The Nightmare Man

Written by:
J. H. Markert
Narrated by:
David Bendena

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
63
Narrator
38
Release Date
January 2023
Duration
12 hours 1 minute
Summary
Blackwood mansion looms, surrounded by nightmare pines, atop the hill over the small town of New Haven. Ben Bookman, bestselling novelist and heir to the Blackwood estate, spent a weekend at the ancestral home to finish writing his latest horror novel, The Scarecrow. Now, on the eve of the book’s release, the terrible story within begins to unfold in real life. Detective Mills arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder: a family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks and hung from the rafters of a barn, eerily mirroring the opening of Bookman’s latest novel. When another family is killed in a similar manner, Mills and his daughter, rookie detective Samantha Blue, are determined to find the link to the book—and the killer—before the story reaches its chilling climax. As the series of “Scarecrow crimes” continues to mirror the book, Ben quickly becomes the prime suspect. He can’t remember much from the night he finished writing the novel, but he knows he wrote it in The Atrium, his grandfather’s forbidden room full of numbered books, thousands of books without words. As Ben digs deep into Blackwood’s history, he learns he may have triggered a release of something trapped long ago—and it won’t stop with the horrors buried within the pages of his book.
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VictorGP

Great October read :) … Enjoyed it form start to finish

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Stacey W.

Brilliant story. Couldn't put it down! Author was great with the different characters voices. Really put you in the scene of the book! Loved the story, not your usual read!

I was hooked right away. Had a hard time putting it down. Great read.

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Jeff H.

Great plot that tied together very nicely. Looking forward to more stories from J H Market!

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Anonymous

What can I say? I love this author. I love the narrator. Another great one.

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Jreedrn

This was an interesting listen. Not my favorite but it did hold my attention.

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Sharon H.

Excellent story; could not stop listening.

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Lorena G.

I absolutely loved every minute of this book!

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jackie king

chilling and thrilling in equal measures - loved this from start to finish

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Anonymous

Okay but too long.

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Mary Corine

an interesting read...not so much scary as it was different.

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Katie

Great, engrossing story. Original and highly entertaining!

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Anonymous

Was gripped straight away, great story. Look forward to the next book from the author.

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Angie M.

Story hooked me in fast and had a good pace the whole way through. Narrator did a nice job.

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Teresa M.

loved this book! Finally, a new supernatural horror book that's awesome! It's been a long time since a book has gotten me hooked right away.

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Storm

Wonderful story and book. Sucked me in and kept me intrigued.

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Michael Hayes

Great story. Loved the plot (which was very different and interesting) and the characters. Narrator did a very good job of bringing the individual characters alive. Definitely recommend this one.

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Anonymous

This book is pretty terrible. Not even remotely scary, it's a soupy mess of plot lines and clichéd characters. The person with the most potential never gets any air time (Team Maxwell!). It's pretty clear she's only there as the token diversity character. Ugh, its saving grace was that it was a free book. Good narrator though!

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Anonymous

I fell asleep twice. The story was a bit slow.

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