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Deadly Sacrifice
- Jacaranda Twenty in 2020
- Narrated by: Weruche Opia
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
When a child's severed hand is found, DC Toks Ade and DS Philip Dean are put on the case. Thrown into a world of Nigerian traditional customs, ritual sacrifice, and international trafficking, they must find the guilty parties before more children are lost and more limbs are found.
A chilling new thriller introducing Detectives Toks Ade, Philip Dean, and investigative author Coretta Davis.
Audible's Crime & Thriller Pick of the Month: September 2020
Love nothing more than being engrossed in a creepy thriller or playing detective with a gripping mystery? You're not alone! Always ready for a challenge, the Audible editors have taken on the tough task of seeking out spine-chilling tales that will keep you up all night. Every month in 2020 we’ll bring you the very best in murder and mystery in Audible's Crime & Thriller Pick of the Month.Listeners also enjoyed...
About the author
Stella was born in London, brought up in Nigeria and lives in London. She works as a business intelligence analyst. Stella is a cake enthusiast and an avid foodie who writes about food, culture and tech on her blog africanbritishness and on Medium. Her dream is to travel around the world to taste and experience food from different cultures. Stella believes that her experience of growing within two worlds has given her a unique perspective.
Deadly Sacrifice was shortlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2016.
About the performer
Weruche Opia starred as a series lead in I May Destroy You for BBC/HBO.
Other credits include Inside No.9 and Bad Education for the BBC and Top Boy for Channel 4.
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- SG
- 13-12-20
Good Listen, Poor Ending
This is a good listen, well paced and taut right up to the rather abrupt ending whi ch leaves so much unresolved. Too many loose ends. Frustrating.
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- Clare P.
- 09-10-21
didn't finish
I just got bored. I think it is because of the narrator - she sounds like a child, especially when doing a deep male voice. sorry.
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- sonia thangarajah
- 11-09-20
Amazing audiobook loved it
couldn’t stop listening and sad when it came to the end.
I would recommend it to anyone who love crime novels.
The narrator was perfectly cast.
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- Lesley Morrison
- 08-09-20
Interesting and different but spoiled
I found I was constantly distracted from the story by the writer’s apparent obsession with various odours. Virtually every venue and many characters were described in terms of their smell, mostly very unpleasant. For me it spoiled the listening experience, not because I am sqeamish but because it detracted rather than added to the experience.
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- nkaepe etteh
- 14-06-22
Great but loose ends need closure
The narration was excellent. The story was captivating until the end! Is there a part 2 perhaps?
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- TaD
- 08-09-20
Modern Day Detective Drama across Nigeria & London
Absolutely riveting! Great characters, pace and subject matter. Likeable characters and colorful. More books please.
Totally unexpected plot twist with characters that move fluidly across parts of London and Nigeria.
Narration by Weruche Opia brings the words of this book to life with a perfectly nuanced performance.
This is a detective series that just begs to be continued.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-03-21
Did not enjoy this
I was not a fan and I think 3 stars is me being generous to what was at least a fair performance but an uninteresting and predictable plot. I also am really surprised at the unnuanced portrayal of Nigeria and its London diaspora. All this to say that this was a disappointing read given how excited I was for a Black written detective novel.
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- Ann-Marie
- 17-10-22
Excellent Debut from Oni
This is a fantastic, chilling debut from author Oni. The story has a good pace, and I couldn’t put the book down once I started. I was really rooting for the interesting, well rounded characters.
It is rather scary material so not for the lighthearted. Despite the source material, it manages to portray a quite contemporary picture of Nigeria. As an added bonus,
the book is performed brilliantly by the talented Weruche Opia (you might have seen her in I may destroy you) who nails every single accent and voice.
I look forward to reading more from this fresh new voice.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-11-20
I'm a scardey cat... but I couldn't put this down!
Did I tell you all I'm a scaredy cat??? How I ended up reading a book highlighting human sacrifice but also assumptions of blame that tie in with this I do not know...
However, somehow I did 🙈🙈🙈
I managed to finish listening in the middle of the day as the night time was proving too much for my brain 🤣🙈
Thriller/mystery/ horror are not my genres. I think this book is Def a 4⭐⭐⭐⭐ for keeping a non thriller gal engaged and wanting more. Those used to this genre comment below and let me know your thoughts
1. I've already mentioned the talented narration please see previous posts
2. I love that we are beginning to see black British women in different genres and narratives. Our main character hero is a detective, cultural background from Nigeria
3. I love the concept of being used at times by our non black colleagues as cultural expert within the work place feel free to push that back on them boo
4. I love that in the darkest moments of this book all hero could do was to whisper a prayer under her breath... Best believe I was doing the same as Mr villain man was wayyyyy too convincing
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- michelin1
- 24-06-22
brilliant
what a fantastic book and the performer managed to captivate me. when tou think you've figured out who the culprits are the author just throws you off and surprises you. would definitely recommend
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