Book description
When the lights dim on the theater and the soft click of the audiobook player fills the room, I find myself pulled into a world where shadows whisper, and every street corner could hide a secret or a demon. That's the invitation R.S. Belcher offers in Nightwise, and I answered it with an eager, hushed thrill.
The story unspools through the mind of Laytham Ballard, a legend whose childhood miracles-raising the dead at ten, pilfering the Philosopher's Stone in a neon-blasted Vegas casino, surviving the Mosquito Queen's blood-sucking kiss-seem almost mythic. Yet Belcher treats Laytham not as an impossible hero but as a cynical survivor who has long abandoned the notion of himself as a "good guy." The voice that narrates carries this weary bravado, and it is the kind of raw, gravelly tenor that makes you feel the roughness of a city's back alleys in your throat.
From the moment Laytham is tasked with tracking an escaped Serbian war criminal named Dusan Slorzack, the narrative swerves from Wall Street's gleaming towers to the smoky, fog-laden hollows of the backwoods. The audiobook's soundscape-subtle, atmospheric jazz that lingers in the background and occasional murmurs of distant traffic-mirrors the shifting locales. It pulls you into the glitter of Washington's political corridors one moment and into the dusty silence of a truckstop at dawn the next. The narrator's pacing keeps the tension alive, the pauses at just the right length to let a cold wind sweep across a desert road.
What makes Nightwise more than a thriller is the way it layers myth and reality. Slorzack's alleged crimes-blood sacrifices and betrayals that have drawn the attention of the Illuminati and possibly the Devil himself-create a mythic backdrop that feels almost poetic. Belcher's prose, though grounded in a hard-boiled narrative, swells with vivid imagery: "the night smelled of iron and forgotten prayers," or "the neon glow of Vegas flickered like a warning sign in a dream." Each sentence feels like a painting, each paragraph a brushstroke of intrigue.
The audiobook's narrator captures the gravitas of Laytham's quest, the weary determination in his voice that grows heavier with every step toward a soul that has almost been lost to the night. I could feel the grit under my fingernails when the story mentions a "backwoods hollow" or the chill when the narrator describes "the blood-sucking kiss of the Mosquito Queen." It's an intimate experience that turns a simple chase into a journey across the soul's own thresholds.
If you love stories that weave occult folklore, high-stakes conspiracies, and a relentless protagonist into a single, thrilling thread, Nightwise will be your next audiobook obsession. It's a book that not only keeps your mind racing but also paints the night in colors you'll think about long after the final page-or final track-has faded.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience