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  • Dead Man Innocent

  • A Mark Banning Mystery
  • By: Stephen L. Brooks
  • Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Dead Man Innocent

By: Stephen L. Brooks
Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
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Tried, convicted, executed...and innocent?

One of the reasons Mark Banning had become a private detective was to help those with seemingly "lost cause" cases no one else would take. The case Diedre Hammond begged him to take seemed hopeless - DNA evidence proved her brother had raped and killed a six-year-old.

Months had passed since Diedre's brother, Sam, had been executed, protesting his innocence up to the moment of execution. But all the evidence had pointed to him unerringly. It was too late to save her brother but not too late to clear her brother's name and see that justice was served to the real criminal, whomever that might be.

So she brought her case to Mark Banning and pleaded for his help. When he heard the case against her brother, Banning thought it was a lost cause, and he hated to take her money. But she was insistent, and lost causes were his specialty, so he accepted the assignment reluctantly.

The deeper Banning dug, the more dead ends he found. Had it been a case of mistaken identity? No, even the DNA evidence had led exclusively to Sam. Then maybe the lab had botched it?

Diedre's family had cut all ties with them long ago, at about the time of Sam's arrest. The reasons for it were vague and mysterious. Was there some long-buried secret regarding Diedre and Sam, unknown perhaps even to all, or nearly all, of the family as well?

Just when Banning was about to give up, he must have gotten a little closer to an answer than he realized because someone struck him down and left him to die....

The real killer had made a mistake. He had proved Diedre was right, and he had made it personal. Banning would stop at nothing now to catch him.

©2019 Stephen L. Brooks (P)2019 Stephen L. Brooks
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A detective seeking “Living Man Guilty”

Author Stephen L. Brooks crafted a suspenseful and distressful whodunit. Hiring P.I. Mark Manning, the sister of an executed man accused of murder, wants Manning to dig through all evidence and those involved to prove his brother’s innocence. Midway through, I figured the ending out. Narrator Tim Lundeen does a well enough job, however, I found one slight problem. I prefer that narrators read the book and stop changing voice levels to imitate characters, especially female and children. It is quite distracting. Tell the story. That’s the only slight flaw in this complex, though disturbing murder mystery. I received a free copy at my request in exchange for an honest review.

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Decent Murder Mystery

The MC Banning is a private detective who takes on cases that no one else take. On this case after investigating and coming to the same conclusion as the police is tells his client that it is over. Just after that Banning's home and office get ransacked and the case is going once again. Narrator does a good job with the various characters voices and the entire storyline of this book.

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Dead Man Innocent

Very entertaining with lots of twist and turn to keep you listening up to the end.

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Righting an injustice.

A man is executed for a heinous crime…all the while proclaiming his innocence. A year later and his sister hires PI Mark Banning to prove her brother’s innocence. The case seems airtight but Mark starts finding inconsistencies. Then another kid is murdered…and the dead man’s DNA is found on the body. Another good story with some snark and humor. Enjoying this series. Nuggets of scripture are interspersed in the story but does not take away from the plot.
I voluntarily accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Great Story

The story is a classic storyline of who done it, but is interesting and engaging all the same. I enjoyed the blossoming relationship, the too close for comfort perp and the happy ending. Great job!

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Great Who Done It!

Good mystery with a really good cast of characters, great weekend listen. Loved the narration gave a good performance. All around a creepy mystery with good story.

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excellent

What a twisted dark path of deceit this story uncovered!! I empathized with Sam and his true loved ones. Grateful that some justice was finally found, too late. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters and story to life.

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Another gripping story

From the get-go, I wanna know who is the real evil man and how the jury convicted an innocent man. Another can’t put it down book. Performance by Tim Lundeen is great. Brooks and Lundeen are great.

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I loved this book!

A wonderful mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It kept me intrigued and wondering, who was innocent and who was guilty. Read this but trust no one!!
Narration was terrific!!
I recommend this book!

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A good one-time read

Narrator did an excellent job covering all the characters and was easy to understand. Storyline was good.

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