Great combination of crime and romance

I loved this book and the first one before this. I love a series of a detective and that he is shown to have a proper human side. ... romance entwined. Brilliant cant wait for more of Daniel and Abigail's cases. And Peter Wickham is a brilliant narrator perfect all round.

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another lovely story with plenty of atmosphere.

another great story
well read with lots of historic atmosphere. the Daniel and Abigail characters very engaging.

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Enjoyed the book

Love a good who-done-it and this is very entertaining and easy to listen to.

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Getting into his stride

With this second novel in his Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton series Jim Eldridge is clearly getting into his stride. The story hangs together and flows more smoothly than in his first novel, and he is getting to grips with his characters so that they seem more substantial. It's a good plot, which moves along quite quickly and the true villain isn't identified until a late stage in the story. The characters are meant to be somewhat larger than life and he plays around with some of the stereotypes, which adds to the fun. A good, easy listening story.

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Well performed and well written

Good performance for so many parts. Well written for a historical detective series that has interesting characters and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing till the end.

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Sherlockian Extravaganza

Brilliant for lovers of the classic whodunit escapism at its best. Perfect for holiday reading.

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enjoyable faux victorian crime story not taxing

Daft faux Victorian crime story. Nothing taxing but enjoyable easy listening. Great. for falling asleep to or relaxing in the Sum to

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A bit flat

I have to admit I returned this title. I wanted the plot to be good but it was flat, the desire to make Abigail a stronger female character for her day seemed forced. Trying too hard almost. Strong female characters are great but constantly reminding the reader with stereotypes is dated. I kept on falling asleep instead of listening to this. Such a shame because the idea seemed so promising.

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Oh Dear, No, No, NO!

I had hoped that this, the second book in the series, would be more mature and believable than the first. Oh dear me no!
The two main characters are now living together, unmarried. This would have been perfectly scandalous at the time, but no one seems to bat an eyelid. There is no intimacy between, she is just as annoying, he as stupid.
Such a shame, as it was a pretty interesting premise for a series.
I am so sorry, but this is a badly written, over explained, naively drawn novel. And even though I only staggered through a tiny portion of the book, that will be an hour and a half of my life I will never get back.

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Tedious.

The narrator makes all of the female characters voices sound weak and frankly, quite creepy. Put me off as I couldn’t listen without inwardly cringing. Pretty poor all round ...

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