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  • By: Chris Simms
  • Narrated by: Becky Hindley
  • Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (91 ratings)

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A Price to Pay

By: Chris Simms
Narrated by: Becky Hindley
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Summary

It starts with the death of a teenage runaway, killed when she leaps from a motorway bridge into the speeding traffic below. The girl's identity remains a mystery - until the discovery of the dead girl's details matches the profiles of three other girls; all recently have been reported missing.

A further shocking discovery causes the whole file to be handed over to Greater Manchester Police's Counter Terrorism Unit, with leading detective constable Iona Khan in charge.

©2013 Chris Simms (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"Simms comes up with some interesting plot hooks." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A fast-paced, well-crafted procedural." ( Booklist)

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Great story band great narrator

Great story, had me gripped from the start and binged it. The narrator was great. You didn’t notice her at all which is the way it should be with a good narrator. Seamless work

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A good series

I found this on the audible plus catalogue and it was really good. I know now that there was a first book which makes sense and wish there was a third book in the series due to the way it was left. For a full understanding I might go back and read the first .

I really liked the narration the way she changed the characters was amazing.

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Great story, excellent narrator

This was a really good detective story, and the narration was excellent. Heartily recommend if you’re looking for something good in the Audible plus pile.

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Very enjoyable

The story and characters were good and held my interest all the way through. Narrator was very good sldo

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Amazing detective and crime story

Amazing detective and crime story
Been a while i read one of these. Look forward to reading other works of this author!

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Compelling listen

Great find on the plus catalogue. Believable characters, realistic yet terryfying storyline and a narrator who was easy to listen to. Definitely recommend this!

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Brilliant

Good characters and easy to follow . I will definitely be following Simms from now on.

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Good story refreshingly accurate

Often you find police procedurals to be inaccurate or far fetched but on the whole this was spot on 👍
Story was something a bit different and great that it was a free read … Will look out for more by the author
Good narration too 👍

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Great narration, entertaining story

Really enjoyed this story. Characters were easy to imagine the way they looked mannerisms. Only strange thing was the ending.

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Fast paced but full of holes

The prologue was really engaging but the novel overall is a real let down. Iona is likeable enough and the crime engaging and had the potential to hold tension. That said there are more deaths than is necessary, characters dispatched continuously by an automaton.
Not worth the listening time. First one in a while from the free access library. I’d scroll on

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