In the Valley of the Devil
Written by Hank Early
Narrated by Craig Jessen
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Earl Marcus found new hope after confronting the unspeakable evil unleashed by his father’s fundamentalist Church of the Holy Flame. Now plying his trade as a private investigator in the North Georgia mountains, he’s drawn once again into a dark abyss of depravity, and murder.
Tasked with what seems like a routine job, Earl stumbles into a mysterious cornfield where an old mountain legend appears to have awakened. Just as he begins to hear rumors of a place in the woods behind a dark cornfield where a killer collects human skulls, his partner Mary Hawkins vanishes.
As the litany of terror grows, the poisoned spirits of Earl’s past return to claim their final victims. And on an old train trestle over a swift-running river at the edge of a cornfield Earl will confront his worst fears. Time is running out for Mary—and unless Earl can wrest her from the control of a secretive cabal comprised of some of the area’s most elite—and wealthiest—citizens, she could be lost to him forever in In the Valley of the Devil, the second harrowing installment of the Earl Marcus mysteries by Hank Early.
Hank Early
Hank Early is a middle school teacher and writer located in Central Alabama. He enjoys good beer, strong coffee, and wild storms. He’s married and has two kids who are constantly giving him ideas for his next novel. This is his first Earl Marcus mystery.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed the many events and twists this book presented. I was glad It ended the way it did.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Like the first book in the series, the subject matter is difficult but the author handles it deftly and gracefully, with literary prose and human empathy. I enjoy this narrator and could listen to him read me an appliance manual. A good, thoughtful listen.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good, entertaining story not cluttered with excessive twist ps and turns
Great writing - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed both books of the Earl Marcus series. I definitely hope there is a 3rd book in the making.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent in my opinion, I love listening to books! The book was captivating to the end. The reader has an important role to play, the reason I listened to it's entirety. Hope you enjoy it as I did..
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book. I think I could love anything read by this narrator with his deep, soothing voice but the story was also very good. I never got bored listening to this well written tale. sometimes I was afraid to hear what was going to happen next, but in a good way. It is a mystery filled with suspense, plenty of action and some horror.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really well written. I thought it was going to be a little drawn out for me after I saw that it was 10 hours but boy did it. Keep my attention. Love the narrator the characters were fantastic the storyline will a little dark, was really good with some good twists and turns.if you like thrillers, you’ll like this one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The best ever. You can not put it down. I listened to the first book also excellent. The narrator is INCREDIBLE. Loved this series can not wait for 3rd book. Not horror but a strong thriller and what a thriller.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Followup. I love Southern Gothic and this series!!! Highly recommend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love the book, the storyline, the character depth. The “whisper” style narration is not my cup of tea but the story interesting enough, I got past it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I grew up with a guy like Ronnie and when Earl and him were together it brought back all the anxiety I used to feel when he was getting read to do some hillbilly shitstuff! Great story
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pretty good. Too much of a giveaway in the very beginning though, didn’t really spoil anything though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved both books native alabamaian hope there are more Earl's books can't wait
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a complete and TOTAL surprise this book was!! When I had seen 'A Mystery' on the cover....I thought; 'Well i don't usually read a mystery, I am more Horror' but it sounded so creepy that I started to listen to it. Once the narrator started to tell the story of private investigator Earl Marcus being raised around the evil and wrong doings of his fathers fundamentalist church in the Georgia Mtns. I was HOOKED!! Years later Earl Marcus is back in this creepy assed town and comes upon a very scary corn field where rumors of a Dark Soul who murders and collects skulls for a pasttime, makes him stop. And this is when and where Earl's partner/girlfriend (who just happens to be black...) suddenly disappears in the cornfield!!
With this being the second part and book to "Heavens Crooked Finger" you KNOW i will be looking up this one next to listen to!
Highly recommended, I LOVED this book and the writing.
5 ????? - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really loved his first book. It was so poetic and haunting.
This one must have been done on a deadline. :-(
Narration was done well. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best audiobooks I’ve listened to in awhile. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat so to speak. I highly recommend this one.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5It would sure be nice to hear the end of this book point this fucking streaming service is garbage so I can’t go back and hear the last half hour
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You never had to wait for something to happen. Whether alliances were being built or the next piece of the puzzle was revealed, I couldn’t wait to see how it all fit together. I will look for other books by the author AND the narrator.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narration was the best and fit the tone of book. I was able to visualize everything as if I were there! Excellent!!!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53.5 Stars for me!
This is a really tough book for me to review as I liked the story but the author illustrates how miserable it is to be ultra liberal (about as bad as being ultra conservative).
RANT
If you live in a mostly white area, you are probably racist. If you use the term girl for a female over 18,you are a misogynistic person. If you are Christian, you are probably evil. There was a lot of stereotyping of people who are wealthy, Southern and religious. A good exercise for an author or anyone is to change the race of a person or group that you are disparaging and ask yourself if it would come across as racist or bigoted.
END OF RANT
The story itself was good and not everything works out the way it should which gives it more depth. I liked the h and the H's allies much better than the H himself. He comes from a horrific background with a snake preacher dad that was evil. Unfortunately there are horrible people and many hide in disguise as 'religious leaders'. There are also areas of our country that are still incredibly racist and they need to be flushed out in the light of day.
Is it worth the listen/read... Yes.
I will check out another of his stories and hope that it is not as politically driven as many readers are looking for a few hours away from reality. Just my two cents.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent on every level and as a whole. I devoured book 1 and this book which is book 2. Waiting patiently for what will come next!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I work on a ranch in western Montana. While working I listen to audio books, These two Hank Early books are AWESOME!!
Hoping there is a 3rd...but can't find it yet...
Thanks Hank , keep 'em coming!!!4 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great book. I can't wIt for number 3 to arrive. Narrator was great, he really made the book come a live
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow just wow such an amazing book it has everything in it a reader could possibly want. Well done
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This guy is pretty damn good, I hope he continues with these likable characters with stories of earl’s adventures as a sheriff ??? do it
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a very good read from start to finish I have not enjoyed a read like this since where the crawdad sings
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Book 3? This leaves you for more!! Very well written and great narration.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good story and great narration. Gets the regional flavor. Very fun listen.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story is delightfully elevated by the voice of the narrator. Nerve-wracking plot, visual writing, can't sleep till I knew the ending! Everything I love in a well-written book!!
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