewhere. As an author writes, and consequently grows, and honest book reviews are taken into consideration, there will be a critical development in a writing career. Justin Hyde has incredible potential as an historical thriller genre. Research done to create this novel was of good quality, which is a big plus for a reader like me who want near facts incorporated in the tale. I predict that in time, with the right editor(and narrator), Justin Hyde could be a NY Best seller's list candidate, but just not yet.
I DO think this book is worth the read, or listening to. 👍🏻👍🏻

Entertaining new author

I enjoyed the story but I could tell the author is a newer author as it felt like he was being overly exact in describing what the characters where doing. I.E. skull held the the strap of his duffle in his right hand and used his left hand to enter the passcode on his iPhone. I also felt a little like Cameron and Iris were being forced together rather than a natural relationship forming.

Overall it was action packed and I loved the mix of fiction and nonfiction and can’t wait to see how the characters develop and how Hyde develops as an author

The Devil's Bible

I really liked this book!This was a great mix of history and mystery.Gary Bennett was the perfect narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great book!

Great read. Definitely kept me intrigued. Any fan of James Rollins would live this. Hopefully we can get more from the author on Audible.

Mehhh

The dialog in this made me roll my eyes....a LOT. I know the author was trying to create some drama with the couple but it was pretty dumb. Took a while to get to the point.

Devil's Bible Audiobook

Never heard of this concept prior to listening to this audiobook. The narrator's voice was convincing. I would recommend it to anyone who has an open mind. Will research this topic even more.

Such a great book!

You just want to read more and more after every chapter. You can even research the events that are going on in the book. And The narrator does a great job changing his voice to each character.