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Backlash
- Narrated by: Samantha Bond
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
It is late at night on a notorious council estate in east London. A van - garishly painted with a grinning clown's face on the side - is being driven erratically. When the police pull over the driver to question him, they discover, inside the van, the body of a young woman.
A murder suspect . . . an arrest . . . a confession . . . A case done and dusted? But their suspect claims his victim is not his first, but his third.
Five years earlier, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation and left no stone unturned. The fact that case was not solved has haunted him ever since. The enquiry has opened up again but, unable to lead it due to ill health, Langton brings in DCI Anna Travis. Meanwhile the murder team begins the laborious task of verifying the details of the confessions and uncovering the identity of the second victim.
And then the suspect changes his story. They know they have a murderer in custody - but is he a serial killer or just a compulsive liar?
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- Debs barker
- 28-11-20
Another good one from Lynda
I liked this book. Like another reviewer, I could really have done without the telephone conversations. Really hard to hear and brought nothing to the story. My only other gripe is the accent for Langton. Not sure I had him down as a northerner. I feel sure that in earlier books he was from the South. Continuity needs to be reviewed. But i would hate to give the impression that I didn't enjoy the book because I did.
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- JSM
- 24-04-22
Not great but OK
Not Lynda La Plante’s best work. It was a short story so easy enough to get through but there’s much better work oh hers out there.
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- Olivia
- 26-08-19
End up pulling an all nighter
Great story! Can’t put it down once it gets juicy. Recommend to anyone who likes hard murder cases with lots of surprises.
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- Mrs J Watson
- 25-09-18
enjoyable
loved it, gripping, great story line with a few twists. kept me listening through night
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-19
Excellent
Excellent all round. Well done Samantha Bond too, a measured and polished narration, with appropriate grit., and characters voices that didn’t distract from the great story.
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- tatty-lashes
- 10-10-22
Not bad
As a scouser I found the scouse accent portrayed by the narrator not the best, but not the worst. I could tolerate it though, others may not.
I felt the story finished in the middle of nowhere, & no direction what the follow up book was, or even if there was one.
Apart from what I have said, I did enjoy parts of the book.
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- Tanny
- 06-01-20
Enjoyable short read that keeps ya mind ficused
I was worried that as a shorter text it wouldn't be as developt enough to be enjoyable but it hit a nice balance. I listened to his while I was sick & helped distract me from my pain & insomnia. I'll happly try other texts from this writer or narrator :)
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- Nomadicdragon
- 25-06-22
Enjoyable
I started it this morning and listened to it in a single day, so it must've been good!
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- N. Howarth
- 12-11-21
Excellent read
Another enjoyable, well narrated, gritty & gripping thriller that doesn't disappoint. Recommend the series.
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- Linda
- 22-01-14
Enjoyable, an easy listen
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I enjoyed listening to this book but it was fairly mundane. Easy to listen to. Would recommend it though if you want a fairly uncomplicated listen.
If you’ve listened to books by Lynda La Plante before, how does this one compare?
This was my first book by Lynda La Plant.
Would you be willing to try another one of Samantha Bond’s performances?
Enjoyed listening to Samantha Bond, lovely voice and did a good job of different characters voices.
Could you see Backlash being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
Probably a TV series.
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