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The Devil and the River

By: R. J. Ellory
Narrated by: Eric Meyers, Laurence Bouvard
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‘When the rains came they found the girl's face. Just her face. At least that was how it appeared...’.

Sheriff John Gaines is called down to the riverside when the body of a teenage girl is found. It is that of Nancy Denton - a girl missing for over two decades. Now she's been found her mother can finally put her memory to rest, but Nancy's body bears horrific mutilations that suggest she was subjected to a terrifying voodoo ritual. As Gaines digs ever deeper into the dark secrets of the town he is forced to confront his own demons…

©2013 Roger Jon Ellory (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting

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Critic reviews

"Classic noir… Ellory is beginning to sound like the master [James Ellroy]. I can think of no higher praise." ( Daily Mail on A Dark and Broken Heart)
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It took time to ‘get into’ this book, but all of a sudden I was hooked and enthralled. The only slight criticism I would have is the somewhat lengthy discourse on the Vietnam War, which was unexpected. As a child of the 60s I lived through the era wit my peers, and appreciate the sentiment, but nevertheless I still thought it went on a bit...

Took a while, but then the magic happened

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Beautifully written,well paced all you could wish for from a book by R J Ellory.

great read

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Great story well written and narrated wonderfully well. Kept my interest right to the end

Great book

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It's quite a while since I heard, or read, an R.J.Ellory novel, but this one reminded me just how good a writer RJH is, The narration was absolutely spot on, the various voices portrayed were excellent just like listening to cast of a play. Well done.
Very involved story which kept me guessing to the last, caused a couple of late nights too. I would not hesitate to recommend this one. Give yourself a treat.

An Audible "Page-turner"

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A very slow start.
I almost gave up several times as I had not expected this novel to dwell on the Vietnamese war so much.
However I was rewarded in the end!

Worth the time invested.

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Although the main story centred around the discovery of a corpse and trying to find out who killed her; there was also a focus on how war damages soldiers. The sheriff was suffering terribly from Vietnam and a suspect was traumatised in WWII. As with most of R J Ellory's books, there is a lot of descriptive prose and as such you have to concentrate when listening and not multi-task, like I tend to do! I did find I had to go back a few chapters now and then as I had missed salient points; but it's worth it as it really enriches the story.

The Stress of War

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i've read most of RJ Ellorys books and the devil and the river is now my favourite.

Very Dark But Fantastic.

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This was a 2 for 1 offer book and I thought I would take the plunge. The narration is absolutely fantastic. The characters and accents. It's a little long winded in places and I found myself wanting it to move quicker. But it's a very enjoyable thriller with some nice twists. Worth a download.

Entertaining and dark

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Just really couldn't make heads or tails of this story. Kept on waiting for the story to evolve but nothing. Myabe I'm a bit impatient so gave up and bought another book instead.

I'm affraid I gave up half the way.

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Synopsis...

Small town cop tries to "solve" crime by thinking about his time in Vietnam instead of asking questions and gathering evidence.

At least one glaring plot inconsistency and dozens of examples of the authorities jumping through hoops to avoid doing the obvious tasks which would probably have wrapped the case up within a few chapters.

Good narration though.

If you like R.J Ellory... you'll still hate this!

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