What Lies in the Dark

By: CM Thompson

Narrated by: Pippa Rathborne

Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

One murder can make a town nervous. Two brings fear. Add three, four, and more, and watch neighbor turn on suspicious neighbor.

©2014 CM Thompson (P)2018 Bookline & Thinker Ltd

Not what I expected.

I liked this audiobook more than I thought I would. It had a few interesting twist. However, it did jump from one character to another and it confused me at times. Other than this it is a great listen/read.

A bit confusing

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I like the premise of the story but the execution of it was a bit confusing. It jumped around a lot and I felt that many of the chapters could have been split up.
I think I would have liked the book more if it were in print because it would have allowed me to track the changes better. One minute one charter is talking and then it jumps to a completely different one with no warning.
There were a few surprises in the story that kept it interesting and I definitely had to know what happened in the end which kept me listening.

wonderfulmystery

the book was written in a very specific manner I don't know if I want to call it refreshing or I want to call it a bit unsettling it was a great book and after I fell into the story I actually loved it it's not your usual in mystery but it's a great book
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Fell Short

This book had me on the edge of my seat, the narrator was AMAZING, she just brought the book to life! I was hooked on this book since I listened to the preview on Amazon. The author did a great job of feeding you just enough information of who the killer was bit by bit, kept you guessing and wanting more. I was DYING to find out who he was!! Then towards the last hour of the book it all unraveled so quickly I felt like I was blindsided when the book ended. I even thought I had accidentally skipped a chapter or two because it ended so abruptly. I went back a chapter and listened carefully but nothing was missed. That was my only disappointment, I felt cheated, I wish the author drew out the ending a little more with a few more details. For what it's worth the first 6.5 hours were great!

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Tense from page 1

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Very well written serial killer story. I really liked the twists and the way it ends.

Narrator is really good, I enjoyed her voices.

Wonderfully narrated . . .

I LOVED this narrator!!! Perfect perfect. Looking at others done by her right now in fact.

The storyline however, was a little hard for me to grasp onto for quite a while... Who exactly was doing the talking or having those narrated thoughts? After getting past that, it DOES have a surprise ending. Overall, it’s a VERY different style of storytelling I must say.

Different

What Lies in the Dark
C.M. Thompson

This is a dark serial killer book. It is a bit different from other books in this genre. It is somewhat confusing at times, but if this is of interest to the listener then you will find yourself drawn in.



The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed by Pippa Rathborne.



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Thrilling!

Fletcher and Bullrush are assigned to solving a series of murders in which the killer carves numbers into their hands. The murders affect everyone from the officers to the citizens of the town. It doesn’t take long before neighbor is turning against neighbor. Even the Officers’ issues come to light as they become desperate to put an end to the killer wreaking havoc on their town.

The hopping POV allowed the author to steadily feed us information about the killer and the town itself. We’re put into the minds of the victims, the killer, the police, and just about everyone else in the tone so that every chapter has some type of suspense. The ending came a bit too quickly for my liking, but it wrapped everything up quite well.

The narrator really brought the story to life.

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Great thriller

Uniquely written dark thriller
A serial killer has a town in panic after his victims are found numbered by order of death
I liked that the detectives are troubled characters it added to the overall bleakness of the story
Well narrated and a great first novel highly recommended
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Thrilling Roller Coaster Ride

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This is a uniquely written book which had me from the very beginning. Here, a serial killer is murdering women and carving numbers in their hands. The two officers assigned to investigate the murders, Fletcher and Bullrush, are both very damaged individuals on their own and these murders are overwhelming them. In addition, the citizens are panicked and turning on each other.

The book is written by rotating the viewpoint of the victims, the killer, the police, and the citizens. The story is a tension filled thrill ride with a great [totally unexpected] ending. I highly recommend!

The narrator, Pippa Rathborne, was fantastic. Her tone and manner of narrating this story helped to increase the tension and enjoyment of this story. I listened to this in one day [I just could not stop - was completely on the edge of my seat].