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The Fourth Monkey

Written by: J. D. Barker
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Graham Winton
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Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from the author Jeffery Deaver called "a talented writer with a delightfully devious mind".

For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago. When his body is found, the police quickly realize he was on his way to deliver one final message, one that proves he has taken another victim, who may still be alive. As the lead investigator on the 4MK task force, Detective Sam Porter knows even in death, the killer is far from finished. When he discovers a personal diary in the jacket pocket of the body, Porter finds himself caught up in the mind of a psychopath, unraveling a twisted history in hopes of finding one last girl, all while struggling with personal demons of his own. With only a handful of clues, the elusive killer's identity remains a mystery. Time is running out, and the Four Monkey Killer taunts from beyond the grave in this masterfully written, fast-paced thriller.

©2017 J. D. Barker (P)2017 Recorded Books Hard-Boiled Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Suspense Crime Scary Murder
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The Fourth Monkey, written by J.D. Barker and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and Graham Winton, was very compelling to me. It was fast-paced with a satisfying ending - making me want more. So onward I go to the sequel, The Fifth to Die.

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I really enjoyed this book. It was suspensefull with some lighter parts. No gushing love story, just a "I'll listen to just another chapter" kind of book.

I want a sequel!

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Chicago Homicide Detective Sam Porter is grieving the murder of his wife, when he’s called back into action: the Four Monkey Killer has been found dead of apparent suicide. As Porter’s crack squad attempts to rescue the infamous serial killer’s final victim, Porter accesses a diary our dead villain had on his person; and it introduces us to a childhood of mayhem that is candidly shocking.

Edoardo Ballerini is one of my favourite narrators for Audible (check out his work on Koontz’ “Nameless” series), and he does a great job with this one. And Graham Winston, as the voice of the diary excerpts, really drives home the insanity our killer was introduced to as an impressionable young boy.

Mixing dark humour with darker thrills, this taut and exciting police procedural is an unholy combination of Se7en meets Silence Of The Lambs meets The Usual Suspects, with a liberal dose of Brooklyn Nine-Nine to add some levity to the gruesome chaos. A brilliant mystery with an exciting end that definitely leaves you wanting more from this cast of characters. Amazing!

Amazing!!!

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Really had me going for a while but rapidly becomes convoluted and unrealistic. I won't continue the series.

Good with its flaws

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This was entertaining, fun and just a full on blast. The performances are perfect. The twists are great. Highly recommended

Perfect.

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