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The Long Call
- Two Rivers, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ben Aldridge
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge, who also reads this updated audiobook.
The Long Call is the No.1 bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves.
In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too.
Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose.
A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.
Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.
The next book in the series is The Heron's Cry.
This audiobook is an updated recording by Ben Aldridge.
Critic reviews
"As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. She easily exceeded those expectations with The Long Call. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter.2 (David Baldacci)
"Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love. I am already a Matthew Venn fan." (Elly Griffiths)
"Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging." (Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series)
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- Maggie Foster
- 14-04-21
Slow, Oh so Slow
There is so little tension and the narrators voice is so gentle it is just right for inducing a snooze. I got so soothed I felt I was lying on marshmallow. The story passed by as a warm summer afternoon with the peace being broken only by the necessity to wonder if there was anything going on in the background, I dreamed of Vera in her scruffy mac, eating from a poke of chips and longed for twang as Tyneside.
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- Andrea Edan
- 29-08-22
Not the best from Ann Cleeves
What I usually like about Ann Cleeves stories is the human aspect of the characters. However, this book went a bit too far, in my opinion so in a way the story got lost in the long descriptions of the private lives of the investigators. Performance was good but didn't really save the story.
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- Nicola
- 23-07-22
Classic Cleeves
Interesting characters and clever plot set within an atmospheric environment. Excellent - with good though not perfect narration.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-01-24
The narrator
Loved the narrator, he was what kept me listening. As a previous reviewer mentioned, it was s l o w going but okish
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- joseamazon
- 25-05-21
Midsomer murder
nice plot. felt like a good Mrs Marple episode, Midsomer murders. nicely done with well thought characters.
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- SD
- 29-07-22
Don’t assume the negative reviewers are looking for the same thing as you!
I loved this book! I listened to the whole things in one day while digging out a flower bed and I enjoyed everything about it: the characterisation, the setting, the plot and especially the portrayal of the Bretheren community, which rings so true with my own experiences. Ann Cleaves always gets right inside her characters heads, and this book is pure Cleaves, in my view.
I thought the narration was perfectly paced, in contrast with some other reviewers. I also found the different voices and accents added brilliantly to the telling of the tale.
I have previously listened to all the Perez novels and all the Vera, and feel that the performance is better than the Vera readings, though I enjoyed those too!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-09-22
Enjoyed the story, but narration not the best
As a fan of Vera and Shetland TV series, I thought I'd have a go at 'reading' an Anne Cleeves book before watching the TV series.
It was a bit slow to get going, and I found the narrator had a strange, style, leaving the end of sentences for the next breath. It was a bit slow 8n places. I am a fan of his work, but found Paddington Bear kept creeping into my mind!
The story was engaging and interesting. I enjoyed the book. I will give the next book a try.
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- Marion
- 08-04-22
Another good yarn
Agree with previous reviewers it is a bit slow but that is the main character. As it is so gentle the story seems to go on a bit but that is the beauty of the tale. Stick with it and you will enjoy.
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- Kerry
- 07-01-24
The quality of the reading
It was a great book, well written, and equally well read, I look forward to the next one.
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- Georgina Edwards
- 25-01-24
Disappointing
The narrator was unsuitable and dreadful at accents. Looking forward to next in series with different narrator.
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