Naked Cruelty: A Carmine Delmonico Novel Audiobook

" It was a good story, but I really had trouble with her style of writing. Had to re-read a lot and found she used the word "cry" noticeably often. "

" Captain Carmine Delmonico is back with a new thriller. While his 6'2" wife, Desdamona, struggles with a new baby, together with their toddler son, Carmine is on the trail of a "nude" rapist, who looks like he is escalating to murder. At the same time, Carmine is dealing with a young, rich trainee detective, who is very smart, but also headstrong and spoiled. This all makes for a very interesting novel. "

" Another one that I listened to on CD in my car. I wasn't real impressed with this one. "

" There is no excuse for a poorly edited novel!! "

" Hard to follow. Too many characters, Didn't make sense. Worthless, "

" First book by Colleen McCullough that I have read since reading the Thorn Birds (don't remember exactly when I read the Thorn Birds but it was quite a long time ago). She certainly comes up with some interesting characters. "

" I loved the first book in this series (On, Off) but found this one borderline ridiculous. The plot is fine but the dialogue, motives and ending were respectively implausible and disappointing. "

" A lot of improbabilities in the plot, which is told as seemingly divergent tales, but they in fact are not--very far fetched, even for a murder mystery "

" really enjoyed this book. a really great mystery. you didn't know who the guilty party was until the end of the book. has a lot of twists and turns. "

" Well, this was no Colleen McCullough that's for sure. "

" A bit of a cautionary tale, trust no one. Plausible tale. It was good to be reminded of the days before DNA testing, amazing that anyone ever went to jail. "

" I cannot get over the writing in "The Thorn Birds" and how I loved it. I've tried 2 of her books since "The Thorn Birds" and cannot believe they were written by the same person. This book had a good theme, but the writing was just BLAH. I don't even know why I finished it. "

" I've read better stuff from colleen "

" Colleen McCullough is my favorite author but the Carmine series isn't her best. "

" Good who-dunnit with strong character development. Read on audiobook from Audible.com. Charles Leggett brings each character to life. "

" Just not as good as On, Off. I have read most of what McCullough has written and did not feel this was up to the standard I set for her. I'll keep reading if she keeps writing, though. "

" Great characters in this suspenseful mystery. McCullough placed these serial rapes and murders in the time frame of the late 1960s. That made the police investigations all the more difficult. It brought me back to a time before DNA results and computers helped identify criminals and solve crimes. "

" i would probably only give it 2.5 stars, but the characters are very interesting, and the mystery aspect is well done....the writing is certainly nowhere near her best. "

" The Story is Still fine but the narration is boring and literally kills suspense. "

" Uneven and only partially credible. I found it all the more disappointing because I know what a great writer Ms McCullough can be. The ending was kind of gratuitously nasty. "

" I can't finish reading this book. I'm 4 chapters in and it's still slow and at times the writing is disjointed and its hard to tell who is saying what and to differentiate between different characters speaking. "

" I picked this book up because I had read all of her books set in the Roman republic. I thought this one to be well a well-written police procedural. Plot was complex without being obtuse, characters three dimensional. Dark, bordering on noir. "

" Just not as good as On, Off. I have read most of what McCullough has written and did not feel this was up to the standard I set for her. I'll keep reading if she keeps writing, though. "

" I cannot get over the writing in "The Thorn Birds" and how I loved it. I've tried 2 of her books since "The Thorn Birds" and cannot believe they were written by the same person. This book had a good theme, but the writing was just BLAH. I don't even know why I finished it. "

" First book by Colleen McCullough that I have read since reading the Thorn Birds (don't remember exactly when I read the Thorn Birds but it was quite a long time ago). She certainly comes up with some interesting characters. "

" Hard to follow. Too many characters, Didn't make sense. Worthless, "

" I picked this book up because I had read all of her books set in the Roman republic. I thought this one to be well a well-written police procedural. Plot was complex without being obtuse, characters three dimensional. Dark, bordering on noir. "