One Problem with Listening to Books

I was listening to Wife of the Gods by Kwei J. Quartey, a murder mystery set in Ghana.  I had to quit more than halfway through the book because of violence.  I find it much more difficult to listen to a violent scene than read it.  Now I will never know how Detective Inspector Darko Dawson solves the murder.  If I had been reading the book, I would have skimmed through that rather than be forced to visualize it.  No, fast forward was not an option since I had lost any sympathy for the main character.  It's probably a wonderful book.  Perhaps someone will be able to tell me.