good book

I have read all of Brian Freeman's book and was glad to get his newest one on Audible. The story is very good with all the twists and turns his previous books are known for.
if you want a good book get this one

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Best Listen in a Long Time

Having been frustrated with what is out there(or lack thereof) I decided to give this one a try and was extremely gratified to find a book that kept me guessing and had me listening every chance I got. Plot twists and turns a great deal and keeps you wanting to know more. Definitely would recommend this one.

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The title itself is awkward and clumsy. Bad omen.

Brian Freeman delivers a cheesy soap opera hoping to be a thriller. Joe Barrett is often much better than this, but, as several readers say, his female characters here are awful, as if he had a cold. The doctor is such a contrived bad guy that you never ever believe that he will turn out to be the villain. The cops and nurses are thinly drawn, improbable, weird creatures who do things that puzzle a reader who cares about any kind of credulity. The doctor's wife and her sister deliver a classic soap opera between the two of them: you could just see it on afternoon TV. The whole thing is a mess. I hope, for some reason that I don't understand, that Mr. Freeman has something better than this up his authorial sleeve.

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REST OF SERIES MISSING, BUT SO WHAT!

There is something mechanical and insincere about this guy's work. He goes way too far off onto meaningless tangents. The plots are cluttered and transparent. He puuts no depth of feeling into his characters as he skips from one to another as he attempts to flush out a thin plot line. Most irritating to me is his use of gratuitous sex to liven (he thinks) things up. I went on to a non-series book, Bone House, where he sinks completely to "Romance Novel" status. If you have so little confidence in your writing skill that you must depend on pedophilia to draw attention to an otherwise weak story, full of patent characters, you are done as a writer and enter the world of sensationalist.
Joe Barrett did his best with this guy's substandard work. Perhaps he should get a new publisher, along with better editorial talent, and redo the manuscripts to a higher level. AS is, mediocre at best. Sorry I went for them, hoping against hope.
When you read as much as I do, you tend to reach a point where the herd is thinned and the good wordsmiths are fewer and farther between.

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Thank goodness for Brian Freeman & Joe Barrett

I have been looking for a good thriller/mystery writer for a while now to fill an ever increasing gap in my library, as I've exhausted supplies of my usual good thriller writers. I came upon some good recommendations from other readers in regard to Brian Freeman, so I gave him a go and am more than satisfied with the result. The burying place, a multi-layered thriller piece, has an array or interesting characters and the plots moved along nicely switching from one to the other until they culminate and entwine at the end. Joe Barrett did a good narration, although some of female voices were a bit gringy. Thank you Mr Freeman for supplying me with quite a few books for future satisfying reads.

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Horrible

Oh my Lord...the narrator of this book cannot do realistic female voices..horrible! I struggled to get through. I think this could have been a different book if I had read it myself. Too bad because the storyline wasn't too bad.

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Interesting plot, narrator could have been better

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I enjoyed the book, but thought the characters could have been more developed. It piqued my interest enough I looked forward to hearing the next chapter.

Would you recommend The Burying Place to your friends? Why or why not?

No, not really the genre for people I know with Audible

What three words best describe Joe Barrett’s voice?

Did well with men and basic narration. All the women were whiny, and the accents horrible. I cringed whenever he did Migdalia's voice. Would have been way better to just read the words and not try to change the voices. The Minnesota accent was terrible. Just read it!!

Could you see The Burying Place being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No

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Not Credible - Disgusting Details

What was most disappointing about Brian Freeman’s story?

The beginning was just not believable, and then it moved to a garroting which was disgusting. A policewoman getting lost and forgetting her cellphone is not credible.

How could the performance have been better?

Mechanically narrated.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disgust.

Any additional comments?

I would not recommend this to anyone.

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Not Brian Freeman's best!

Author Brian Freeman is one of my favorite authors of modern detective/crime mystery/thrillers. I especially like his Jonathan Stride series of which this in book #5. The Burying Place is a good novel; it is also a disappointing one. In this novel Freeman has too many cases and too many characters going on making it difficult to follow. There is also too much detail of Stride's romantic relationships with Serena and Maggie and the competition of the two ladies for his attention.

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Nothing was predictable

I enjoyed the investigation, the characters and the plot. The author succeeded in getting me invested in the welfare of the characters and his development of them and was well crafted. I was never sure who or what their motives were until the last few chapters. The misdirection was masterful and the surprise twist were never revealed until the last moment and then you were wondering 'what happened'. As will all of Mr. Freeman's books this one is well worth the time. I recommend this book.
Mr. Barrett did a fine job with the narration. We listen to his voice but he was never obvious or intrusive upon the story. We could get involved in the story and forget that it was being read to us. A superb job.

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