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  • BLOOD RIVER

  • A Trask Brothers Murder Mystery
  • By: C.E. Nelson
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (57 ratings)

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BLOOD RIVER

By: C.E. Nelson
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Publisher's summary

It was supposed to be easy...it turned out to be murder.

In the thrilling start to the Trask Brothers Murder Mystery Series, identical twin brothers Dave and Don hunt a silent killer terrorizing anglers in the great north woods.

"Spellbinding! I could not put it down. It will keep you on the edge all the way to the end."

When Dave Trask ran for sheriff of wild Lake County, he thought the job would entail locating lost campers and catching poachers, and he didn’t really expect to get elected. He was wrong on both counts.

Before he can be sworn in, two guests at a small fishing lodge are discovered brutally murdered. As Dave surveys the murder scene, he becomes aware of two things: he has an inexperienced staff and he will be looking for a killer who walked up to his victims unseen and then disappeared into the wilderness.

As the murders continue, they threaten to destroy the tourism business vital to the county and set off a war between lodge owners and Native American guides. Dave feels his only choice is to enlist the help of his identical twin Don, lead agent for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. But their hunt for the killer does not go as planned.

"Great story! Reminds me of something William Kent Krueger would write." - Jack B.
"This was a great beginning to the series." - Kindle Reader
"The story, set in the wild country of Minnesota, captured my interest from the start - and kept it to the very last page." - George P.

Readers of John Sanford, William Kent Krueger, Tami Hoag, James Patterson and like authors will enjoy this fast-paced thriller.

Start reading the first installment in the highly rated Trask Brothers Murder Mystery Series today!

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What listeners say about BLOOD RIVER

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Poor vocal quality

Storyline was good, a little predictable,
But, the vocal tone was without inflection and with many, many mispronounced words.

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narration

I learned I do not enjoy the ai narration. It adds or takes from the punctuation pauses. the lack of emotions in the voice leaves much to be desired. keep employing humans for this position.

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The AI voice was horrible.

I enjoyed the story, but the artificial reading of it was not good at all.

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I m not a fan of virtual voice. Too flat and a lot of mispronounced words. The story was very enjoyable.

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Good story.

I don't enjoy virtual voice, it takes the passion out of the story. The story was engaging.

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The AI reading sucks, words pronounced wrong the voice actually saying semi colon bordering on monotone. Virtual voice sucks!

Virtual voice is horrible! Emotionless pronouncing things wrong saying semi colon like you need to read the punctuation! The story is good but the AI voice reader is horrible!

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virtual voice is horrible

I only finished listening to the story because it was free. Decent story but the character development seems rushed. Virtual voice should never be used to narrate a story and I will never pay to listen to a virtual voice. I didn't have to be told it was artificial. Audible should be ashamed of trying to cut out the human voice talent to save money.

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Story is good…. Virtual voice is not

I believe the virtual voice loses the inflection and dynamics that a reader has. Makes it hard to stay tuned in

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Virtual voice.. NEVER AGAIN

Though the story itself was good and held my interest... the VIRTUAL VOICE is N O T GOOD. Very flat and monotone.

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Nothing

The virtual voice is excellent if you like mispronounced words and monotone voice. While the story was good, I just can’t listen to a boring book.

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