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  • Laws of Depravity

  • Revised Edition (Martyr Maker, Book 1)
  • By: Eriq La Salle
  • Narrated by: Eriq La Salle
  • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (120 ratings)

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Laws of Depravity

By: Eriq La Salle
Narrated by: Eriq La Salle
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From actor, director, producer, and author Eriq La Salle, comes the first in a heart-pounding crime thriller series. Every ten years, for the past 30 years, a dozen clergymen are killed, brutally murdered in twisted scenes emulating the deaths of Jesus and his disciples. Now, "The Martyr Maker" has set his mark on New York City.

30 years. 36 priests butchered. His bloodiest masterpiece is yet to come.

The Laws of Depravity follows two NYPD detectives and an FBI agent as they race to catch a serial killer before he completes his last cycle of kills and disappears forever.

Clerical transgressions at the heart of Spotlight meets the visceral horror of Thomas Harris's Red Dragon, for a gritty, dark story about of how some of the most trusted members of society fail. The Laws of Depravity raises eye-opening questions about faith when the lines between good and evil have blurred beyond recognition.

©2022 Eriq La Salle (P)2022 Recorded Books
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Awesome Read

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started listening to this book, it definitely draws you in and keeps you captivated all throughout the book. Tough to put reading. Great read and the prequel at the end of the book was a pleasant surprise and helped answer some questions I had and was thinking about.

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Well written crime drama.

Such a great listen! This book kept me enthralled to the very end. The author narrated and it made it enjoyable to listen to.

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Got me right from the start

when I tell you that this book had me in a chokehold! Amazing story, loved the narration, the characters were great... I'm on to the next book in this series.

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I love this series!

I couldn’t stop listening to this audiobook. Eric, LaSalle‘s reading of the book was great. The storyline was so intriguing and fast paced. It kept my attention the entire time. Can’t wait to start the next book.

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Absolutely Worth It

Crime fiction novels quite saturate bookstores at the moment, and I know there are many books by outstanding authors in the genre vying for our attention. But Laws of Depravity is one of the best I’ve read this year and isn’t to be missed. The end left me eager for more Quincy and Phee and curious to see what they get up to next.

Thanks to the author and publisher for this enthralling work!

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I needed this one!

I have been in search of a grippingly good book and this one was just what I needed! It was so well written that I had to post about it on Facebook!!! I started looking at the second book before getting through the first! Character development is back!! Thx Eriq La Salle! I loved you work on Chicago PD- this is a great next step!

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Good

Great thriller, great narration. loved the plot twist at the end. can't wait to read the next one. it was definitely life listening to a movie!

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Solid religious crime thriller

I don't normally enjoy male narrators because they always try to sound like women for the female parts and they just never do LOL but I enjoyed this narration and how he handled it. The overall story was intriguing also.

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Enjoyable listen.

Kudos to Eriq for bringing such a great story. Thank you, waiting for what's next.

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A page turner!

I loved every part of this book. The story is amazing and kept me engaged from beginning to end. Eric LaSalle voice, which I love anyway, is perfect. I'm looking forward to Laws of Wrath and Laws of Annihilation.

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