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The Fourth Monkey

By: J. D. Barker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton
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Two days to save her....

They've found the killer. The killer that Detective Sam Porter has been hunting for five years. But it's too late to put him behind bars. He's already dead.

One day to save her....

But even death can't stop this murderer. His last victim is still alive, struggling to escape and the police have no idea who or where she is.

Zero....

Now Sam Porter must race against time, as her chances of survival slip away, to stop this serial killer from claiming his final victim...

This stunning thriller is perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Jo Nesbo and Helen Fields.

©2017 J. D. Barker (P)2017 Recorded Books Crime Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Fiction Horror Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Scary Murder Thriller Suspense

Editorial reviews

"Not since Hannibal Lecter had a friend for dinner has a serial killer been so skillfully rendered on the page." (Taylor Elmore, writer/producer of Justified and Limitless)

Critic Reviews

"A talented writer with a delightfully devious mind." (Jeffery Deaver)
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I couldn't put it down it was so good! The narrators were fantastic and told the story really well. Characters are very well developed and the story was intriguing and full of surprises. I can see it in the big screen. Highly recommend 👌

Captivating. Great story

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I made the mistake of starting this at 9pm on a Saturday night while my sick toddler slept on my chest. I played that fun just one more chapter game with myself and before I knew it, it was 2am in the morning and my brain was buzzing with the need to know how this ends but also scared to go to sleep incase a nut bag breaks into my house and tries to pop out my eye balls.

I don't usually like before and now books because they have been done to death and really badly at that but this one was fantastic. The way the diary was written and the characters in it had a real Stephen King feel to it. I absolutely loved loved loved the diary story.

5 stars

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Excellent story! Fast paced and very detailed. A few pretty dark moments and I can’t stand rats, so the different references to them got me. Great characters and explosive scenes. Human malfunction at its finest. Definitely recommend this one. Awesome start to the series. Looking forward to the next.

Mind blown

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Loved this book! Once finished, I promptly started it all over again. Didn’t want it to be over.
Looking forward to the sequel being available on Audible.

Brilliant!!

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If you're wondering whether to buy this, it's worth it!! Occassional creepy bits and twists and turns everywhere. Five huge stars

One of the best books I've read all year!

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best story and best narration I've ever listened to. Pity next book has shit review

absolute brilliance

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Great story, believable characters, wonderful narration Highly recommend. Looking forward to next book in series.

fantastic, very entertaining

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It took a few chapters to fall into the rhythm of the story but when I found it, boy did the story take off.

An original plot with unusual depth. Where the author found these characters and their stories is anyone’s guess and don’t expect Barker to hold back on graphic details victims endure at the hands of a truely twisted protagonist. It was not until I listened to Barkers follow up work The Fifth To Die that I fully realised the brilliance of character Anson Bishop and in particular his diary - the fact that Barker pulled this off and made it so believable has me in awe.

This Audible title has been my most liked to date (can you tell?), and the follow up didn’t disappoint either. Well written, and edited (if you read my other reviews you will see poor editing is a bug bare of mine), it set a reasonable pace, the characters were believable and Barker left enough for the listener to hypothesise about characters for themselves.

It was a pleasure to listen to The Fourth Monkey, and to soak in every detail/hint/clue the author provided, instead ‘binge listening’ in an effort to end the suspense.

My hope is that Barker continues to write for grown ups and that he does not choose the path of least resistance and begin dumbing down his cracking tales.

If done right, this would be an awesome movie.

Shout out to the narrator who made the childhood diary of Anson Bishop sooo believable, and who never got in the way of a good story.

Great listen and an original plot

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best out of 50 odd audio books I have listened to so far. If you are after a gripping story with twist and turns I would highly recommend this book.

Awesome. narration and story line.

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I really enjoyed this book, it was good from start to finish & now I'm excited to start " The Fifth To Die"🙂

couldn't put it down

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