The Mayhem Children: A Project Specter Mystery, Book 1
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The Mayhem Children: A Project Specter Mystery, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Paul Seiple (Author, Publisher), Tom Jordan (Narrator)
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Secrets Never Stay Silent

Six children disappeared. Psychopath Elvin Hayes was convicted and executed for the presumed murders. He went to his grave with the secrets of what happened to the children dubbed The Silent Six.

Thirty years later, the six are no longer silent. A curse has been summoned. The children have come home to play a demonic game called The Mayhem. Detective Kim Strode must find out who conjured The Mayhem before it destroys everyone connected to the case.

There’s one major problem. Kim is connected. Her father sent Elvin Hayes to the electric chair.

The Mayhem Children, a terrifying tale of witchcraft, demons, and revenge, is an ode to classic 80s horror.

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 33 minutes
  2. Author
    Paul Seiple
  3. Narrator
    Tom Jordan
  4. Audible release date
    June 11, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Paul Seiple
  7. ASIN
    B07SRJT248
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 6 hours and 33 minutes
Author Paul Seiple
Narrator Tom Jordan
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date June 11, 2019
Publisher Paul Seiple
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07SRJT248
Best Sellers Rank #330,713 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,815 in Occult Horror Fiction
#11,914 in Occult Fiction
#19,553 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
421 global ratings

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twila
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting plot
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
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An interesting plotline with a nice twist at the end. I actually wasn't expecting the twist. It was a great read and hard to put down. I really enjoyed the nod at classic horror movies. (I caught it right away).
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Never
4.0 out of 5 stars Sad that book 2 isn't out yet!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019
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This was a fun and exciting read! I was very surprised and happy that the author understood the difference between Satanism and devil worship, too many books, movies and tv shows (I'm looking at you Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) get it completely wrong. The only downside to me was the ending it was very anticlimactic. I was like "that's it?? Um. Ok". Still, I think it's definitely worth checking out and I'll definitely be getting book 2 as soon as it's out!
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David
3.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2019
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I normally don't go into demon books, this one held my interest. Good characters developed. I would have given four stars, but I'm not into demon books.
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Laura Furuta
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story...
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020
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The Mayhem Children (A Project Specter Mystery Book 1)
By: Paul Seiple
5 out of 5 stars

The story The Mayhem Children (A Project Specter Mystery Book 1) by Paul Seiple is one of those books that had me reading far into the night in order to finish. It also had me on the edge of my seat and making sure I read with the light on. It is entertaining, chilling, and hard to put down. I loved reading about the character of Detective Kim Strode. She is a young woman who finds herself having to figure out who has conjured The Mayhem before more lives are lost. The case takes her back to the case of Elvin Hayes who was convicted and executed as the presumed murderer of The Silent Six. Kim is connected as her father sent Hayes to the electric chair. Will Kim find out who conjured The Mayhem? Read this book to find out. This story has quite a few additional characters that are introduced and I enjoyed reading about many of them and their interactions with Kim. Kim is a character that is strong, independent, intelligent, and stubborn. I grew to care about what happened to her with each chapter the I read. I have always loved thrillers/horror books and this story is a good example of why. I would highly recommend reading it.
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Susan S.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2019
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I'm a long time reader of horror and always on the look out for new authors since I've long ago exhausted (and grown tired of) of many of the more recognized names. Set in North Carolina, the story evolves around detective partners Kim Strode and Terrence Simms. Many years earlier, Kim's father was responsible for the arrest, conviction, and execution of the killer of the "silent six". After an atrocious mass murder, they now need to determine if the killer is back for revenge.

I truly enjoyed this book and blazed through it in less than a day and am looking forward to the next installment.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great paranormal investigator style book
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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The book is a great read, witches, demons, curses. And spirits (oh my). Looking forward to reading the rest of the seriers
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ckmiller
5.0 out of 5 stars Different
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019
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I tend to like werewolves, vampires, necromancers, etc but this was a real twist. To me well written, some genteric parts as expected, but it did have a real twist i didnt see. Wasn't super scary like i was looking forx but had a creep factor. Had a slight Heather Graham feel which i didn't hate. I would definitely read another.
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Tambrey Granneman
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2020
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This was my first novel by Paul Seiple, but definitely not my last! He is a superb storyteller with amazing characters and a twisted plot. The only drawback, and the reason it lost a start, is because of the editing. The editing could have been better.
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Izzy Fulton
5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Horror
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2020
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I enjoyed reading this book, the story kept me interested, it has plenty creepy stuff going on, I did want a bit more when the ending came, I hoped there there would be a follow up book.
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Mr. S. P. Dendy
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2018
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A very good read, would give this a full 5 stars but for quite a lot of grammatical and punctuation errors there was 1 continuity error that could be easily fixed with better proof reading. Saying that it did not distract too much from the read, will definitely read more from this author.
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Amazon Customerr.
5.0 out of 5 stars There is always a solution isn't there.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2019
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The sudden finish left me wanting more of this twisting story. Fearing something that appears unstoppable is the worst feeling of all.
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Dale
4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2018
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Was recommended by another horror author so I took a chance- It was a good read, I wouldn't say great, but a decent horror story.

I did enjoy it and will keep an eye out for the next in the series (if there is going to be one).
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