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The Raven's Mark
- By: Christie J Newport
- Narrated by: Vinette Robinson
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 659
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 635
Detective Chief Inspector Beth Fellows is thrown into the biggest case of her career: the brutal murder of Rose Danes. She quickly realizes Rose’s murder is linked to a cold case she investigated two years previously. The victim, 14-year-old Celine Wilson, survived but now languishes in a coma. Both girls were branded with the image of a raven. The only lead is a vague description and a first name, Simon.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Another derivative police procedural…
- By Mike on 28-07-23
- The Raven's Mark
- By: Christie J Newport
- Narrated by: Vinette Robinson
Undecided
Reviewed: 31-07-23
At first I thought the other reviews sounded good but I don't know why they came to the conclusions that gave 5 stars.
I was left with a lot of questions. I can't actually put them in writing or it would spoil it for others.
The behaviour of a senior police officer left a lot to be desired. She spent a lot of time self analysing herself.
It would take a lot of imagination to be a senior police officer walk (run) into such dangerous situations.
I guessed the murderer early on.
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Chapter One
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan, Lucy Paterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,891
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,845
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,844
For years, Aidan Cullen has dreamed of becoming a successful crime writer. When his hard work finally pays off and his first book is published, what should have been a night of celebration unravels into an evening of horror. Left for dead after a brutal attack, trauma leaves him paranoid and reclusive, and he retreats to the remote countryside with only his dog Nanook for company. With the world kept at arm’s length, he begins to feel safe. That is, until a woman is murdered at the end of his road.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Psychological Thriller
- By SandraL on 03-07-23
- Chapter One
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Stephen Hogan, Lucy Paterson
Great story
Reviewed: 13-07-23
Unusual to say the least.
Even though I had a pretty good idea of what was going to unfold, I still found it brilliant.
Even the Liverpool accent didn't put me off.
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The Bodies at Westgrave Hall
- DCI Craig Gillard Crime Thrillers, Book 7
- By: Nick Louth
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 617
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 576
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 574
A large country mansion. A locked room. A gruesome murder. Russian oligarch Alexander Volkov has invited 1,000 guests to a party at his palatial Surrey residence, Westgrave Hall. But while giving a private tour of the library, a gunman kills Volkov, wounding his ex-wife and slaying her new beau. Nothing makes sense to DCI Craig Gillard. In the blood-spattered crime scene there are no forensic traces of anyone else involved, CCTV shows no one entered or left the library, and everyone seems to have an alibi.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Annoying narration
- By Trixie on 19-04-21
- The Bodies at Westgrave Hall
- DCI Craig Gillard Crime Thrillers, Book 7
- By: Nick Louth
- Narrated by: Marston York
sorry
Reviewed: 03-07-23
I am still 5 hrs away from the end. I have tried but enough is enough.
I can't bare another 5 hrs.
Nothing has moved on.
I have enjoyed all the previous books and hopefully will return to this one.
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The Mother
- By: T.M. Logan
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 372
A woman attends a funeral, standing in the shadows and watching in agony as her sons grieve. But she is unable to comfort them - or reveal her secret. A decade earlier, Heather gets her children ready for bed and awaits the return of her husband Liam, little realising that this is the last night they will spend together as a family. Because tomorrow she will be accused of Liam's murder. Ten years ago Heather lost everything. Now she will stop at nothing to clear her name - and to get her children back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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OMG - Tim has outdone himself
- By Dawn evans on 03-03-23
- The Mother
- By: T.M. Logan
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan
Disappointing ending
Reviewed: 26-06-23
The story was good until the ending.
Very disappointed. Quite unbelievable.
I like a book with a surprise at the end but not like this one ended.
It was a shame as I enjoyed the drama and events that occurred previously.
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Storm Force
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 715
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 667
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 664
Two marked men, three missing women and an approaching storm, powerful enough to change the Norfolk landscape forever. As a category four storm looms large over Norfolk’s wide open horizon, DI John Tanner is given the task of solving a high-profile murder. But when another body is found just as three women are reported missing, he faces a race against time to uncover the truth before the storm moves in to destroy everything in its path, including the evidence Tanner so desperately needs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Thumbs down John Tanner
- By Jane Shepherd on 25-11-21
- Storm Force
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Dejavu
Reviewed: 26-05-23
Couldn't finish. Gave up at chapter 35. So much of this audio book is the same of The Wherryman.
Same arguments between Tanner and his boss. Same shouting and disagreement.
Same discussions between Tanner and Chris.
Similarity in multiple murders.
Same intrusion of the newspapers.
Sorry.
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The Wherryman
- British Detective Tanner Murder Mystery Series, Book 6
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 756
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 711
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 710
Returning to the Broads after nearly two years at sea, John Tanner moors up next to a boat to find the body of a man whose five-year-old daughter is nowhere to be seen. As a torrent of unwanted memories begins flooding through his mind, an attractive Broads Ranger arrives at the scene with a disturbing tale; one of children being taken by a ghostly figure, standing at the helm of an old wooden boat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the latest book about John tanner
- By Daisy on 06-06-21
- The Wherryman
- British Detective Tanner Murder Mystery Series, Book 6
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Back on the Norfolk Broads
Reviewed: 25-05-23
I've gone back to listening to Johnathan Keeble's brilliant narration of The Wherryman.
I was not disappointed.
Good story and I didn't want to stop listening.
My only problem was the delay in searching for the children or any mention of them. The end was a bit far fetched.
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Strange Sally Diamond
- By: Liz Nugent
- Narrated by: Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, Sara Lynam
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,149
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,986
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,985
Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t put it down (but should come with a warning)!
- By Catriona B on 19-03-23
- Strange Sally Diamond
- By: Liz Nugent
- Narrated by: Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, Sara Lynam
Different
Reviewed: 20-05-23
I enjoyed listening to this book. The storyline Is excellent and it could have gone further.
I found it hard to put down.
Worth the money.
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Horsey Mere
- British Detective Tanner Murder Mystery Series, Book 5
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 851
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 786
The remains of a 17th-century witch, an MP found hanging above a five-pointed star and three girls with powers beyond anyone's control. As DI Tanner and DS Evans endeavour to make plans for their big day, the chance discovery of Norfolk's last known witch, tried and hanged by Norfolk’s infamous Witchfinder General, sparks a chain of the most horrific events, none of which Tanner seems able to prevent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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what a shock
- By Klyn on 05-11-20
- Horsey Mere
- British Detective Tanner Murder Mystery Series, Book 5
- By: David Blake
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Always a good read
Reviewed: 14-05-23
Can't say anything because it would ruin anyone elses experience. But oh boy I didn't like the ending.
Brilliant narration and a good Broads story.
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A Terrible Kindness
- By: Jo Browning Wroe
- Narrated by: David Dawson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,450
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,354
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
Tonight 19-year-old William Lavery is dressed for success, his first black-tie do. It's the Midlands Chapter of the Institute of Embalmers Ladies' Night Dinner Dance, and William is taking Gloria in her sequined evening gown. He can barely believe his luck. But as the guests sip their drinks and smoke their post-dinner cigarettes, a telegram delivers news of a tragedy. An event so terrible it will shake the nation. It is October 1966, and a landslide at a coal mine has buried a school: Aberfan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A terrible kindness
- By Tracy morgan on 20-01-22
- A Terrible Kindness
- By: Jo Browning Wroe
- Narrated by: David Dawson
Disappointed
Reviewed: 10-05-23
I wasn't keen on the idea that a fictional book should be written around such a major disaster involving the lives of students and teachers.
I was enticed by the the summary and reviews.
Ultimately I didn't get very far.
it may well be a brilliant book but I couldn't get my head around someone making money based on what must be one of the worst tragedy's of our time.
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Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Penelope Wilton
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 175
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 175
Maureen Fry has settled into the quiet life she now shares with her husband Harold after his iconic walk across England. Now, ten years later, an unexpected message from the North disturbs her equilibrium again, and this time it is Maureen's turn to make her own journey. But Maureen is not like Harold. She struggles to bond with strangers, and the landscape she crosses has changed radically. She has little sense of what she'll find at the end of the road. All she knows is that she must get there.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brought tears to my eyes
- By Anonymous User on 19-02-24
- Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Penelope Wilton
I was not disappointed
Reviewed: 10-05-23
I was glad to find that the third book in this trio did not disappoint me.
It completed the story and it's appropriate ending.
Again I recommend this story of love, lost and discovery.
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