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Chained Guilt Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Terry Keys (Author, Publisher), Jeffrey Kafer (Narrator)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 3,753 ratings
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Love is blind and lust is too...

Detective David Porter had just closed the file on his latest serial killer case when horrific murders with the same MO start happening in and around Houston. A 15-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, Porter was one of the best serial killer detectives in the country, his talents known worldwide. The recently promoted officer couldn't ask for much more. He was husband to one of the hottest women on the planet, former-model-turned-news-anchor Miranda Porter. He also had two beautiful daughters. Yes, life was good... or so it seemed.

A cunning serial killer was on the prowl, brutally killing every child he could get his hands on. Porter was hot on his trail, but the killer was an expert - no mistakes. A late night of work, a storm and a car accident would lead David head first into another case - a kidnapping - and this time it was personal. Could there be a connection between the two? David was staring face-first down the barrel of both cases and time was running out.

Does Detective Porter have what it takes to bring these criminals to justice? Will the good life he once enjoyed elude him forever? Only time will tell.

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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 8 minutes
  2. Author
    Terry Keys
  3. Narrator
    Jeffrey Kafer
  4. Audible release date
    May 11, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Terry Keys
  7. ASIN
    B071F1QK1M
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 7 hours and 8 minutes
Author Terry Keys
Narrator Jeffrey Kafer
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date May 11, 2017
Publisher Terry Keys
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B071F1QK1M
Best Sellers Rank #364,935 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,623 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals)
#9,431 in Hard-Boiled Mystery
#21,292 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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Cindy v.
5.0 out of 5 stars this book kept me from falling asleep
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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Normally I read books to fall asleep easier at night, after 5 or 10 minutes, my eyes get heavy. But this book didn’t have that effect on me. Because I wanted to keep reading. And I’ll definitely read the second book, not a book for the weak,and I was hoping David would wake up and catch the killer himself, but oh well.. to be continued..
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Gina Wilde
4.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023
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Liked that David Porter is a family man. Dialog flows naturally. Story unfolds at a comfortable pace. A bit more gorey than I normally read, but still a great crime novel.
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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars A very awesome book cover
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2016
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Captain Wilcrest (HP/D) was having Detective Lieutenant David Porter (Harris County P/D, retired US Army Ranger) investigate 2 brutally murdered very young girls.
David family consisted of: Miranda Porter (wife, BA broadcasting, MS criminology, former model), Hilary Porter (15, daughter), & Karen Porter (5, daughter).
Miranda’s car had been found demolished by the Ship Channel & she was nowhere to be found.

DL David Porter (Texas Tech) spoke with Mayor John Carter, he claims he knew nothing about Miranda.
The conclusion was Miranda had died & the family/friends had a funeral for her.
Stacy Demornay (Nurse, Hilary’s sister) is Karen’s T-Ball Coach.
Hilary & Karen think that Stacy likes their dad.

What were Rodney (Hilary’s B/F) & Hilary up to?

Detective De Luca (HC P/D, f, Italian) car was found, but he was not.
What would Hilary tell Captain Wilcrest?

Warning: This book is for adults only & contains extreme violent or graphic adult content or profanity &/or sexually explicit scenarios. It may be offensive to some readers.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written who-dun-it murder mystery book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great who-dun-it murder mystery movie, or mini TV series. To be continued. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free Story Cartel; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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Perry B. Alers, aka peebee
3.0 out of 5 stars One book or two?
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016
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First, a clarification. This book is apparently the first of a set of two, the second being entitled “Maximum Guilt” and the set called “Hidden Guilt”. I have only read the first, so any loose ends encountered in “Chained” may well be dealt with in “Maximum” without me currently being the wiser.

My reaction to the book is generally positive. The characters are real and well fleshed out, and the writing is fluent but not flowery. It is with the plot(s) that I have trouble. One wonders if there was originally yet another book here. The bulk of “Chained” is about the way the protagonist, David Porter, a Houston policeman, deals with the disappearance of Miranda, his wife and mother of their two girls, Hilary, 15, and Karen, 9. At the beginning, however, there is a Prologue which establishes that David has a mortal adversary, Alexander Prodinov, in Russia, dating from David’s days as an American agent there. Oddly, aside from shooting at David in a warehouse, Prodinov never really materializes, and soon walks off-stage. Then, after Miranda’s disappearance, there is a bang-bang-shoot-‘em-up in far-off Dubai, where David has gone to confront the mayor of Houston, no less, as he meets with a co-conspirator in a human-trafficking scheme. The connection here is that Miranda, a newscaster, is about to expose this scandal, and David suspects the mayor has silenced her. After some bloodshed David brings the man home, where he is tried and convicted for other crimes, but not for harming Miranda. He too then drops out of sight.

At last Mr. Keys settles down and starts doing what he is obviously good at. He depicts a normal family in widowhood, Miranda being assumed dead. Karen remains sweet, though stricken, and Hilary is moody and unpredictable. Finally there is Stacy, a newcomer who claims to be an old school friend of Miranda’s. For reasons of her own she has set her sights on the now-drifting David, and we watch her machinations, some barely believable, to reel him in. We, the readers, know things which David does not, which heightens the drama, but the earlier James Bond stuff shrinks to irrelevance. We are in another genre.

I freely admit I was hooked, anyhow. I kept turning the pages until, as in the old Saturday movie serials, there was a dramatic break. At that point everything went black and I was sent off to read “Maximum”. Unfortunately, the action-hero beginning of “Chained” remains a serious distortion. I can give the book only three stars.
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Lorrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Scary! Creepy!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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Suspenseful, deceitful, action. A must read for sure!! I had a hard time putting the book down, I wanted to see what happened next.
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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best thrillers I have read lately.
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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Detective David Porter is a specialist in hunting and finding serial killers. However, the one active now is killing young children and leaving absolutely no clues. Then his beautiful wife, Miranda, disappears, apparently kidnapped. As the months pass, he and his daughters eventually believe that Miranda is dead. He becomes involved with another woman who pushes herself into his life, but she is not what she seems. A fascinating mystery/thriller that you won't want to put down. I was given this book for an honest review and enjoyed it very much.
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Charles M.
5.0 out of 5 stars my thoughts
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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Excellent. Wish the book ended here. Can’t wait to get the second book.Hoping it is as good. I’m sure it will be.
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Stewart spence
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelleny read
Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2019
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Exvellent story telling.great plot and gripping story.looking forward to teading the remaining books in the trilogy.expect to be as good
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S Kaushik
3.0 out of 5 stars Good time pass
Reviewed in India on June 22, 2018
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The start was interesting till almost half then the porters character looses its ground and become very stupid and haywire
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Louise Liddle
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked for more!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2017
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OK so I read lots of books..honestly that I download from Instafreebie, Bookbub and Bookfunnel but rarely do I read a book I got as a freebie and as soon as I finished the last word go immediately on Amazon and purchase the next 2 ,in the series! I'm a tight wad usually!

OK the one thing I didn't like was the little "preview of next book" that appeared just on a cliffhanger with no warning! Also it was only as I scrolled further (without reading the preview) that I realised there was still more of chained guilt to read..not much I grant you..but still another few pages...WHY??
ALSO Mr Keys your link at the end of the book offering the next one doesn't work! Update or correct it. If a reader thinks they are getting a 2nd book for free then they are annoyed when they can't. Luckily I enjoyed the 1st book too much to be peeved at you for too long!
OK to the book itself CHAINED GUILT ... a cute love story, a bat crap crazy villain, typical teen angst, an intriguing back story to the main character and a fluid writing style (except for that stunt with the preview!) which kept me hooked throughout.
Being disabled and mostly housebound my Kindle (& Netflix) have become my lifeline to stop me going bat crap crazy!!! I read voraciously, devouring about 2 books a day. I am a connoisseur of crime fiction, forensics, police procedurals, true crime, and occasionally a horror or two into the mix but no vampire/zombie stuff. I love a bit of romance but only in a crime setting.
All in all Mr Keys a top notch thriller...hope books #2 & #3 are as good! Will leave reviews when I finish them!
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Todd Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, What a Great Story
Reviewed in Australia on September 27, 2017
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Wow, what a great story. I initially started on book 4 in this series, and it enjoyed it so much, that I’ve made my way back to book 1, and I’m glad I did. Terry Keys has that wonderful ability to pull the reader into the story, with a well thought and intense plot. Detective David Porter is a great character, and I can’t believe how evil one of the other characters is in this story, however that’s what really made this such a great read. The latest Serial Killer to terrorise the Houston streets is targeting and killing young girls. Unfortunately for the police the girls are being surgically carved up and left for them to find. The killer is intent on involving Detective David Porter by leaving him taunting notes at each murder scene, and blaming him for the girl’s deaths. Meanwhile his wife Miranda is investigating a high profile figure that is definitely doing something highly illegal. She’s decided to keep everything to herself until she’s ready to release her scoop to the world on TV. So it’s no surprise when she suddenly disappears after a car accident. David is beside himself, and it doesn’t matter how good a detective he is, Miranda can’t be located. Hands down a great story, and well worth the 5/5 Star rating.
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JL
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of twists and turns in the plot
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2023
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Absorbing plot with heart rendering challenges...you want to tell what is going wrong so you need to keep on reading. Nasty twist at the end...you just have to read the next book to find the answer.
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