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  • Silent Scream

  • Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 1
  • By: Angela Marsons
  • Narrated by: Jan Cramer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (419 ratings)

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Silent Scream

By: Angela Marsons
Narrated by: Jan Cramer
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Publisher's Summary

Even the darkest secrets can't stay buried forever.

Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood.

Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders that shock the Black Country.

But when human remains are discovered at a former children's home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. DI Kim Stone fast realizes she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades.

As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late?

Fans of Rachel Abbott, Val McDermid ,and Mark Billingham will be gripped by this exceptional new voice in British crime fiction.

A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. Silent Scream is the first book in the series. Watch out for Evil Games, coming soon.

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Critic Reviews

"A superb debut by an assured new writer. Blending sharp wit with emotion, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride alongside DI Kim Stone and look forward to the next outing." (Mel Sherratt)
"I absolutely loved it!.... This one is one of the best crime thrillers I've read in a long time, and that includes mainstream authors such as James Patterson! I would seriously put this book in the same league." ( Fiona's Book Reviews)

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Loved it.

A fabulous read. Spine chilling story that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.

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Huge fan of Jan

Loved it. Terrifying. Jan is the best reader on audible. it took a little bit while but you eventually love Kim.

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Who was who?

a good read that kept me guessing until the end. I did find the narrator a bit annoying. a bit hard to distinguish one character from another

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A brutal story

Overall not a bad story, very grim. The narrator’s sing song voice at times drove me mad and I swiped to the of those chapters. Narrator also could have recognised a full stop.

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***Silent Scream***

Wow I didn't expect the twist in the end, it's heart breaking and haunting.
Detective Kim Stone is relentless in her search for the truth, she is tough as nails and doesn't give a shit which toes she steps on to get to the truth. A chilling story of murder, neglect and abused from the people who supposed to be caring for those unfortunate victims. I love Jan Cramer she is incredible and puts a lot of effort in her narratives.

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just brilliant

absolutely loved it. and quite funny which was a refreshing approach to the crime genre

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Loved it

Looking forward to reading the whole series loved the banter and the characters narration great

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I've become hooked

I am loving this series. I would recommend listening to book 0.5 first as it gives a great background to each character. This book tears at your heart but there are some hilarious one-liners that made me laugh. I love a good, strong female lead and one who very rarely sticks to the conventional rules.

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Story fair but ending too complex

Though the narrator was eloquent, I found her monotonous lack of inflection had me zoning out. Particularly when in the voice of the main perpetrator. On a few occasions I had to skip back and listen again as my mind had just drifted off due to the blah blah blah approach.
The story itself is ok and fairly well paced. Decent characters and an evolving plot. Personally though I was disappointed with the ending as even though all the dots were eventually joined up I felt there was just too much complexity (in my opinion) to make it all believable. As the Sam narrator performs the others in the series I am unlikely to listen to more.

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Great Read

Great read keeps you guessing until the end highly recommended for murder fans who like suspense

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