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Unburied
- The Cal Lovett Files, Book 2
- By: Heather Critchlow
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Cal Lovett has spent half his life telling other people’s stories on his true-crime podcast. But the police are close to solving the mystery of his sister’s disappearance—now he might finally get to tell Margot’s story. Cal seeks respite on a holiday in the Scottish Highlands, but is dragged into a new cold case: an unsolved murder that shattered a family fourteen years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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just a good read.
- By Anonymous User on 14-01-2025
- Unburied
- The Cal Lovett Files, Book 2
- By: Heather Critchlow
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
just a good read.
Reviewed: 14-01-2025
Excellent. Rich characters and well presented.The juxtaposition of the podcaster's own problems and his current case keep the reader (listener) on edge. probably best to do the author's series in order.
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Unsound
- The Cal Lovett Files, Book 3
- By: Heather Critchlow
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Arran went missing in Edinburgh twenty years ago. The last time his parents saw him he was withdrawn and on edge where he’d once been happy and carefree. Still searching for their son, they turn to their last hope, true crime podcaster Cal Lovett. Cal begins looking for answers but is distracted by his sister’s murder trial. He’s so close to getting the justice Margot deserves. Can he finally leave the past—and Margot—behind? As Cal unearths disturbing evidence about Arran’s fate, he suspects the young man’s close-knit group of university friends are keeping secrets to protect each other.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Gripping edge of your seat stuff.
- By Anonymous User on 31-12-2024
- Unsound
- The Cal Lovett Files, Book 3
- By: Heather Critchlow
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
Gripping edge of your seat stuff.
Reviewed: 31-12-2024
A good read, we'll performed. The problems of the main character superimposed on the central plot. I'm not a fan of jumping about in time, but that's just me.
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Never Too Late
- Detective Sebastian Clifford, Book 3
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford is quickly finding that life as a private investigator is never quiet. His doors have only been open a few weeks when DCI Whitney Walker approaches him to investigate the brutal attack that left her older brother, Rob, with irreversible brain damage. For nearly twenty-five years, Rob had no memory of that night, but lately things are coming back to him. Whitney's worried that her brother might–once again–be in danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant book, love Sally's books
- By Kindle Customer on 19-06-2022
- Never Too Late
- Detective Sebastian Clifford, Book 3
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
more in the Clifford series.
Reviewed: 23-12-2024
The author has a series of interesting characters and weaves them into two plots, one cold, one current. These meld into one which is, I guess, worth the listen (audio book). I did, however, find there were too many unlikely coincidences and the detection solutions a bit pale given the crimes involved. perhaps these characters have run their race?
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All the Colours of the Dark
- By: Chris Whitaker
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 480
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 471
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 471
Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken by her best friend's disappearance. Soon, she will eat, sleep, breathe, only to find him. But when she does: it will break her heart. Patch lies in a pitch-black room - all alone - for days or maybe weeks. Until he feels a hand in his. Her name is Grace and, though they cannot see each other, she takes him from the darkness and paints their world with her words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A long and fascinating tale
- By Renata Lee Shong on 11-08-2024
- All the Colours of the Dark
- By: Chris Whitaker
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
crime fiction saga
Reviewed: 06-10-2024
Not my usual read, don't have the patience. But Colours is like several books rolled into one. Each has its share of page-turning action and not-foreseen twists. Not to forget a touch of emotion. Well written and wellbread.
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The Camborne Killings
- A Cornwall Murder Mystery, Book 4
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Detective Lauren Pengelly and her partner Matt Price are called to investigate a grisly murder outside Penzance. They quickly identify the victim as Carmel Driscoll, a former police officer, and find a cryptic note reading “Ten Green Bottles” next to her body–words from an old English nursery rhyme. When a second former officer is found murdered with the note “Nine Green Bottles” nearby, Lauren and Matt realise they could be dealing with a serial killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great to listen to
- By Yolande Collins on 14-01-2025
- The Camborne Killings
- A Cornwall Murder Mystery, Book 4
- By: Sally Rigby
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
A good read.
Reviewed: 26-09-2024
A pretty good example of crime fiction. Fairly good and varied characters weave an intriguing plot. It has a nice balance of the crime plot together with a touch of the personal lives of the detectives.
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The Canal Murders
- A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 10
- By: J. R. Ellis
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
The last thing DS Stephanie Johnson and DS Andy Carter expected during their much-needed canal holiday was a murder. When retired folk musician Annie Shipton is found stabbed through the neck at the helm of her barge, the couple can’t help investigating the seemingly impossible crime. Nobody else boarded Annie’s boat—so how was she killed from behind?
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5 out of 5 stars
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stiryline
- By Amazon Customer on 13-01-2025
- The Canal Murders
- A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 10
- By: J. R. Ellis
- Narrated by: Michael Page
Started to Drag
Reviewed: 20-09-2024
I got there in the end. The overall story was not too bad although a bit 'Agatha Cristie' with all the matrix of suspects. What was most annoying was the style of writing and shallowness of characters. More suited to a Biggles or Boys Own era. Young detectives that look up to their boss. Tear away young men worried by their Mum's censure.
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The Waiter
- Detective Kamil Rahman, Book 1
- By: Ajay Chowdhury
- Narrated by: Mikhail Sen
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the day he caters a birthday party for his boss's friend on Millionaire's Row, his simple new life becomes rather complicated. The event is a success, the food is delicious, but later that evening the host, Rakesh, is found dead in his swimming pool.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not a Bollywood. But still good
- By elizabeth b. on 28-05-2021
- The Waiter
- Detective Kamil Rahman, Book 1
- By: Ajay Chowdhury
- Narrated by: Mikhail Sen
Enjoyable crime fiction.
Reviewed: 03-08-2024
Not quite a page turner but sometimes, you don't want gripping suspense and violent detectives responding to violent criminals. Just good solid clue discovery. One of which is a bit all-too- obvious but we'll forgive that.
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The Bookbinder of Jericho
- By: Pip Williams
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 351
In 1914, when the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, it is the women who must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who work in the bindery at Oxford University Press in Jericho. Peggy is intelligent, ambitious and dreams of going to Oxford University, but for most of her life she has been told her job is to bind the books, not read them. Maude, meanwhile, wants nothing more than what she has. She is extraordinary but vulnerable. Peggy needs to watch over her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful, perspective driven story
- By Jennifer on 06-04-2023
- The Bookbinder of Jericho
- By: Pip Williams
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor
Outstanding
Reviewed: 15-04-2024
I almost never stray from crime fiction and so, for me to do so and for it to hold my attention from cover to cover, it must be a great book. The characters are complex and real. The context of the story, set during WW1, is intertwined with the struggle for women's equality and the injustices of war. Well written and well read.
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Bridges to Burn
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 8
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Helen Darbyshire
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide – yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet before the police can determine the facts, everything changes and they are presented with two suspicious deaths to investigate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really enjoy Marion Todd’s style of writing and the narration makes the book so enjoyable
- By Christine Judith on 25-01-2025
- Bridges to Burn
- Detective Clare Mackay, Book 8
- By: Marion Todd
- Narrated by: Helen Darbyshire
Just what you want.
Reviewed: 01-04-2024
This is just what I want in a police procedure detective novel. Good central characters, flawed but likeable. A sound mystery plot with just enough twists to maintain interest. Not so long as to prompt the reader to cry out, "Get on with it!" And my leading two points NOT blurred. (How many more novels will I read where the detective is connected with the crime?) And finally, no secret enchantment with violence, usually as revenge on an archetypal villian. ... Are you listening, US novelists?
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Anna O
- By: Matthew Blake
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Hannah Curtis, Sarah Cullum, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 185
Anna Ogilvy hasn’t opened her eyes for four years. Not since that night at The Farm when she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close. She’d committed the crime of the century – but nothing and no-one could wake her from the nightmare. Believers in her innocence call her Anna O. Believers in her guilt call her Sleeping Beauty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The ending….
- By VicG on 26-02-2024
- Anna O
- By: Matthew Blake
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Hannah Curtis, Sarah Cullum, Christine Rendel
Started well. Finished ...Tedium
Reviewed: 23-03-2024
Let me say whatI think a good crime novel is, and then what Anna O is not and why. I think the best plots have intrigue, twists and the odd red herring; juxtaposed with the good guy/s being complex and flawed yet determined. We identify with them. Their path becomes our, the reader's. Hard to put down. (Think your favourite (Brittish) TV series). Anna O starts well but then drags. The writing is good but this starts to take rather than add to the story. It has the metaphors and similies of an A+ school English essay, but I found myself thinking, "Get on with it." Enough personified trees! Anna O has my two key elements but then blurs them into a disappointing mash.
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