Seven Demons

By: Aidan Truhen

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Jack Price and his Seven Demons, the most dangerous and feared assassins in the world, are taking on the bank heist of the century.

Meet Jack Price and the Seven Demons: Doc, the evil mad scientist presently using Jack for sex; Rex, an explosives expert who doesn’t ask too many questions so long as something goes boom; Volodya, a Ukrainian assassin who may or may not be a cannibal; Charlie, a comic book artist with computer skills and an anarchist bent; Lucille, whose specialty is razor-edged hugs; and Jack’s predecessor, Fred, who doesn’t contribute a whole lot owing to being a severed head on a stick. Finally there’s Jack himself, former coffee magnate turned cocaine dealer turned First Demon, but basically just a guy trying to get along.

Jack has a problem. The Seven Demons don’t have a contract, and there’s nothing more volatile than a gang of deadly killers with nothing to do. Luckily, a shadowy Eurotrash businessman wants them to pull off the heist of a lifetime, breaking into a bank that makes Fort Knox look like the corner candy store. Jack thinks this will be a nice little diversion for his crew...until a rosy-cheeked, lederhosen-wearing little psychopath named Evil Hansel stabs him with an oyster knife, and the whole situation goes completely to hell. Someone isn’t playing straight, and in a game of double crosses, Jack Price will do anything - literally, anything - to come out on top.

©2021 Aidan Truhen (P)2021 Random House Audio

Perfect narration for a quirky story

Fun listen. Christian Coulson does a brilliant job bringing an insanely immoral character to life.

Tied for best performance I've ever heard also fun

The title says it all. The book is very good, the story is hilarious, the dialogue sharp, and the performance is incredible. 9.5/10

Irreverent Blast w/ Best Narration!

Hang on for the ride. This is excellent, irreverent fun. Narration here is simply the best yet (and most fun) to me in over two decades of audio books. Highly recommended if you enjoy witty banter, an original story/characters, appreciate the person reading and don't take yourself too seriously...

The story was written for the narrator.

I feel dirty and question my morals a bit saying that this was a fun story but it was. There is murder, mayhem and a LOT of cursing but it is just fun. Consider it escapism. I smiled and laughed through the entire story...with a few cringes.

What a Hoot!

I discovered Nick Harkaway aka Aiden Truhen earlier this year and he has quickly become my favorite author. He's a wonderfully entertaining writer and master story teller.

Seven Demons is fast, witty, funny, irreverent, audacious, engaging, totally over the top AND I loved every single minute of it.

Christian Coulson's had me laughing out loud throughout the entire 9 hours and 21 minutes. He should win some kind of award for his performance.

More! I need more!

Spellbinding

Ambiguity. The sexual tension between the words and their reader are not entirely consensual but, that, in and of itself, is where the exchange in righteous synergy occurs and everyone involved gets to say “yeah, that was great. I’d do that again”.

I needed this

I had to go back several times because I laughed straight through important story moments. Christian Coulson's delivery of all of it is top tier.

Insanely, beautiful chaos.

I don't know what was best, the story or the performance. I can't remember the last time I laughed this much over a book. The humor is darkly mad. I need more of Jack Price and the demons. I will definitely be getting book 1 and a hard copy of this one, because I need to go over all this once more. It makes you question your morals and... Switzerland. Highly recommend.

Greatest narration ever heard!

I cannot say enough about the narrator’s reading of this book. It was brilliant and obviously very difficult and perfect in delivered and temperament!
The book is amazing. It is not necessarily for the faint of heart. It is about a villain, and there is an enormous amount of swearing. That said it’s not necessarily gratuitous. I feels like the book is a tapestry and it is a definite thread. It serves as seasoning. This book is not everyone, but if you love, incredible character-driven stories of mystery and thrills that also include quirky characters - this is for you. I would give it six stars if I could.

Delightfully wacky dark-comedy/heist tale

I thoroughly enjoyed this offbeat story - due in large part to the awesome narration by Coulson, who I'd give a few extra stars if I could. Yes, the protagonist is a mostly-amoral fellow whose cohorts each have near-super-villain-level abilities in creative mayhem, but he's just so much fun to listen to... His mix of stream-of-consciousness/Buffy-speak is quite entertaining, and there are plenty of plot-twists to keep him and his Demons occupied. I couldn't help grinning at the turns of phrase and turns of fortune, and I hope we get more audiobooks about the Seven Demons.