Body Count [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Shaun Hutson (Author), Sean Barrett (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009

The figure in the mask stumbles bleeding through the streets, his pursuers closing in. They also wear masks, but they don't stumble. They stalk. They carry machetes, clubs and knives. And they know how to use them... Who is kidnapping seemingly random victims and then slaughtering them in an elaborate game of cat and mouse? And why are these murders being streamed over the internet? Watching the horror unfold at New Scotland Yard is Detective Inspector Joe Chapman who searches for clues, hints - anything that might tell him where and when this savage hunt is happening. He'd give anything to know. But DI Chapman is about to learn that you should be careful what you wish for. Very soon, he will be closer to the blood-letting than he could have imagined. Forced to fight for his life and the life of someone he holds dear, the only way out looks to be to rack up the biggest body count. But even that might not be enough.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'[Hutson] seems to have developed something of a winning formula as far as page turners go.' - SFX 'This book will shock you. And so it should . . . Not for the squeamish but this is powerful stuff.' - Dreamwatch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Shaun Hutson is a bestselling author of horror fiction and has written novels under eight different pseudonyms. He has also contributed stories to 'Kerrang' and 'Raw' and used to host Sky TV's 'Monsters of Rock' programme. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: ISIS Audio Books (April 1, 2009)
• ISBN-10: 0753142279
• ISBN-13: 978-0753142271
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Psychological Horror, January 8, 2010

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Book Chick City (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Count (Hardcover)

This is another book I've read recently that reads just like a movie. It reminded me of SAW. Although the story is different, it has the same level of violence and tension, with a typical movie style ending. This is a long way from the Shaun Hutson novels I remember reading (Slugs, Spawn,) but it worked well and I wasn't disappointed.

We are introduced to Detective Inspector Joe Chapman, who's typically flawed with an unhappy marriage, an affair with a work colleague under his belt and a runaway daughter who can't deal with her dysfunctional family. All he needs to complete the stereotype is to be an alcoholic, but fortunately Hutson refrains from the conventional. However, I think that because of these flaws the character is actually quite likeable and believable.

The plot is a good one (which I wont go into as it will give too much away). It is a slow burner but it eventually kicks into high gear when Chapman becomes the hunted rather than the hunter.

This is a very violent book with a significant amount of bad language. Some of it made me wince, and the rape scene was pretty horrific, but it embedded itself well in the story and didn't feel out of place, although it did make for uncomfortable reading. However, it's suppposed to make you feel like that; it is Shaun Hutson after all.

Verdict:

This is a phychological horror which is full of brutality and bloodshed. It is well executed and I would definitely read more from this author. However, I would only recommend it to like minded people who enjoy horror and can deal with, or are used to, reading books of this nature.

4.0 out of 5 stars nasty but fun, December 18, 2011

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andy angel (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Count (Kindle Edition)

I've not read any of Shaun Hutson's books for a long while but this one caught my eye - and I'm glad it did.

It is the story of a bunch of detectives and their search for the maker of what could be snuff movies. It seems someone is having people hunted and killed for 'entertainment' but the officers have nothing to go on - until the DI leading the case becomes the target.

The book reads like something similar to the Saw movies or a pretty gruesome video game. Some of the scenes were slightly disturbing but horror isn't meant to be nice. At times it was slightly predictable but that doesn't stop it being an enjoyable, pedal to the metal read.

Maybe not for the faint hearted but if you've got the stomach for it you're in for a good time

3.0 out of 5 stars Hutson, Body Count, October 23, 2011

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Awilson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Body Count (Hardcover)

Body Count by Shaughhhhouen Hutson is my second reading

experience with the author and it was a much better one. I

disliked Compulsion and remember very little of it now and, while

I do not think that Body Count is a remarkable book by any means,

I know that I will remember it for a long time. I think I would

have given it four stars instead of three if I hadn't read a

couple similar books already. Single White Psychopath Seeks Same

by Jeff Strand and The Manhattan Hunt Club by John Saul are the

two and the latter especially is very close to this since it also

is about criminals being hunted and killed once they are released

from or on their way to prison. This was a fun, quick read and so packed with

violence that, after a while, it stopped being as interesting. I

got the impression that a few of the things that happened in the

book were very convenient coincidences to make the book more

interesting or effective. My complaint with this is that I

noticed and it made the story seem forced at times. Again

though, this is a book full of fun for horror fans and it does

contain a few interesting new forms of it that I haven't come

across, such as the scene with the nail gun near the end of the

book. This is also one of those books where the protagonist can

take a questionable amount of damage and continue fighting but

that didn't really get to me. Again, I think most horror fans

would enjoy this book, flaws and all, but I just can't see it

making a major impression on most people.