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The Breach

By: Nick Cutter
Narrated by: Marc Vietor
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John Hawkins is counting down his last days as chief of police on the Lone Crow Reservation in the lonely, frigid woods of the Yukon. But when a faceless body with mysterious wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled deeper in than ever before.

Hawkins and coroner Jacob Littlecorn suspect the disfigured body is that of theoretical physicist Graham Raphelson, also known as the “molecular madman of Trinity College”, who recently disappeared. The two investigators enlist Meg Gilday, a charter boat captain, and Linda Raphelson to examine the place where her husband was last seen alive. There, they find a house infested with more than secrets: bugs wriggle behind the walls, and in the attic sits a bizarre machine cobbled together from toy parts and electrical wire, a device that might be able to tear a hole through the fabric of reality itself. When Meg and Jacob get bitten and someone goes missing, Hawkins realizes that firing up the machine might be the only way to solve the case.

Buzzing with suspense, this dark, gripping mystery from acclaimed horror writer Nick Cutter will leave listeners’ skin crawling.

©2020 Nick Cutter (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.
Horror Science Fiction

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deep story, amazing performance

this story would have been very hard to write. it's very original and very well-performed

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Another brilliant mix of cosmic and body horror

Since I discovered Nick Cutter last year I eagerly anticipate each release. The Breach does not disappoint, Cutter mixes cosmic and body horror so deftly in this tale of an otherworldly machine. For fans of Stephen King, Lovecraft, Dan Simmons and Laird Barron. I must note the narrator definitely echoed Herbert West from Lovecrafts Re Animator at points which was a perfect match for Cutters narrative.

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scary but not without plot holes

I loved The Troop and this reignites the horror of things that creep and crawl. good character development and interplay let down a little by going for the gross out and overcomplicating some plot lines.

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meh

not amazing. I just couldn't get into this story, it stated off interesting enough but very quickly stopped. I really struggled to finish this one

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Hit and Miss

This book was a strange rollercoaster. some chapters were simply incredible and made me squirm with fear, others were so bland and boring I had to leave the book alone for a day. also, the voice acting is good but the audio has some very odd voluming/changes during chapters. it feels like the recording was paused mid-chapter, and then restarted but the narrator doesn't have the same style as the first half of a chapter.

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very entertaining

the author was previously unknown to me. the audiobook is fast-paced and very entertaining. The nods to Lovecraftian themes coupled with its fast pace and great action sequences make this a book that fans of horror and sci-fi would enjoy.
The narrator has a pleasant voice and does a fantastic job or bringing the story to life.

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Trying too much to be The Troop

definitely not as good as the troop and definitely felt like it was trying to be. the performance wasn't great and felt too over the top, the story wasn't interesting enough, it was hard to understand what the hell was going on a lot of the time, and I found myself rewinding a lot to try and picture what was happening.

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Not Nick Cutter’s best

After having read and really enjoyed The Troop I found The Breach to be very bland and unengaging, requiring greater suspension of disbelief to feel plausible.

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