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Silent Scream
- Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Series: Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller Series, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction
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Even the darkest secrets can't stay buried forever.
Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood.
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- Chad
- 08-03-15
Great start to this crime thriller series
One of the best books I've listened to this year. I love the cast of characters, Marsons made me want to know more about many of the supporting characters, in addition to my curiosity about Stone's past.
The plot winds its way around and keeps you guessing all the way to the end. The pacing is blazing fast and perfect, I never once wanted to stop listening.
I've already downloaded book 2, Evil Games, can't wait to see what new adventure lies ahead for D.I. Kim Stone.
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- David J Delaney
- 02-21-16
Superb story and wonderful performance!
Angela has catapulted herself to stand with the best crime writers out there today.
This story is a fantastic blend of mystery, twists and investigation while giving us insight into the mind of the cops and killers involved.
I'm an instant fan and would recommend Angela Mason's to those who love Ranking, Cornwell and Billingham.
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- passiflora
- 09-16-15
Great story! Good plot twists.
DI Kim Stone is the " House M.D." of the English Constabulary. A very good story without unessecary gore or explicit sex, but plenty of action and plot twists. I enjoyed very much and will look for other DI Stone stories
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-04-16
Happy Customer says, "This is aces!"
Having watched Prime Suspect and Endeavor series, I have grown quite fond of British mysteries, colloquial language, humor, and police ranks. A DCI led team lends familiarity to this novel. The characters are well developed and I drew clear pictures of them in my mind. The voices of the performers added a lot to the story.
The story itself derives from what happened to girls at a "care" home, of which the lead character also has first hand knowledge. The action moves along at a good clip and suspense builds to a climax that surprised me. There are more surprises that follow and an epilogue of sorts wrapping up the story with a neat bow. I hate loose ends.
In summary, the plot is suspenseful and the characters are interesting; they keep you coming back. The performance definitely adds to the enjoyment. I gave it 4 stars because I really don't have anything bad to say, but it's not "I Am Pilgrim".
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- Victoria Schwimley
- 11-29-15
You'll want to keep reading
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book to all my friends who like mysteries. The book is well-written, held my attention and surprised me in the end.
Would you be willing to try another book from Angela Marsons? Why or why not?
I would. I found the story interesting and well-presented
What three words best describe Jan Cramer’s voice?
snappy, blunt, clear
Do you think Silent Scream needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Of course. There are things in D.I. Kim Stones past that need further exploration.
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- De Plume
- 08-06-15
Ended much better than it began
The dialog in the first chapters is meant to show how the team of detectives is a witty, carefree group of people who are so good at their jobs they can make light of everything. It comes across like an elderly grandmother trying to speak to teenagers in their own language. It's so painful and off target I almost stopped listening. All of the characters come off the same and definitely not very interesting. It doesn't help that the narrator is completely tone deaf to the story. The problems with the dialog fade as the story progresses and the dialog turns to the case, but there are still moments so bad I couldn't help but groan.
Ultimately the story turned out ok, though not groundbreaking. The author puts in some long passages that are well written and interesting. Maybe later books are built on that foundation, and if so they are probably worth a read, but much of this book was too hit or miss to give it a higher rating. It would probably be better not as an audiobook.
And for what it's worth, I don't think the tough-as-nails, fight the system as long as she gets the bad guy police woman would insult her teammates by calling them little girls. In the end she even brags about how great women are. Doesn’t seem like someone like that would find being a girl insulting.
I don’t think I would read another book by this author, and I definitely would not listen to this narrator again, but I’m guessing some people will relate to the way the story is told.
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- BikeVON
- 02-05-17
Great exciting story
I took a chance on this book and could not be more pleased! The main plot was original. It was presented and solved at a good pace without a lull or fillers in the story. That was extremely appealing to me. My slight disappointment was one that is committed by many authors. Authors of some genres tend to bend to a need to make the protagonist flawed or persecuted; the usual verbiage is “confront the demons of his/ own past before it's too late. Sell the story! I must admit Kim’s past story was interesting. I want to know more of her situation.
Kim Stone is nothing fantastically different from many lead female detectives. She is aggressive, independent, and fights for the right to solve crimes in her own manner. She does not fall down a rabbit hole after false leads and she has good initiation. She has a loyal team that works well together. She does not go in to make friends with suspects or in the process of solving a mystery. So she must take her political correct partner with her at all times.
I enjoyed the method that Marsons used in her writings. She presented the story from the point of view of the police officers as they are discovering the crimes. We experience their outrage as they work to solve the crimes. Part way in the book we began to hear the inner monologue of the killer and get to know what drives him/her.
It was the pace of the story and the lack of frills that weigh down many mysteries that I enjoyed this book that I will read the series.
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- Kathi
- 12-29-16
Pretty good police procedural
I have not read a book by Angela Marsons before. Was not sure what to expect, but based on reviews, decided to give it a go. Pretty good story--Kim Stone heads up a detective squad that is trying to uncover a serial killer, who murdered young girls from a children's home years earlier. The characters are well-developed, and the story moved with no dull moments. I listened to it in one (long) sitting! Best of all, I have read or heard so many detective books over the years, I can usually predict the ending. But not this one--complete surprise to me. I very much liked the narration by Jan Cramer--though it was just a tiny bit fast for me to keep up with at times. However, I prefer that to reading that is too slow! I plan to get the next book in this series very soon!
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- Sharan
- 02-15-16
Great story
Love all the Twista to the story. I thought I had figured out the bad guy about 3 times in was wrong down to the end. Very well written and narrated. love Detective Kim
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- Gerald
- 07-23-19
Worst reader i have heard
I have listened to hundreds of Audible books and can confidently say that i have never come across s worse reader. The book itself is weak and unbelievable and the main character is so unsympathetic i was disappointed that she made it through the book alive. How readers can be expected to believe that any modern day manager of people could get away with such bad treatment of their team i do not know. Appalling rubbish, in my opinion.
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- G. Willoughby
- 10-04-15
Good story, dreadful narrator.
What did you like best about this story?
The story was well written and exciting. It held my interest and as I am familiar with the area in which the novel is set this added another aspect for me.
How could the performance have been better?
Unfortunately I found this the worst professional narration to which I have ever listened. It was read too quickly in places and without inflection. The accents were inconsistent and at times poor. A further minor annoyance was the mispronunciation of place names. I would avoid Jan Cramer in future if at all possible.
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- P. S. Elliott
- 05-10-15
Disappointment
What made the experience of listening to Silent Scream the most enjoyable?
I did not read this book for long. I found I started to silently scream with the narrators voice! So sorry, not read, story seems ok but completely spoilt for me by her voice
Would you be willing to try another one of Jan Cramer’s performances?
No
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- Marie
- 12-03-15
Fabulous story but the narrator ruined it
An intriguing mystery with a good smattering of humour. I like the way the plot unfolds - I usually guess the villain, but not this time!
Unfortunately I really didn't like the narration. It was as if she were reading the book without any punctuation. She started new paragraphs without drawing breath and this made it very difficult to follow. I'd certainly listen to another book by this author but sadly not if it were narrated by Jan Cramer.
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- Annie
- 12-01-15
Sort out the narrator!
I do all sorts of crime thrillers - especially the Scandi ones - but always endeavour to try out and support home-grown talent. Silent Scream might possibly be far better NOT as an audio book (or perhaps a better narrator)! As stories go, it has all the elements of a disturbing and unsettling crime.
Detective Kim Stone is an uneasy person to like. She's rude, impatient, bossy (to name a few), but like all good police characters, these flaws are rather endearing. She's not very feminine, rides a motorbike, has a troubled and sad background, and is single (aren't they all?). The sidekick is, as ever, a perfect foil to her foibles, and inevitably, the head of department is irascible. The story line is a tad simple - bodies found, tracking down the suspects, fitting the puzzle together, get into some bother, and Bob's your Uncle.
It's not great, but not bad either. The structure is good, the flow works and the main characters are forming into believable people. I'm not too sure I want to listen to another - but might try and read the next one instead, as I suspect the author's confidence might've grown. As for the narrator - in the most part she was too quick. It felt like it needed to be slowed down a bit, putting more emphasis on important areas of the story. She sounded like a translator, without any emotion or inflection. She was good at the different accents - as its not always easy for a woman to 'man up', she handled the male characters well - but lesson here - slow down and inject some feeling into the narration.
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- Maz
- 06-28-15
Good story
I enjoyed this book despite the very annoying reader! If the next book is narrated by her I doubt I will buy it.
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- Megan Smart
- 11-25-15
Good story, horrible narration!
I enjoyed the story, I found it intriguing and really wanted to find out what happened in the end! it was a bit cheesy and funny in places. Being from the black Country myself I enjoyed reading a book about an area im familiar with. However the narration is awful! The accents are terrible and the overall flow of the narration just didnt work. I was really hoping it would be a different narrator for the other two books bit unfortunately it isn't. Not sure I can stand another book read by this woman which is a shame! A good book ruined by an awful narrator!
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- Rachel
- 10-30-15
Silent Scream
This was a fantastic crime thriller full stop. There is just one problem. The narrator. I will avoid her at all costs in the future.
The short clip I listened to before downloading seemed ok-ish. As the booked progressed the narrators lack of skill became all too apparent. I have yet to hear a more one dimensional narration. Impossible at times to tell one character from another. There were no voice inflections to speak of and times she would read at break neck speed (had to slow to .75 speed). Needless to say I always quit listening with a headache.
My advice: Get this book, but get it on Kindle.
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- Sarn
- 08-22-15
Awful narration
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Such a shame this excellent book was read by such a dreadful narrator, I kept wanting to read it for her, the inflection and stresses were completely out of sync with the mood of the story, it was as if she was reading without understanding the content. I gave up listening after an hour and bought the kindle book to read myself.
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- Josephine Murray-Smith
- 11-26-15
dreadful narration
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I am listening to it now. I can hardly bear the narrator's boring voice.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Change the narrator. The story is spoiled by it.
Would you be willing to try another one of Jan Cramer’s performances?
No.
If this book were a film would you go see it?
Don't know
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- Natasha
- 08-17-15
Excellent debut
I really enjoyed this book. It kept me hooked and guessing right till the end. Can't believe this is a debut, as it's written extremely well and the story is captivating. I like how there were no loose ends and everything was tied up. I also like the fact the ending wasn't an anti climax like other crime/thriller books I've read. Only criticism: the narrator made every character sound like they were shouting/angry/annoyed, even during the 'banter' scenes. During the dialogue, I found the narrator to speak quickly and had to keep rewinding to fully catch the dialogue (this wasn't down to the speed settings as during the rest of the book, she went at nice pace).
I would recommend this book!
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- Kathleen Chalmers
- 12-21-16
Who was who?
a good read that kept me guessing until the end. I did find the narrator a bit annoying. a bit hard to distinguish one character from another
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- Sandra
- 10-19-17
Ruined
A great story, even with the cliche characters, but unfortunately ruined by the narration. Almost unlistenable but the story got me through.
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- Carolyne
- 12-10-16
Brilliant
The story has all the best elements of top crime fiction. I love the fact that there is always a twist in the tale at the end
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-04-15
Loved it.
A fabulous read. Spine chilling story that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.
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- Joelene
- 12-13-16
Brilliant story with fantastic narration
A great story, looking forward to the next one. Brilliant narration - voices affected were incredible
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-19-19
Narration let this book down
I struggled to finish this book, once again due to the poor narration. The addition of commas would have helped a lot! It was like the whole book was read as one continuous sentence. This meant it was difficult to tell characters apart or be involved in the plot. Also, once again the narration had parts that sounded like the target audience was 4 yrs old. The sing song voice of the sociopath character in particular was really hard to listen to seriously. I'd like to rate the book higher, but I really couldn't as it was all too hard to follow dt the narration.
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- Linda Marea
- 07-16-19
Groan!
I’m not sure if I really disliked this book or was completely turned off by the narrator. I usually adore books read by British narrators but Jan Cramer must have had a train to catch because she rushed to the point of leaving out punctuation, ran characters into each other and generally had a snippy judgey tone that thoroughly grated.
Perhaps I might have enjoyed this book had it been in the hands of another narrator but this book needed time in front of an editor to prune the waffle and delete the words doubled up in consecutive sentences.
I was soooooo close to sending this book back but hey, what doesn’t kill you...
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-16-18
A brutal story
Overall not a bad story, very grim. The narrator’s sing song voice at times drove me mad and I swiped to the of those chapters. Narrator also could have recognised a full stop.
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- Mich
- 09-08-21
Great 📚
I really enjoyed it. I thought the narrator was excellent and I didn't put it down.
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- Mel
- 08-19-21
Fabulous story! Terrible Narration!
If you love crime thrillers - you will love journeying into the world of DI Kim Stone. Angela Marsons has an incredible gift for weaving a twisting turning tale.
On the other hand - what were they thinking attaching this narrator to such a successful crime series???
This is the worst narration I have ever heard. The book is read in a constant rush with no attention to punctuation at all. The narrator’s voice shows such disdain and contempt for all of the characters, I was unsure if I would end up liking any of them!
I finally found a solution that allowed me to get through the book … I read it on 0.9 speed. This slowed the reading down slightly and seemed to soften the tone a little.
I’m highly disappointed that this narrator is reading further books in the series as I truly enjoyed the storyline in this book!!