Hangman
A Ragdoll Book
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Narrated by:
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Andrew Wincott
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By:
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Daniel Cole
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Eighteen months have passed, but the scars the Ragdoll murders left behind are reopened on a daily basis, the legacy of the infamous investigation infecting all aspects of daily life.
Despite the media's best efforts, copycat murders all over the planet have proven to be nothing more than violent mutilations by the unimaginative and deranged. Andrea Hall's memoirs are topping the charts, while Halloween saw children all over the country distastefully donning grotesque costumes of the real-life monster in their midst. The Ragdoll, apparently, was here to stay.
Overpromoted into the role of Chief Inspector following her work on the case, Emily Baxter is ill suited to her new bureaucratic posting. Alex Edmunds won't admit it, but he is bored, too, having returned to his monotonous job in Fraud after fighting so hard to escape. When Baxter is summoned to a meeting with Special Agents Elliot Curtis of the FBI and Damien Rouche of the CIA, she is presented with graphic photographs of the latest copycat murder: a body contorted into a familiar pose, strung up impossibly across the Brooklyn Bridge, the word BAIT carved deep into its chest. The victim's name: William Fawkes, a Wall Street banker, giving a very clear message that this murder is different to the others.
Baxter is ordered to assist the unrelentingly professional Curtis and the charmingly eccentric Rouche with their investigation, another PR exercise to appease the ever-demanding public. Accompanying them to New York and the scene of another murder, they find the same word scrawled across the victim, torn into the assailant - the word PUPPET. The team helplessly play catch-up as the murders continue to grow in both spectacle and depravity on both sides of the Atlantic, building towards a devastating crescendo. Their only hope: to work out who the bait is intended for, how the Puppets are chosen and, most importantly of all, who is holding the strings.
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- Marion G.
- 18-05-21
This I enjoyed
I think I prefer this novel to Ragdoll but am certain it does help when one has read it first. In this novel, there are constant references to Ragdoll and DCI Wolf but Hangman concentrates on his female associate, Baxter. and I found her to be much more believable and interesting. Wolf has disappeared and she has a new love interest but seemingly lost her trust in men and romance. Edmonds remains in her world although no longer in her department and the villain has plotted and carried out atrocities in both the UK and USA. No spoilers but lots of action and a considerable amount of gore - so no wonder I enjoyed it so much. Extremely well narrated by the ever dependable Andrew.
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- Mr. S. M. Elliott
- 25-09-18
Keeps improving.
I found this better than the first. The characters are more developed and the author seems more assured in the story and it's direction. The dual location of the plot is also a good development. I would recommend this book.
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- JK
- 21-02-21
Brilliant!
I loved this book! It's unputdownable! It started out as a serial killer book and completely morphed into something else! Brilliant!
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- Gungadin
- 10-09-20
narrator's voice poor
struggled with the narrator's voice monosyllabic , ending a bit of an anti climax too
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- Jo Henson
- 02-01-23
Fantastic
Brilliant listen! Leaving you needing to know what’s happening next! Just downloaded the 3rd book x
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- Phildoo
- 01-02-19
Superb
This is my first audio book. And was not a disappointment I was more and more drawn in the futher I got. Highly recommend the series
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- Jacqueline
- 30-07-20
A great follow on
I do like this writer, and I loved how it was a kinda linked to Ragdoll.
I really engages with the main characters in this book and the twists and turns that make you keep guessing as to where the story is going next. There were a few too many extras so to speak, I did get a bit lost with some of the baddies, however it was totally riveting.
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- Jemma Redhead
- 29-04-20
Book 2 doesnt disappoint!
Everything I love in a murder/crime story. Great characters, gruesome murders, kept me interested and wasnt predictable.
I love Baxters attitude!
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- Snowdrop
- 04-04-18
Marmite ....
Ragdoll and Hangman - you will love them or hate them. I love them. This second in the series is probably better in some ways, than the first. Without giving anything away, the lead character is different. It's a real page turner - I pre-ordered it and couldn't wait for the 22nd March. Pity we may have to wait another 2 years for the next one.
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- N. Mahoney
- 26-11-18
Outstanding Thriller
This is the second book in the series and I advise you to read Ragdoll first to fully appreciate this book and because it is brilliant.
I thoroughly enjoyed Hangman. Well written, faced paced and crime thriller that kept me guessing right to the end and then a shocking conclusion!
Baxter journeys between this UK and US thriller and there is so much going on that your mind will spin. You don't know which country the killer/ Killers will strike next, but you do know that when the body of the Murdered and the Murderer are found, they will have the words Bait and Puppet carved into their chest.
I should warn people that this story can be a little gruesome but this is in line with the plot and isn't put in there for the shock factor.
Andrew Wincott did an outstanding job with the narration. The different voices were clear and easy to identify. He maintained the level of intensity throughout and put in a level of urgency and tension when it was appropriate.
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