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  • The Dark Man

  • Graveyard Classified, Book 1
  • By: Desmond Doane
  • Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
  • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (127 ratings)

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The Dark Man

By: Desmond Doane
Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
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Ford Atticus Ford, former lead ghost hunter on the hit paranormal reality show Graveyard: Classified, has more than a few regrets - especially after young Chelsea Hopper was attacked by a demon . . . on live television.

Assisting police departments by conducting paranormal investigations and uncovering buried clues now provides him with an ounce of redemption, but it will never be enough.

What occurred on that long-ago Halloween night was unforgivable, and Ford, chasing ratings and stardom, let it happen.

With Graveyard cancelled and his reputation destroyed, Ford sets out to avenge little Chelsea, and save his own soul - if he can.

©2015 Desmond Doane (P)2019 Tantor
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Entertaining

This book captured my attention from the beginning and never lost it. Definitely looking or waiting for book 2.

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Excellent!


First off, the narration by Daniel Thomas May is an absolute compliment to the novel! His creepy Right Hand voices gave me the chills.

Desmond Doane's writing is superb. Humor, description, characterization, plot are seamless. It feels so real, like you are sitting in a booth across from Ford Atticus Ford, listening to his horrific tale of how he pursued an unholy presence in a quest to right a terrible wrong. I wish this was a movie!

The Dark Man shares the best elements of The Conjuring series. Characters I care about in crisis against impossible odds. Mentions of the Bible, using faith as a shield against demonic forces, are written believably and respectfully. That happens too infrequently these days.

Desmond Doane is now on my Favorite Horror Author shelves. The best part for me, this is a series rather than a standalone. I'm buying the boxset of Graveyard Classified and am creating a collection for the author on my Paperwhite. Please continue to release the rest of the trilogy in audio!

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rough start but hang on it gets good

about chapter 10, give or take a chapter, the book and the narrator really hit their stride. Much like when the lead character gets his grove back, it's really good!

I got spooked, angry, excited, and found myself laughing at some of the comedic parts.

I will be continuing this series.

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It just ended!

Wasn't bad and was just getting into the story and then it just ended! I couldn't believe it just stopped and now to even get any kind of resolution to the story I have to get the next book... NOPE! I won't spend 3 credits just have one book!

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Entertaining enough

Took a shot at it, kept me entertained, but the ending wasn’t the best. On a side note the narrator for sure could do a darn good impression of Matthew McConaughey

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Kinda creepy

The story kinda comes across as creepy but overall it fell short of fantastic. Had the potential to be terrifying but it just never manifested. Voice actor did a great job though.

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could be scarier

i liked it alot
i just like to be more scared. real demons and real ghosts keep u from sleeping.

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GOOD START

Very well read by Daniel Thomas May. Good book . I was totally engrossed. The protagonist, Ford is an interesting character. He is psychic and has the ability to see through the veil and talk to ghosts. Very intriguing and at times frightening too. I would like to continue this series and I hope Bk1 will
come out soon .

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GREAT START!👍

I absolutely loved this new book, and look forward to listening to the complete series. The characters and story are well defined. Desmond Doane has truly been blessed with the talent of writing and his storytelling. I am enamored with this story. And, about Daniel Thomas May, his narration and voice acting of each character I can only say one word, SUPERB.☆☆☆☆☆☆ If your looking for a Scary, Spooky, Creepy, with just a little touch of humor, I recommend you start here.🙂

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I love finding a good book

Man, this hit all my favorite spots. Monster hunters, the supernatural in our world, demons and ghosts and bros. The characters feel super fleshed out and real, the mystery was entertaining and kept me interested, and the reactions to things familiar to the characters and unfamiliar was brilliantly executed.

I love finding a new series to delve into and I’ll be eating this one up. I’m ending this review so I can get the second book going. Definitely worth a read. I really enjoyed this and I’ll be reading it again soon.

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