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    The Broken Souls
    The Broken Souls
    The Broken Souls
    Audiobook (abridged)4 hours

    The Broken Souls

    Written by J. A. Kerley

    Narrated by Kerry Shale

    3.5/5

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    A major new psychological serial killer thriller featuring homicide detective Carson Ryder, hero of the bestsellers The Hundredth Man and The Death Collectors.

    It looked like an abattoir when they found the mutilated body of the young journalist inside her car. And if Carson Ryder and his partner had known what they were getting into, they would never have taken the case.

    Too late, what looks like the work of a lone madman spreads tentacles that wrap themselves round all sorts of strange areas. And it’s not long before attention focuses on the city’s most unlikely suspects: the wealthy family whose philanthropy has made them famous and influential.

    For behind every fortune, there is a crime. And behind their money and smiles is a family divided by hatred, a family whose strange and horrific past is about to engulf everyone around them – including Ryder.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 19, 2007
    ISBN9780007260126
    Author

    J. A. Kerley

    Jack Kerley worked in advertising and teaching before becoming a full-time novelist. He lives in Newport, Kentucky, but also spends a good deal of time in Southern Alabama, the setting for his Carson Ryder series, starting with 'The Hundredth Man'. He is married with two children.

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    • 2/5
      The third in this by-the-numbers series changes the formula to ensure each book is not rinsed and repeated, however it's not enough to hide a dull plot. The violence is toned down as Carson and Harry investigate a power hungry family which may be involved in some nefarious deeds. The first three quarters of the book offer up plenty of misdirection, using previous characters in the series to add some emotional weight. The plot jumps about between (deliberately) unexplained characters and it becomes difficult to follow at times and this is hindered further by the protagonists who are still rather two-dimensional. The Broken Souls offers nothing new in this genre and only the finale makes it worthwhile.