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Dark Web

Written by: T. J. Brearton
Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo
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On a freezing winter night, the body of a teenager is found in the snow.

Mike and Callie Simpkins moved north to restart their lives and get their finances back on track. Their son Braxton immerses himself in an online game-world of crime and gangs. When he decides to meet some of the players in the real world, tragedy strikes …

Detective John Swift must untangle a web of virtual and real crimes in order to solve this complex mystery. And as the family copes with unimaginable grief, even Braxton’s stepfather, Mike, comes under suspicion.

Set in upstate New York, the author brings the area to life with compelling detail and realistic descriptions of family life and police work. The North Country series can be listened to in any order and is perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver, Linwood Barclay, Lisa Unger, James Patterson, Ian Rankin, and Michael Connelly.

©2015 T. J. Brearton (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
Crime Thrillers Police Procedural Thriller Fiction Mystery Suspense
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T.J. Brearton offers a story about a kid who gets in over his head with criminals who use the internet to co-ordinate and commit crimes. The kid is murdered and a parade of relatives are examined as suspects.
The vocabulary/prose is decent, the plotting is intuitive, and the description is creditable.
Less fortunately, the characterization is inadequate and Brearton is sometimes inappropriately vulgar in the name of "realism" (who cares if one of the cops has bad flatulence?)

As to presentation: Liam DiCosimo provides serviceable diction, timbre, cadence, and tone - but reads much too slowly (listen at 1.15X) and displays decidedly subpar voice-acting: Female voices are disappointingly caricaturish and the schoolmaster-like characterization of detective John Swift is straight-up annoying.

Altogether, 'Dark Web' is well-researched and gritty but not rating a Credit when they ask for one. It merits 5.5 stars out of 10 - worth a listen for free (I'm happy that I found it), but not good enough for money.

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