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DCI Yorke Boxset
- Books 1-3
- Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
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DCI Yorke Boxset
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Publisher's Summary
If you like dark and compelling crime thrillers, then you’ll love the acclaimed DCI Yorke series. Three best-selling, high-octane serial killer thrillers in one pause-resisting box set!
"An explosive and visceral debut with the most terrifying of killers. Wes Markin is a new name to watch out for in crime fiction." (best-selling crime author Stephen Booth)
Book one: One Last Prayer for the Rays
The disappearance of a young boy. An investigation paved with depravity and death. Can DCI Michael Yorke survive with his body and soul intact?
With Yorke's small town in the grip of a destructive snowstorm, the relentless detective uncovers a missing boy’s connection to a deranged family, whose history is steeped in violence. But when all seems lost, Yorke refuses to give in, and journeys deep into the heart of this sinister family for the truth.
And what he discovers there will tear his world apart.
The Rays are here. It's time to start praying.
Praise for One Last Prayer for the Rays:
"A pool of blood, an abduction, swirling blizzards, a haunting mystery, yes, Wes Markin’s One Last Prayer for the Rays has all the makings of an absorbing thriller. I recommend that you give it a go." (best-selling author Alan Gibbons)
Book two: The Repenting Serpent
A vicious serial killer slithers from the darkness, determined to resurrect the ways of a long-dead civilization.
When the ex-wife of one of DCI Michael Yorke’s closest allies is left mutilated and murdered, Yorke and his team embark on their greatest test yet. A deeply personal case that will push them to their very limits.
And as Yorke’s team are pulled further into the dark, the killer circles, preparing to strike again.
Book three: The Silence of Severance
Your wedding day should be the most unforgettable day of your life. And this is one wedding that will never be forgotten.
When a police officer’s wedding day ends in brutality and chaos, DCI Michael Yorke is pulled away from his own wedding and into the bloodiest chain of events Wiltshire has ever seen.
As a heatwave tightens its grip on Salisbury, Yorke and his team face a race against time to find the most sinister and intelligent adversary they have ever faced: Christian Severance. But as the team chase Severance into the shadows of a dark past, Yorke’s own history starts to drag itself into the present.
Can they stop Christian Severance before he achieves the unthinkable? And will Yorke survive the revelations that claw at him from the darkness?
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- Kim Cooke
- 2021-06-14
great tale
enjoyed it from start to finish - want more. Too many deaths of good guys but good.
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- Genevieve Paquette
- 2021-02-05
fun
This was a great bargain.
Book 1:
3.5- the animal torture and the unsatisfying ending dropped it a half point for me.
A gruesome story well told. Pretty good pacing, and the characters were solidly written. Like I said, my only real gripe was that scene at the start (you'll know it when you read it) and the fact that one character does not get what is coming to them. Which is a reader issue, not a writer one.
Book 2:
I liked this one more than the first, but im already sick of the recurring villain.
The plot was a lot of fun (minus the big death at the end, of course), there was some nice character development, and the writing felt more established.
A fun work listen.
Book 3:
Wait, so now there are two, unrelated, recurring villains? Both with semi-geniuses with serious personality disorders? Hmm.
Ok, apart from my reservations about the above (and about the format, because I tend to feel kind if cheated by series that always end on a cliffhanger. Feels like a cheap trick to force you to buy the next book...) this was quite good. The author is not afraid to kill major characters off willy nilly, which keeps the reader on their toes. The crime was interesting, there was solid character development, it was a fun listen.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Horticulturia
- 2021-12-08
Stop the Killing!
Apparently, the author of this series is an English teacher, but I think he needs to put down Hamlet. In the past few books he has killed off members of the team, or their spouses. For one unfortunate teen, he killed off his mother, his father and even his beloved pet snake. As a mom to a snake loving teen boy, that one was particularly tough. In all seriousness, it’s a detective story, so there will be death involved. Not every story has a happily ever after, but the constant elimination in good guys every book is a real downer and I probably won’t go on with the series because of it.
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- Bobbi Stoffers
- 2023-11-13
Aubrey Parsons at his best
Great storyline and an outstanding performance by Aubrey Parsons. If you like action and suspense this is a must read
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Kitty H
- 2023-09-27
Nasty, Brutish, and Yorke
Forget about deep-sea welding or high-altitude logging; clearly the most dangerous occupation in the world is being a supporting character in the Yorke series. And if you and your family and/or pets and/or psychological stressors figure in the first chapter or two, get your affairs in order and stand by for an unnecessarily gruesome death. Oh, and if you are a hapless woodland creature crossing the road in the snow, you're finished, whether or not the random musings from the series "hero" about driving classes, departed siblings, aftershave, or cigarettes will make you feel any better about your needless demise (and Book 1 totted up at least three such random acts of vehicular violence with no actual connection to the script or the characters). The real problem is that it's hard not to get attached to the "supporting" characters because Yorke himself is such a factotum. He cries a LOT but he doesn't really have much emotional range. He likes to run, but it doesn't seem to serve him especially well psychologically or professionally. The audio book script expends whole minutes--though they seem like hours--on a lecture on Aztec cosmology, but the most said about Yorke--count the words if you think I'm exaggerating--concerns his nicotine addiction versus any other thing that might make him interesting, let alone compelling. So while the potentially interesting characters are dropping in droves, not to advance the plot so much as to deepen the overall misery of the hing, the "star" of the show plugs on, less interesting with each page. I finished the three books because they came together for one credit, and I hoped the series would find its footing. It didn't. Frankly, I would listen to Aubrey Parsons read the fine print on my water bill, but even he can't resurrect any human interest, let alone humanity, in this mess. So I will go back to real noir, real horror, and real police procedurals. Yorke & Co. fall unreadably somewhere in between.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Linda Allen
- 2023-07-15
Terrible!!
I have read many British detective stories(&listened) but this is the worst!! I bought as 3 part set for one credit, so I wanted to not waste money & complete it. The stories were so gruesome & drawn out!! The narration was just sad, could not do women’s parts & could not keep up with who’s who, just terrible!!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- C P Heaney
- 2023-04-23
Great series
I have really enjoyed the three box set and looking forward to listening to more of the series
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-11-20
Has promise
The stories improved as the books progressed. Narrator read words wrong often. Psychopathic not sycophantic
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Colorado Cowgirl
- 2021-01-22
Sometimes gruesome but I dare you to stop reading!
I agree with several reviewers that the books are pretty graphic and gory but I dare you to quit reading. The plots are gripping and twisted and I did not guess what the final outcome would be. The first book, Pray for the Rays, has a complex and clever plot with the evil that lies within the Ray family. DCI Yorke gets caught in the middle when the murders start and he has to sort out all the potential motives and suspects, since many people dislike the Ray family. I liked the other police characters, although most are not fleshed out too completely. All in all these are good police stories that are compelling, well written and at time gruesome.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- StL Reader
- 2020-12-02
First book ok, just gets more trite as they go on
First book was ok, but as the series progresses, the stories just get more over the top. It’s more dangerous to be a cop/family member of a cop in Salisbury than the most dangerous city in the US. They drop like flies. And many killers don’t get caught just to reappear in later stories to haunt the team. And we’re supposed to be impressed with them?
The author has injured/killed off folks in ways that don’t advance the plot or add to the story, but just serves to make a new person miserable. Or perhaps it’s supposed to “add tension” as are the frequent & trite cell phone issues (characters forget to charge phones (!), no cell service). If it was once or twice it would be ok, but really.
Also, most of the romantic partnerships are stiff.
Narrator was fine. Otherwise wouldn’t recommend.
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