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Solid Disher stuff and enjoyable listen

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-01-25

Have read everything by GF. Enjoy the ways the characters are fully fleshed out and the police procedural / crime planning. This one was a slow burn and I enjoyed the narration and story more in the second half when things tied together. A couple of the characters reminded me somewhat of Wyatt in GF earlier books. I stil prefer the Challis and Hirschausen books but this was a good listen.

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Not Usual Connelly Standard

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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 13-12-24

I love Connelly - Bosch,Ballard and Haller great characters and the police procedural stuff really well done. Regret I just didn’t rate this story and struggled to get to the end as I found myself indifferent to the characters and plot.

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Great Plot and Story

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-11-24

Another fantastic Ballard and Bosch story. Read everything MC has written. First one I’ve listened to as Audio book - audio performances ok but think I prefer to read …. I had voices in my head from all previous books and slightly odd to have Titus Welliver and Maddie Linz voicing albeit I have enjoyed their performances in the TV series. Also not sure about the male voices that Ms Lakin was using. Stil didn’t detract from classic Connelly.

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Another strong Challis / Destry Story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 16-09-24

Disher great as always - characterisations are very strong and police procedural and plotting makes for compelling read.

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Fab character driven police procedural

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 20-08-24

Another fab Disher story. It’s a well done police procedural with very strong character narrative and development. I loved it. Recommend reading these books in order so you can follow development of the characters.

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Excellent

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 28-07-24

As always with Garry Disher great characterisation and human stories underpinning a strong police procedural. Liked Challis and will read more to see how the character develops. Good plot lines that tie together nicely.

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Great new detective character

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-07-24

As always, Disher fleshes interesting characters with motivations and challenges outside the main plot lines. This is the strength of the book.
There were 3 investigation plot lines running. I thought the ending on a couple was too convenient.
The main character was very interesting but by the end I lacked empathy with him and can see why this might not translate in to further stories involving him.
Unlike some others I found the narration fine.

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Great crime story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-04-24

Disher has a great economy of writing with no words wasted. Story has real pace. Enjoyed the Wyatt character and the interplay with Lydia Stark his alter ego.

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Good Crime Thriller

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-01-24

My favourite of the 4 Wyatt stories I’ve read. Story was shorter and tighter than previous ones. Also I was getting tired of the endings where Wyatt was ultimately unsuccessful in his “jobs” so the ending here was more satisfactory. I shall be reading book 5.

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Another good Dave Warner story with a 60s setting

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 16-12-23

Loved the detective procedural stuff and how 2 main characters unpick things to get to the killers. Also enjoyed the evocation of 1960, California. Dave Warner does this genre really well albeit I prefer the Lane and Clements stories set in WA. This story felt a bit contrived / unlikely on a few occasions but overall a good read and I will be looking for more Warner books.

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