
No Less the Devil
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Narrated by:
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Cathleen McCarron
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By:
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Stuart MacBride
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
The chilling and compulsive new novel from the number one best-selling author.
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.
It's been 17 months since the Bloodsmith butchered his first victim, and Operation Maypole is still no nearer catching him. The media is whipping up a storm and the top brass are demanding results, but the investigation is sinking fast.
Now isn't the time to get distracted with other cases, but Detective Sergeant Lucy McVeigh doesn't have much choice. When Benedict Strachan was just 11, he hunted down and killed a homeless man. No one's ever figured out why Benedict did it, but now, after 16 years, he's back on the streets again—battered, frightened, convinced a shadowy 'They' are out to get him, and begging Lucy for help.
It sounds like paranoia, but what if he's right? What if he really is caught up in something bigger and darker than Lucy's ever dealt with before? What if the Bloodsmith isn't the only monster out there? And what's going to happen when Lucy goes after them?
©2022 Stuart MacBride (P)2022 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"A magnetic mix of creepy places, dark humour, horror and violence." (Sun)
I found it hard to get into the story at the start, but I believe that was mainly due to the narrator. Her voice, while quite pleasant in and of itself, I found entirely distracting, and more suited to a children’s television host than to the narrator a “gritty” crime novel.
Eventually, I discovered that listening at 0.8 speed made the experience more bearable, with rather less breathy insouciance, but that had the unfortunate side effect of causing all of the male characters to sound like village idiots.
After some perseverance, and quite a few rewinds, I did get caught up in the story … only to find it went off the rails at terminal velocity in the latter stages.
I did not find the characters engaging or even amusing, as so many others are in previous works. My favourite character all through this was Charlie, and even he turned into a parody of himself, so I’d gone off him, rather, by the end.
The plot was elaborate and torturous, and so unlikely, even allowing that it is fiction, that it might more properly be called crime fantasy.
I really could not recommend this book, not even to die-hard fans.
I can only implore the author to bring back Logan McRae, or any of the other great characters from earlier works, and to PLEASE ensure that his books are narrated by someone with a voice more suited to the style … or even better, narrate some more himself, as I love listening to him read his own works!
Bring back Logan McRae!
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The plot loses it and the main character is no Logan McRae or Ash Henderson; she’s barely likeable when it comes down to it. And she goes “arghhhhhhhhhh” way too much.
Disappointing.
What a sodding disappointment
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Police work and psychosis combined.
I wish I hadn't read the reviews as I would've not come in with low expectations. In any case, I'm glad of this purchase!
The narration isn't as wanting as reviews lead you to believe. I think as the book went on, the narrator got a good feel for the story and her characters.
This one will get a 2nd and 3rd listen from me.
I hope this leads to a series! The twisted characters really developed and I'm wanting more!
Don't let the reviews fool you
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Very disappointing.
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No less the Devil
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I loved it. Another wonderful book by Stuart McBride
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Not the Usual Stuart MacBride
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brilliant
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Not my favourite Stuart MacBride but…
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Hopefully the first in a long series.
Quite a refreshing take on a genre.
Took a long time to find its stride...
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