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Kingsland

By: Dwayne Alexander Smith, Kevin Hart, Charlamagne tha God, SBH Productions
Narrated by: Winston Duke, Yara Martinez, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Jabari Banks, Jason George, Joe Morton, Dion Graham, full cast
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Welcome to Kingsland ...

The most desirable place to live. The world’s safest country. Until now.

Funded by the U.S. Reparations Act and a consortium of billionaires, Kingsland rose from the sea to become a haven for Black excellence—and one of the richest nations in the world. But as its 10th anniversary nears, a series of shocking murders rocks the island.

Enter Jamison Wright. An elite profiler lured away from the FBI with an offer no one could refuse: a new life in Kingsland for him and his family. But the deeper he digs into the killings, the more he realizes that Kingsland isn’t just a utopia—it’s a mystery wrapped in surveillance, secrets, and power plays far beyond his imagination.

As Kingsland preps for its 10th anniversary celebration, Jamison must race against time to unmask a killer hiding in the most secure place on Earth. But in a nation where privacy barely exists, one question haunts him: If Kingsland sees everything, why can’t it find a murderer?

A gripping thriller set in a world as captivating as it is dangerous, Kingsland is a story of ambition, secrecy, identity, and the price of paradise.

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Great story well performed kept the readers interest all the way through. I want more!

Excellent!

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Loved it from start to finish. Highly recommend this audiobook.
Very original and gripping too. Well dramatised and clever plot.

Interesting unique gripping

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Didn't expect much when I started this audio book but wow, it's really good! Easy to follow and interesting twists. Kept me entertained from the start to the end. The length was great, doesn't drag and story flows. Performance made it feel like watching a movie without the visuals. Loved it...

What a surprise!

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It was like listening 🎧 to an epic action thriller mystery, With an original well crafted storyline and well acted richly developed characters; providing a movie like experience for listeners, narrating a tale on Utopian racial Ideals and the beautiful possibilities of true equality and overcoming systematic oppression.

Awesome Cinematic Thought Provoking Story Experience

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Kingsland is a 10year old man made Hi tech island country for black people only residents who has just had a serial killer attack 3 white men who are temporary residents. The president wants the case solved in a month before the 10th anniversary celebrations. A black American FBI detective is asked to relocate to solve the case. Can he do it in time.

Interesting Story

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This story really kept me interested, with its focus on a unique centric & exclusive black society. Set it it's own country, where you can only be a citizen if you're black, reverse racism runs high in Kingsland, where some strongly have the opinion that if you're not black enough or the right kind of black, then you're not welcome. And if you're white, you have no chance, you risk being murdered.

That is what happens to two, working in Kingsland & why Jameson is brought in, to help solve the serial killings that is shaking up this exclusive, top country of the world. Jameson is the best the FBI has, having the highest rate of any agent, in solving & bring to justice, serial killers.

The president brings him & his family to Kingsland, to quickly find & put an end to the killings & keep the prestige reputation of Kingsland alive. As it's regarded as the best of the best to live in in the whole world. Best education, best society, best low crime rate, best culture, best everything, until the murders start happening.

This story was an interesting take on the normal white dominated social stories & shows that society heavily dominated in other cultural stylehs, isn't necessarily the best or untouchable from evil elements either. Any social type can become broken & twisted when greed & power infiltrate at the highest levels. I enjoyed it & the cast of performers was well chosen.

I hope there are sequels to Kingsland, there is good potential to explore & expand this country & it's characters.

Black Centricity

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This isn't my usual type of listen / read, I was so 🙀 surprised at to how much I enjoyed this.
The premise, "world" building, characters and choice of vouce actors are just perfection.
I've never thought about so many concepts in this, for instance, I've never considered "african Americans" could be racist. Like, its so in your face on a daily basis as to how racist caucasians are, it's never really sat for a long period in my mind to think about (I'm trying to word this politically correct) racism toward caucasians from other races. This short narrative is not inly fun, interesting, well thoight out, but so very thought provacing, listen 👂 you won't be disappointed

Immensely Entertaining and educational and very thought provacing.

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I found the story's pace to be ideally suited to an audio production. The plot was intricate enough to keep me engaged and entertained from the start till the end. The voice acting was clearly spoken and the characters were easy to imagine and relate to.
An excellent production and well worth a listen

an excellent presentation

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I had high hopes of a more balanced view on race relations, but this sorry just leans one way! I though everyone was over color segregation! Very disappointing….!

Don’t bother.

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