Hangman audiobook

Ha ha I LOVED this again. Despite the strangely ridiculous storylines both this and Ragdoll are WILDLY entertaining. Everything you want when you like a rather dark edge to your reading but also want to have a giggle. Hangman was very vividly dark, but also occasionally laugh out loud funny. The hotel room and the spider…I’m just saying.I can’t give it anything less than a highly recommended tag because I banged through it, grasshopper on acid fashion, both laughing and grimacing along the way. Also because that last line…Anyone waiting to see Wolf again will have to wait a little longer as this one is ALL about Emily (and Rouche who I ADORED) and a rather dastardly plot. The death scenes and “set pieces” in Hangman are brilliantly done, racketing up the tension to the highest degree, interspersed with some genuinely hilarious moments to give you the chance to settle a little before we are off again.It is often jaw droppingly horrifying, which is something else I love about it, descriptively speaking it hits hard in all the right places. Is it far fetched? Yes obviously a bit, but while you are in it, it feels very very real. It does read like a movie and I hope one day it IS a movie – there’s a scene in a church that would definitely have me watching from behind a cushion and firmly ensconced under my axe proof duvet.Sometimes you just want to rock along to a book, let the world go and envelop yourself into a rollicking good tale. Daniel Cole writes books that you can rock along to….So, therefore, Highly Recommended. Not for the faint of heart!

I had really high hopes for this book as Ragdoll was one of my favourite books of last year. It took me a chapter to get into the story but after that it didn't disappoint. In my review of Ragdoll I wondered how they were going to continue after the conclusion of that book and the answer was to focus on Emily Baxter. William Fawkes is barely mentioned throughout and so we have a whole new cast of characters as the book flips between London & New York.We have crazed killers, mysterious cult leaders and a lot of buildings being blown up. I'm never happier as a reader than when the author throws the whole kitchen sink into the story. As long as the end ties everything up the more outlandish the story the better. And I was not disappointed. It's a real roller-coaster and although the twist when it came was a bit obvious and had been foreshadowed earlier I still enjoyed it and looked forward to where the reveal would take me. Definitely emerging as one of my new favourite authors. I really enjoyed this and would recommend. Free arc from netgalley

Book reviews on www.snazzybooks.com I was so excited to read the follow up to the hugely successful Ragdoll - and Hangman, the second in the Detective William Fawkes series, definitely doesn't disappoint! Much like the first, it's a rollercoaster of a ride of tension, mystery and general craziness as the focus turns to Baxter this time, and a string of gory murders in the US which have worryingly familiar elements to them...I have to say, at first I was a little worried that I wouldn't get to read about Fawkes, who I loved in the last book - however, Baxter more than makes up for it, truly shining with her cutting comments and no-nonsense attitude. I absolutely loved reading about her, and some new characters to add to the mix in Curtis and Rouche who, although very different to Baxter, is another brilliant character who kept me wanting to read on. The characters are really what makes this story such addictive reading; that mixed with brilliant humorous scenes (with a heavy dose of black humour, which I loved) and fantastic situations (some completely crazy and unbelievable, but who cares?) which kept me laughing throughout. It may have even beaten Ragdoll for me (no mean feat!), as I felt like I had more of a grasp on what was going on in this novel - well, to some extent - there was plenty to craziness to keep track of!I'd forgotten how brilliantly entertaining Daniel Cole's writing is, and Hangman left me desperately wanting more - that ending too! Bring on book 3 (and quickly, please!).* Many thanks to Orion for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review. *

I loved Ragdoll, the first book in this series, so I was delighted to be able to read and review Hangman. I had been dying to read it from the moment I finished Ragdoll, and its safe to say it was worth the wait. Hangman was just as good, if not better.Focusing on DCI Emily Baxter in this one, she’s called to investigate a copycat murder. A body found hanging, with BAIT carved into its chest, in America. When another body turns up, this time with PUPPET carved into the chest, it becomes a race against time to decipher the message as the body count rises on both sides of the Atlantic.Hangman is such a clever thriller. I absolutely flew through it because I was so caught up in the characters and the investigation that I just had to keep reading to find out what was going on.Daniel Cole has a knack for writing serial killer thrillers, and he showcases it brilliantly i these books. They are addictive, thrilling and so utterly absorbing that you just have to keep going until the very end.If you like twisted killers, great characters and a cracking plot then add Hangman to your TBR as soon as possible, you won’t regret it.Highly recommended!

4.5/5I guess this is the summer of highly anticipated series for me, I feel like I’ve read several second installments lately and they’ve all lived up to their predecessors, which is always so fantastic! Ragdoll was the first book and it absolutely blew me away, from it’s gripping prologue to it’s massive cliffhanger ending, I loved every single page. So if you haven’t read the first book, I highly recommended it and then you won’t have long to wait to read this one.This book had a slightly different feel to it than the last one and I think it’s mostly due to the fact that things are not told via Wolf’s point of view at all. This is Emily’s story to tell and as much as I love Wolf, I have room in my heart for a character as complex as Emily Baxter. It’s set internationally as she finds herself in New York City when a case in London has ties there. This was one complicated investigation that has her working alongside both the FBI and the CIA and introduced some fantastic new characters that added more depth to an already deep story.While there were some exciting differences the same sarcastic sense of humor was present as was a very dark, gritty plot and writing style. Cole is a really intelligent writer and he creates these insanely intricate and harrowing storylines that shock and awe in equal measure. The ending blew my mind and now I’m desperate for the next book, as much as I love cliffhanger endings it’s SO hard to wait!Hangman in three words: Clever, Dark and Sardonic.

Wat een ijzersterk boek vond ik dit. Het was voor mij erg lang geleden (een jaar) dat ik deel 1 had gelezen. Normaal heb ik daar nooit zo'n last van maar ik vond deel 1 best een ingewikkeld boek doordat je best wel moest opletten wat in welke tijd gebeurde. Dus aanvankelijk dacht ik dat ik niet meer goed wist hoe deel 1 was geëindigd. Nu inmiddels weet ik het nog steeds niet precies maar ik weet wel dat het niet van heel groot belang was in deel 2. Het verhaal gaat echt in een enorm hoog tempo, er vallen ook erg veel doden maar daardoor bleef ik geboeid. Echt een aanrader wat mij betreft. En o ja, ook bij dit boek moet je wel je koppie erbij houden.

¡¡Me ha gustado muchísimo más que el primero!! Si Ragdoll tenía un ritmo muy bueno, ¡¡éste directamente tiene un ritmo de infarto!! Pasan cosas constantemente, conectas muy bien con los personajes y los amas o los odias directamente. La historia me ha parecido original y muy rocambolesca. Las descripciones y originalidad de las muertes descritas me han sorprendido. Me he emocionado, reído a carcajadas con su humor tan peculiar y he estado con taquicardias hasta el final, ufff, ¡qué final! Muy bueno. Me ha encantando. ¡Que alguien me diga cuando sale la tercera parte porque no he conseguido encontrarlo! jajajaja

Ik had niet verwacht dat deel 2 even goed zou zijn als deel 1. Dit klopt ook, hij is niet even goed: hij is nóg beter. Dit boekt heeft alles. Dit boek is de reden dat ik graag thrillers lees. Je krijgt amper de tijd om een gebeurtenis te verwerken of er gebeurt al weer iets anders. Van verwarring, naar shock, naar ontzetting, naar enthousiasme, naar ontroering. Alles kwam voorbij. Ik kan niet wachten tot het volgende deel!