The Evil of Untreated PTSD

Mr Triana kills it again with this novel. The protagonist is a good man struggling with undiagnosed PTSD. What you end up with is a man with psychopathic tendencies. This novel is well written and story engaging. Violence, sex (surprisingly not graphic), and hilarious banter! I.e. not a book for the woke flakes.

As I do with all reviews I indicate if a book does or does not have the most important TW: This book HAS NO ANIMAL DEATHS OR CRUELTY.
You’re welcome.

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Gripping horror/thriller

Kristopher Triana always manages to create despicable characters that I love to hate. Jackie is fresh out of the joint and working for the mob. He doesn't have a moral compass to save his life. The story had me gripped from the beginning, wanting to know how far Jackie would push the limits.
Chuck Burgee did a great job as narrator. His voice sounds like he could be an East Coast mob guy, so it fits perfectly with the story.
I received a promotional credit in exchange for an honest review.

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Incredible pitch black thriller

Though KT is mostly recognized as a horror writer, I personally enjoy his crime thrillers more as a whole. A nice companion piece to Full Brutal when it comes to sadistic protagonists. Chuck Brugee is one of my favorite narrators, so here’s to more collaborations between him and Triana: bring on A Fine Evening In Hell!!!

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Loved it!!!

I think Jackie is my new favorite character: funny, disturbing, violent, and charismatic the perfect antagonist... with that combination any story is worth a listen or read.

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A despicable protagonist in a story that won't let

Triana did a great job in this book of creating a protagonist that is a completely despicable monster. Someone that with every page of the book I hated a little bit more. But at the same time, the novel was gripping. Sharp. The violence and action kept me going. Maybe to see what was next. Or maybe to see who escaped, because there was a lot of characters hurt and killed in this book. In case you haven't realized it yet, this is one of Triana's intense, don't read if you have a sensitive stomach type of books.

Jackie has just gotten out of prison. While inside he was running drugs and prostitutes for the mob; now he's out and ready to do anything for the local crime boss. Killing people is one of Jackie's favorite things. Jackie is revealed to be detestable, morally reprehensible, and has not qualms about anything. When the crime boss wants revenge for his son being killed by a drunk driver, Jackie takes to it with zeal.

Now before you start thinking "cool, a hard-boiled crime novel", the book is that but it's done with Triana's brutality. There will be scenes that are hard to get through. Intense and graphic is normal for pretty much everything Jackie does. We the readers get presented with that in a non-flinching, blunt manner. The story is addicting though. I was not disappointed by Triana and I would carefully recommend the book; it won't be for everyone. Each Triana book has been different but all have been exciting!

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As bad as the Marques de Sade.

Hardly any socially redeemable quality. Hard yo finish. I don't want to read any more from this aurhor.

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This guys voice

I can’t stand this reader’s voice. He sounds too smug all the time. I couldn’t finish Night Stockers because of his voice and didn’t realize this was read by the same guy. Mr. Brugee, please stop reading for Triana

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Jack is a very, very bad man.

Jack is your everyday, stereotypical psychopath who just happens to be in the periphery of the Mob. Jack does a lot of bad stuff... awful stuff, but then he is tasked with making a man suffer by doing something unspeakable the man’s little girl.

You take it from there.

This story got the full 5 because it didn't "go there" with some of the violence. It was either implied or never happened at all. But you thought it would...

That's horror!

Recommended

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What a Ride!

And The Devil Cried is so engrossing. I’ve never read a book quite like this one. A story that’s so marvelously brutal which comes from the mind of a deranged sadomasochistic. Although this book is amazing, and the content is disturbing, Triana has an undeniable talent for effortlessly weaving words together and taking you on a journey you never will forget.
I had both the hardback and paperback of this this book but I opted for the audio version, and I’m glad I did. I don’t feel like the narration could have been any better. He added so much to the story and kept my attention through the whole book, which is hard to do a lot of times for me, as my mind often drifts off on daily life things.
Triana has never disappointed me in anything I’ve read of his and has become one of my favorite authors. Highly recommend this to all my horror loving friends and if you like audiobooks or never tried one before, this is a great one to listen to or start with. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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A Bad Man.

Leave it to Kris to weave a story that’s right up my alley even though it’s a genre I don’t really delve into much(crime) it does have despicable characters and violence that would be welcome in a Splatterpunk story though.

The narration by Chuck Brugee was truly phenomenal as well.

Recommended!

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