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Death Dealing

The Ryder Quartet, Book 4

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Death Dealing

By: Ian Patrick
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"The woman's cries floated down the passage and bubbled out through the front door in helpless, anguished, tortured spasms. It was a sound that echoed down the ages. The horror of mothers from any species that might ever have lived on the planet. A parent trying to deal with the impossible: the death of her young ones. It was a sound to chill the blood."

A notorious killer escapes from prison. Heart-rending scenes show the kinds of trauma faced by victims of crime. The thrilling action takes place against a tapestry of courage and heroism in daily clashes between the forces of law and order on the one hand and brutal crime on the other.

©2015 Ian Patrick (P)2016 Ian Patrick Action & Adventure Crime Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Heartfelt Scary Witty Suspense
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Would you consider the audio edition of Death Dealing to be better than the print version?

Don't know. Haven't read it. Just listened to it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Death Dealing?

The final chapter is breath-taking. It has incredible action but breathtakingly good moments of emotion, too.

Which character – as performed by Ian Patrick – was your favourite?

I liked Mavis, I have to say. But Ryder is as good as Jack Reacher, in my view. More interesting, in fact, because he has a personal life on display (instead of us just hearing about it), in his interactions with family and colleagues.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Man and dog against crime.

Any additional comments?

Makes me think of my own beautiful dog, who happens to be a border collie.

What a nice surprise

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Would you listen to Death Dealing again? Why?

I was intrigued by the accents, both of the narrator and the characters he portrayed. Very clear diction, rich timbre, exciting drama yet intimate story-telling, a very good listen, this was.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Detective Ryder is a marvel. I like him better than Jack Reacher, actually. He seems more vulnerable, yet just as powerful and relentless in the pursuit of moral justice.

Have you listened to any of Ian Patrick’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Haven't heard any other.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I prefer to listen in healthy chunk-sizes. The book is nicely structured to allow one to do that.

Any additional comments?

A different kind of crime thriller, this is. Exotic and terrifically exciting.

High-octane excitement

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This was very vivid and all so true, unfortunately. I constantly read about crime like this taking place in the country of my birth and this book tells it as it is. The voice is good, the atmosphere is well sustained, and the characters are well depicted. It is a very good book and a very good performance. I would love to hear a full-scale radio drama made out of this, but the single-voice narration here does a fine job of it.

So vivid, so true

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A very unusual and thrilling book to read. The narrator loses a couple of accents from time to time but generally is very clear and conveys the excitement of the writing. Exciting plot, great characters, and scary villains. A crime thriller to rate among the best I've read recently. Good to hear the audio version - it conveys the menace and danger very nicely.

Very good thriller

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This is a good, solid crime thriller. The villains are the worst imaginable, and the cops are witty and sharp, and the forensics and ballistics are top-notch.

Good, solid crime thriller.

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