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  • Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 2
  • By: Angela Marsons
  • Narrated by: Jan Cramer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (872 ratings)
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Evil Games

By: Angela Marsons
Narrated by: Jan Cramer
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Summary

The greater the Evil, the more deadly the game....

When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work.

With the investigation quickly gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment.

Up against a sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, for Detective Stone, each move she makes could be deadly. As the body count starts to mount, Kim will have to dig deeper than ever before to stop the killing. And this time - it's personal.

The rising star of the British thriller scene returns with a novel that enthrall fans of Rachel Abbott, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham.

Watch out for more from D.I. Kim Stone

A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. Evil Games is the second book in the series - see where it all began in Silent Scream - out now.

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Critic reviews

"Stunning." ( The Mail on Sunday)
"I absolutely loved it...This one is one of the best crime thrillers I've read in a long time, and that includes mainstream authors such as James Patterson!" (Fiona's Book Reviews)
"I don't think I've been so hooked by a new author since the discovery of Mark Edwards or Mark Billingham...if you finish a crime thriller feeling like you just need to have a lie-down and a cup of tea to get your breath back, then the writer has done their job. Angela Marsons, I still don't have my breath back." ( Reading Room with a View)

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Excellent.

My second DI Kim Stone novel and am currently gobbling them up. the back story of Kim is so believable and draws you in to find out more. This story is psychologically scarey yet utterly enthralling.

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I'd forgotten how awful the narrator was

I bought this audio book and as soon as I started listening I remembered that I had promised myself not to get any audiobooks with this narrator. She sounds like a robot. No idea of how to portray emotion or even how to get across any emphasis in a sentence. I wish there was a 'block this narrator' filter on Audible. She makes the character of Kim Stone so unlikable and cruel and I am pretty sure that isn't how she is intended to come across.

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This book

Evil Games
This book is a masterpiece
Thanks to the author and hope she keeps writing

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Loved it!

2nd Book and every bit as good as the 1st! Definitely reading the rest of the series... thanks Angela Marson - I’ve been needing something gritty to read and I think you’re main characters are brilliant 👍🏻

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Gripping mind games!

I read the first book which was excellent so decided to get this one, I couldn’t stop listening, very gripping story from start to finish....went into the background of DI Kim Stone, tragic but fascinating story, well done Angela Marsons, can’t wait to start Book 3 now .....

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*A Devious Mind*

This instalment is about Alex who is a devious and clever psychiatrist who people came to when they needed help after either being the victim of a crime or for being the perpetrator. Alex was very clever and instead of helping her clients she used their guilt or anger and manipulated them to act out their methods of revenge. She was a complete sociopath, instead of helping them she used them as test subjects.

Kim very quickly caught onto her game and the biggest problem was finding the proof. A glimmer of hope comes from an unlikely source which provides a break in the case but sadly the source is autistic and he barely talks and would not be a great witness

Undeterred, Kim ploughs on. The start of the book is about sexual child abuse and the main culprit has been arrested and by trawling through the recordings that were made in the house the police realise that someone else was in the room witnessing the abuse, the identity of that person is a huge shock and Kim works it out. Will she be able to find the proof she needs to get catch and stop the psychiatrist in the act…….

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Story great, narration not!

Excellent story but the narration is very poor. Far too aggressive and often sounds bored! Very disappointing

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Storyline superb; narration poor

Having listened to the first book, I took a chance on the second one in the hope that the narration had improved. Unfortunately, it hadn't very much.

That said, the storyline itself was a little unusual and, again, very good. This was an absorbing plot which carried you along, unfortunately at the narrator's speed which, in my opinion, gives the listener no chance to catch their breath.

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Strangely addictive! Still hate the narration!

I really enjoyed the first book but almost gave up on the trilogy due to the terrible narration. Although I couldn't resist buuing the second book!
I have to admit I didn't find the narrator quite as irritating as in the first book, but still thought it lacked flow and hated the accents!
I enjoyed the fast-paced story and found it a really gripping thriller, although far fetched and cheesy!
Have already purchased the third book :)

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Excellent!

I can't say any more than 'excellent'! Will be reading the next one very soon!

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