THE MACHINE MURDERS
Island Buoys

by CJ Abazis

Narrated by: David Foley

Production by: Publisto Ltd

Review by W.D. Douglass

Murder Solved by a Data Scientist!

The Machine Murders is a story that seems like a precursor to Philip K. Dick's "thought crime police". The main story of the murders was solidly written. The author does a great job setting the scene and moving the story along during these parts. However, the big drawback for me was how the author overly and repeatedly describes the mechanics of solving a crime by using only data, over and over again. I did not like all the overuse of brand names, like Instagram, iPhone, Twitter, etc. It really dates the book, making it harder to come back to in future reads or for new readers in years to come. The love triangle the main character is involved in felt shoehorned and didn't really add to the story. The huge chunks of the book focusing on bureaucracy, redundancy, and the impacts of using data from our social media footprints to solve a crime took all the fun out of the story.

David Foley did a spectacular job narrating this audiobook. He brought this book to life. Constant character voices, conveying emotions, you name it he nailed it.

Editing, quality, and production were on par with most books I have listened to. It was clear, with no issue with sound or quality.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.