Book description
October 12
Just finished The Color of Death on audiobook, and wow. My hands were shaking a little when it ended. Not the usual thriller kind of shake-this one got under my skin.
Trey Gowdy's voice as the narrator? Perfect. Not too slick, not too dramatic. Just... steady. Like Colm Truesdale himself. You hear the weight in his words when he says, "My wife and daughter are gone," and it's not shouted-it's quiet, like the space they left behind. That's the magic of hearing it, not reading it. You feel the silence between the lines, the way he's holding himself together while the world falls apart around him.
Colm's grief isn't just a backstory-it's the lens for everything. His wife's death, his daughter's absence... it's why he's pulled back into the case of that murdered beauty salon owner, Maya. The way the audiobook builds that tension-slow, deliberate, like Colm piecing it together himself-is masterful. You hear the frustration when the appointment book goes missing, the sharp intake of breath when the crime scene burns down. The narrator doesn't rush it. He lets the dread linger, like you're sitting in that courtroom, waiting for the next bomb to drop.
And the cat-and-mouse stuff? Oh, it's brilliant. Not just "who did it," but why the killer chose Maya, why they left that one page behind. The audiobook makes you lean in, whispering to yourself, "Wait-that detail?" The narrator's pauses are so deliberate, you almost jump when a new clue drops. You can almost hear the crackle of the burned salon in the background music.
What really got me, though, was how real Colm feels. Not a perfect hero, just a man trying to find his way back to himself while the town's secrets try to bury him. When he says, "I don't want to be the guy who finds the body," you feel it. The audiobook doesn't just tell you he's broken-it makes you hear the brokenness in his voice.
And that ending? I sat there for a full minute after the last word, just... breathing. Not because it was shocking, but because it fit. Like everything had been leading to that exact moment, and the narrator delivered it with such quiet certainty, it felt earned. Not a twist, but a truth.
I've read a lot of thrillers, but this one? It wasn't about the case. It was about the cost of carrying grief while trying to save someone else. And hearing it all unfold in Gowdy's voice-calm, relentless, human-it didn't just tell me a story. It made me feel like I'd been there, in that small South Carolina town, smelling the smoke from the burned salon, waiting for Colm to find the next thread.
You should listen to this. Not just read it. Let the words sink in, the way Colm's own grief sinks in. It's the kind of audiobook that stays with you long after the headphones come off. I'm already counting the days until I can hear it again.
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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