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The Butcher

A Cold Hollow Mystery, Book 5

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The Butcher

By: Emilie J. Howard
Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett
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A butcher, a baker, and a cadaver maker walk into a bar. Who comes out alive?

You never know in the twisted town of Cold Hollow, but you know it's not going to be an ordinary day when you receive half a human face in the mail.

Mayor Myrna Gillette and Chief Hanover are at it again when an unwanted visitor, bent on revenge, refuses to leave their town. With arsonists, the Mafia, and murderers to keep in check, Myrna is determined to keep her pleasant town intact while protecting its citizens.

Grab your copy of The Butcher, the fifth and final book of the Cold Hollow Mysteries, today!

©2017 Emilie J. Howard (P)2017 Emilie J. Howard Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Mystery Fiction
Engaging Suspense • Well-developed Characters • Unexpected Twists • Emotional Depth • Unique Storyline
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Perfect ending to the Cold Hollow series! Now I wish I read the rest of the series.

A cut above the rest!

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A great story with a very different twist. The narration is superb. I received this audio book for free at my request and voluntarily reviewed.

Incredible

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I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I think this was a very good ending for the series. it's been a decent series, and I've enjoyed listening to it. J. Scott Bennett has been a fantastic narrator, bringing life to these characters.

I quite enjoyed the plot for this specific book, and I found it quite engaging.

Very Good

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I love this book! It was full of so many emotions good and bad! The writing was done wonderfully and the narration really brought it to life! you can't help but fall in love with the characters and the storyline throughout this entire series! I would highly recommend to all to read these books!

highly recommended!

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As always a story of terror involving the town of cold hollow and it’s family of convicts. The butcher wasn’t who they thought it was but everything turned out for the best. I feel that this is the final story in a wonderful series. I didn’t see the part about the commissioner coming.
The final tale of each town person and what they did and how their life turned out.
Cold hollow turned out to be a peaceful and corrupt town.
I’m going to miss these stories
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Town of terror

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I really enjoyed listening to The Butcher. The story was twisty with great characters. I've listened to one other book in the Cold Hollow Mystery Series and love them both. Emilie J. Howard knows how to keep the listener entertained. I need to catch up on the rest of the series.

J. Scott Bennett's narration was top-notch. His tone along with subtle voice changes for the different characters IS the best.

This is a terrific collaboration between author/reader that I'd recommend all day.

Are There Any Italians Here?

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This last book in the Cold Hollow was thoroughly entertaining. A great mix of suspense, humour, love and violence. The storyline follows on directly from the prior book, as Patricia’s evil brother comes to Cold Hollow to seek revenge for his sisters death. In a community whose majority of citizens are “reformed” murderers, this is not as easy as he expects. I love the eclectic characters in this series, it’s amazing how the author made you adore killers! Their interpersonal relationships are warm, tender and often very amusing but take care if you cross them because violence and killer instincts lingers just below the surface. J Scott Bennett did an excellent job of the narration. He really gives them individual voices and brought the characters to life. He did the various accents very well and definitely added to the enjoyment of this story. This last book does not disappoint, it has lots of suspense, intrigue, humour, violence, love and heart wrenching loss. I really am sad to say good to all the characters that I have grown to love in this unique town. It is an unusual and very enjoyable story.

Great end to the series

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I have to start off saying that I didn’t notice that this was the final book in a five part series, but that didn’t really cause any issue. It seemed to stand up by itself just fine and while I’m sure there are characters I should have known more about, I didn’t think that I really needed to in order to understand what was going on.
The story was a fun one. Really liked Ivan’s character and story. Definitely want to start from the beginning to experience all that is the Town of Cold Hollow.
The narration is spot on. J. Scott Bennett has a great voice for each character and really did a fantastic job.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Fun suspenseful mystery

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The final chapter in the cold hollow series brings an epic conflict to the town. The maestro vs the butcher. Much will be revealed. The minds behind the town reveal the possibilities of more to come. A truly magnificent series that was completely novel and the narration was awesome. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

The end of an era.

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Not my normal type of book, but I still enjoyed it! Great ending! I will have to go back and listen to the other books now.

not my normal book

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