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The Mind Breaker

A Silas West Psychological Mystery, Book 1

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The Mind Breaker

By: D.D. Black
Narrated by: Derek Austin
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Silas West studied the darkest minds in the world. Now one of them is studying him.

When a mutilated body washes ashore near Kingston, Washington, the local authorities are out of their depth. The injuries aren’t just brutal, they’re deliberate. A gruesome fusion of military torture and ritualistic branding.

Former military psychologist Silas West left D.C. to write a memoir and rebuild his life in a quiet town on Washington's Puget Sound. But when he’s asked to consult on the case, what begins as a favor turns into an obsession. And when another body surfaces—marked with symbols only he can understand—he realizes this isn’t just a pattern.

It’s a message.

And it might be addressed to him.

As the investigation deepens, Silas is pulled back into a chilling world of fractured psyches and brutal violence he thought he’d escaped. But it turns out some doors to the past stay locked for a reason. And some minds—once broken—can never be put back together.

Grab The Mind Breaker today, the first in a gripping new psychological mystery series from #1 international bestseller D.D. Black.

The Silas West Psychological Mysteries – Series List:

  • Book 1: The Mind Breaker
  • Book 2: The Sin Collector
  • Book 3: The Chaos Merchant
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there may be a good story in this, but I found the narration unbearable. its all done in a 1950s film noir style, which is awful when done in long periods. the actual voice acting is good, but I tried to persevere, got 2 hours in but found i was tuning it all out except the conversations. shame, I liked the previous dd black narration.

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Descriptive imagery is great - story holds you attention. Looking forward to the next Silas Black adventure

Brilliant imagery- great story

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Another unusual story from this author. It's well written, although the number of similes got on my nerves a bit. Not everything needs to be likened to something else! I wasn't sure about the narration at first but it fits well.

Intriguing

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Got to chapter10 and was waiting for the excitement to kick in but it didn’t happen soon enough

Abandoned this title

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The narration is straight out of a James Cagney flick. Its dire. I have stuck it out to Chapter 5 and that's me done. Shame, as I like the author but .... the dame done me wrong this time etc etc

Just can't take it anymore....see?

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