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Scratch Deeper
- Narrated by: Becky Hindley
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
In Mauritius, a retired Law Lord is brutally murdered, while in Manchester, the Labour Party conference is beginning.
DC Iona Khan's first case in the Counter Terrorism Unit appears to be a trivial use of false identity, when a Sri Lankan student asks questions about Manchester's tunnel system. But when she learns the identity of the conference's guest speaker, Iona must enter the world beneath the city to prevent a catastrophe.
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"Simms is at the forefront of new British crime fiction" (R. J. Ellory on Cut Adrift)
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- Jo
- 09-06-16
Brilliant
Absolutely brilliant!!! Mothers Scottish accent a bit dodgy but overall the narration was good. The story was edge of your seat stuff at the end. Haven't listened to such a good book for ages. Now to buy the next one
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- Janet Jagger
- 22-12-16
What a great story!
Having grown up in the Manchester and now living in Australia I really enjoyed this Audible book. I will be down loading other books by the author ASAP.
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- L. Mcfarlane
- 15-12-14
Gripping, brilliant thriller
What made the experience of listening to Scratch Deeper the most enjoyable?
Great narrator of a great storyline
Who was your favorite character and why?
Iona Khan, what a woman!
What does Becky Hindley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Very easy to follow the plot, her change of voice or rhythm made it very easy to know who was speaking and how they were feeling, well done Becky
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I found it very hard to stop listening to this book, was forever looking for an excuse to "read" a bit more
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- Colette
- 03-04-16
Great listen
I just loved this one. I've had it in my library for a few months and had overlooked it while teeing up my next listen. Finally got round to it and enjoyed every minute. Iona Khan is a great character and I hope it's the first in a series.
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- Ian
- 30-03-15
Easy to follow thriller
This is an interesting page-turner; it's a simple plot but I was eager to seize any opportunity to listen.
The heroine, Iona Khan, is a very intelligent mixed-race Detective Constable, newly-appointed to the Counter Terrorism Unit in Manchester. Her boss is a racist and bullying man who deliberately puts her in dangerous situations without backup. She is advised and protected by her ex-boyfriend, who she split from because of his drinking. He is a brave and competent ex-soldier who turned to drink to help him forget a terrible action in Afghanistan, of which he is deeply ashamed.
DC Iona Khan is given a task by her boss to keep her away from the main action on protecting the Labour Party conference in the city, but her ability to link apparently unrelated incidents and bits of information leads her to believe she is on the trail of a terrorist attack which could be carried out using little-known tunnels under the conference venue. With her unhelpful boss and unwelcoming colleagues to fight against, she needs all the determination and resilience she can muster to push forward with her fight to prevent an attack which could have drastic consequences.
Eventually DC Khan wins through, with the help and experience of her ex-boyfriend, and a tragedy is averted!
The narration by Becky Hindley is excellent, with good clear accents and no irritating characteristics.
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- Ronald Orme
- 06-06-15
Very good read !
Great book, nice having a female hero!
Well written and well read. I look forward to hearing Chris Simms next
book,hopefully with the same heroine
and same reader.
Ronald
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- Marion G.
- 03-03-23
Just don't bother
It is rare for me to be so scathing over a novel but this one is awful. The only action is contained in the sample and as much as I tried to become engaged, it has to be the most boring audio book I have been subjected too in a very long time - and I have read lots! As for the reviews ...... they obviously either hadn't read the book at all or live on a different planet to me. Absolute drivel!!!
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