
BLOOD RIVER
A Trask Brothers Murder Mystery
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C.E. Nelson

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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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Great plot
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But, the vocal tone was without inflection and with many, many mispronounced words.
Poor vocal quality
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narration
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The AI voice was horrible.
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Virtual voice
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The AI reading sucks, words pronounced wrong the voice actually saying semi colon bordering on monotone. Virtual voice sucks!
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virtual voice is horrible
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Good story.
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Meh
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Story is good…. Virtual voice is not
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Virtual voice.. NEVER AGAIN
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