Shrouds of Darkness
Brooklyn Shadows, Book 1
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Shrouds of Darkness
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Steven Jay Cohen
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Steven Jay Cohen
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Brock Deskins
About this listen
New York has a problem few are aware of. Creatures of myth and darkness prowl the night-shrouded streets, preying on those who won’t be missed. At least, those are the rules. Bodies are turning up, and their deaths are far from natural. Our kind’s existence depends on remaining nothing more than folklore and fairy tales, but someone has decided to break the rules. Now, it’s my job to stop a conspiracy before it threatens to expose the truth about vampires and werewolves. My name is Leo Malone, and when things go bump in the night, I bump back. If the price is right.
©2011 Brock E. Deskins (P)2017 Brock E. DeskinsListeners also enjoyed...
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Brilliant
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fantastic story
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The story starts out as a relatively simple one with the PI in question, the vampire Leo Malone, being hired to investigate the disappearance of a werewolf, but matters escalate quite quickly as this turns out to only be one part of a larger plot that causes a lot of problems for our protagonist even if he is being paid by more than one interested party to investigate it.
The author did a very good job of quickly fleshing out the world and the rules for the supernatural inhabitants in it while also keeping the action moving along at a frantic pace without it seeming too rushed at any point either.
I have not listened to anything else that this narrator has done before, but I found his performance to be a nice enhancement of the story with him nicely bringing the sarcastic and somewhat disconnected from humanity hero to life, while also giving distinct voices to the supporting cast.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will be looking out for subsequent ones in the series and others from the same author.
[I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
Supernatural Private Eye
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The story unfolds as Leo is hired by a female Werewolf, Catherine, to assist in finding her missing father.
Leo is an aloof and independent character yet during the adventure his feelings towards Catherine develop romantically and he also unexpectedly forms a fondness for a human, who assists him during his investigation. You’ve got to love Marvin as he cheekily plays with fire so to speak.
I truly enjoyed the way that Deskins has humorously written this book and especially because it’s from Leo’s perspective which makes you feel like he is telling you what’s happening as it evolves. It is action packed with copious amounts of gruesome fighting.
Stephen Jay Cohen, the narrator, brings Leo’s character to life, or should I say to death! Well he’s a vampire so I’m sure you know what I mean.
His wide variety of accents and intonations brilliantly complement the other character voices and bring them alive too.
There are several scenes when I truly empathise with the way Leo deals with some undesirables, even though his resulting actions are completely unlawful.
He is an absolute rogue entity and his relationship with the Police is somewhat strained but in-spite of this, he inwardly respects them, specifically a detective who would love nothing more than to bust and imprison him, only if she were able to find enough evidence or witnesses to prosecute him.
Overall this is a cracking Weres and Vamps book and I am eagerly awaiting the next instalment in this series Mr Deskins 😀📖😀.
This audio book was requested by myself and provided free by the author
The review I have given is voluntary and solely my opinion of this audiobook, which is completely independent and unbiased.
Well what a ‘bloody’ ‘fangtastic’ Vampire / Werewolf novel.
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I’m completely hooked!!
I was on the fence about listening to this book as it’s not my go-to genre, but boy is it my genre now!!
It’s like a noire, detective, vamp, witty story and I love it!
This is the first time I’ve come across the narrator, so I don’t yet know if it’s his usual voice, but he reads this book with a perfect detective noire voice which hooked me perfectly into the story!
I’m enthralled by this book and I’m devastated that there’s a wait for the next...!
This is an unbiased review of a free review copy.
Have to share the news!!
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Can't wait for the next in the series leo was amusing to read about
Wonderful take on the antihero
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If you could sum up Shrouds of Darkness in three words, what would they be?
Supernatural mystery adventureWho was your favorite character and why?
LeoWhat about Steven Jay Cohen’s performance did you like?
He was outstanding in his ability to narrate and bring about full understanding of each of the characters.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Leo was led to feel againAny additional comments?
This book was provided in expectation of a review.It was a total surprise and I enjoyed it much more than I expected.
It had most everything one would expect from a book: Vampires, Werewolves, murder, weapons, romance and silliness. The author and narrator did an outstanding job making the book entertaining and fun to listen to.
The vampire is a PI who shuns the world due to his past and the story involves him being asked to find a missing person and eventually becoming involved in a much larger conspiracy and having to clean up a large mess without exposing the existence of the supernatural people to the humans.
I enjoyed the book and look forward to more books to follow.
Really good PI story
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amazing book from start to finish
amazing book
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