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Love Story, with Murders
- Fiona Griffiths, Book 2
- Narrated by: Siriol Jenkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
The second novel featuring recovering psychotic DC Fiona Griffiths opens with as intriguing a pair of murders as you could imagine. Firstly, part of a human leg is discovered in a woman's freezer, bagged up like a joint of pork. Other similarly gruesome discoveries follow throughout a cosy Cardiff suburb, with body parts turning up in kitchens, garages and potting sheds. And while the police are still literally putting the pieces together, concluding that they all belong to a teenage girl killed some ten years earlier, parts of another body suddenly start appearing, but this time discarded carelessly around the countryside clearly very shortly after the victim - a man - was killed.
Mysteries don't come much more macabre or puzzling than this. Who were the two victims, and what connection could they have shared that would result in this bizarre double-discovery? But that's only half the story. The most gruesome moments are much more about Fiona and her curious mental state. There is a complex and very clever double mystery here, and what makes the story unique is the parallel unraveling of Fiona's own mystery, and it's her voice, established precisely in the first book but given even freer rein here, that makes it so compelling.
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- Pamela G.
- 04-07-15
Excellent in every way
I am from Cardiff and memories of places I know linked with a gripping story kept me awake late into the night .It was beautifully narrated
Pam Green
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- Jane Freund
- 08-06-18
I ❤️ Fiona Griffiths...
This character really gets to me. She observes beautifully and with humour. So glad there are more.
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- Susanne
- 02-07-18
Intriguing thriller
Liked this one as much as the first of the series. It's great to get to know the characters better and the case certainly had its surprises coming, too.
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- Colette
- 20-12-14
Brilliant
What did you like most about Love Story, with Murders?
I listened to the first in the series and immediately moved on to this one. It's even better. Fiona is an interesting character and I'm enjoying getting to know her. It's a fast moving story and I just had to keep listening. I had to find out what was going to happen next.
What did you like best about this story?
Same question as above. The stories are told from Fiona's PoV only, no moving around to other characters. This works really well.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Don't want to reveal too much but the part where Fiona meets Hamish and Olaf for the second time in the snow was engrossing.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, needed to keep going! Now on book 3.
Any additional comments?
Brilliant narration.
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- The Glamizon
- 06-06-18
Not as good as book 1.
Melodic and hypnotic narration aside, i didnt enjoy this book as much as book 1 .
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- julia
- 15-02-17
Whodunnit comes to Cardiff
Where does Love Story, with Murders rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is one of my favourite crime novels to date. Fiona Griffiths is a rich and engaging character with enough depth and complexity to sustain many more novels. The plot - a double murder - is original, with plenty of satisfying reveals at the end. The depiction of Cardiff and South Wales more broadly is evocative of a world I am not familiar with but which I feel I have spent much time in having read this novel.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I laughed out lout at multiple points because of how unorthodox and irreverent Fiona Griffiths is... I am loving the detective novels I have read or listened to where there is a strong female lead, and Fiona Griffiths is by far the most complex, interesting and likeable.
What does Siriol Jenkins bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The narrator is wonderful - an accent which feels real, not theatrical; I get the feeling that she herself understands or recognises Fiona Griffiths' character in some way, because of how alive she made Fiona for me.
Any additional comments?
Go for it.
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- emma
- 02-08-16
Wonderfully narrated
Once again narrator Siriol Jenkins does a superb job of bringing to life detective Fiona Griffiths as she investigates gruesome goings-on around Cardiff, in this second of the series. The story itself isn't as strong as the first book, but still good. The characters are well written and we learn a bit more about Fiona's background along the way. A very enjoyable way to spend a few hours.
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- CWard
- 26-11-20
Difficult second book?
Hmm, I enjoyed the first book and was intrigued by Fiona’s condition and history. However, there was so much that didn’t ring true in this book that it was hard to enjoy. I will continue with book 3 and hope there is a return to form.
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- mazo
- 29-03-14
Depressing
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
This is the worst book I have ever listened to, so depressing and the storyline, what storyline, I rated it as one star as I do not think you can leave it blank.
What could Harry Bingham have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Sorry you probably worked hard but needs to be more story than about a depressed woman who surely would not have been allowed in a police force.
Would you be willing to try another one of Siriol Jenkins’s performances?
Poor woman, lets hope she gets another author.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No
Any additional comments?
Any possibility of my money back or another credit.
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