The Groomer

By: Jon Athan

Narrated by: Harry Roger Williams III

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Andrew McCarthy grows concerned for his family after he catches a young man, Zachary Denton, photographing his daughter, Grace McCarthy, and other children at a park. To his dismay, Zachary talks his way out of trouble when he’s confronted by the police. He hopes that’s the end of it. Then he finds Zachary at a diner and then at a grocery store. He knows their encounters aren't coincidences. And just as Andrew prepares to defend his family, Grace vanishes.

As the police search stalls and the leads dry up, Andrew decides to take matters into his own hands. He starts by searching for sex offenders in the area and researching enhanced interrogation techniques.... He convinces himself he’ll do anything to rescue his daughter, unaware of the pure evil he'll face in his journey. He’s willing to hurt - to torture - anyone to save his family.

Jon Athan, the author of Into the Wolves’ Den and The Abuse of Ashley Collins, delves into the underworld of internet predators in this disturbing horror novel. Are your children safe?

WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Listener discretion is advised.

©2020 Jonathan Sixtos (P)2021 Jonathan Sixtos

What horror is really out there for our children.

Disturbing and sometimes hard hear as far as content. But after listening to this book. I would like to help and sign petitions to invoke stricter laws on pedophilia. We need to protect our youth.

TERRIBLE NARRATION!

The story is ok if you’re into extreme horror, although the author takes a horrifying real-world premise and turns it into something that seems completely ridiculous by the end.

The narration tho, is possibly the most amateurish that I’ve ever heard. How did this person get chosen to narrate ANYTHING? It’s like listening to a first grader trying to read Stephen King aloud or something. From the stilted, un-natural delivery, to the constant mispronunciation of words, this is HORRENDOUS! But the worst part probably is that the narration doesn’t fit the tone of the horrific story at all. It sounds like he’s reading a children’s book. Goofy, cartoonish over-the-top voices while reading some of the most awful, depraved stuff you can imagine. Just ridiculous. If you really want to read this book, I would advise staying far away from the audio version.

Mind blowing

This book was my first read where I was unsure if I could actually finish it. The first couple chapters really tested me on how dark they were. I’m glad I pushed through. This is happening all around us. Grooming is a real problem. I finished this in no time at all. I would definitely suggest this book to read. However you need to definitely look into the warnings before starting to read this as well.

disturbing

the scenes are brutal, detailed and horrifying! i don't think the correct word for this book would be "enjoyed" because it kept me shocked the entire time. the end filled me with anger and I rooted for the father the entire. i think this book is really good overall: great topic, good main characters, it creates awarness. these things really happen! however i totally disliked the person reading this book: it was like a computer read it! i gave 1 star for the performance. but the story and the research that went into this deserves 5 stars.

Story is good but performance awful

I recommend reading the book. The narrator was not very good, actually annoying. It takes away from the story when the father's parts sound similar to the captor.

Gore

This was a phenomenal book. I loved the gruesome details and vigil anti storyline. Brilliant.

Good storyline - Lousy narrator

I really enjoyed the storyline on this book. The gore, the details and the characters, I thought it was all well thought out.

What I could not stand was the narrator. For the first time I had to speed up the audio on a book just so I could be done with his voice. His inflection was all wrong, he emphasized the wrong words and overall ruined the book for me.

Do yourself a favor and read the actual book, don’t buy the audio version.

The worst narrator I have ever listened to

I never write or even read reviews on books because everyone has their preference when it comes to books/audio books. But this narrator was awful! a couple minutes in I went back to read the reviews thinking "I can't be the only one who thinks this is ridiculous". Turns out, I was not. the story was ok but was entirely ruined by the narration. I almost couldn't finish it due to that. you're better off getting the physical book for this one.

Sickenly Disturbing

This book is not for the faint of heart. There were many times I legitimately thought I was going to puke from the imagery. That being said, I stuck it out til the end and I’m glad that I did.

Creepy

Kept my interest. Even when I didn’t want to finish book. But a good read