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The Grave Tattoo
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
When torrential summer rains uncover a bizarrely tattooed body on a Lake District hillside, old wives' tales also come swirling to the surface. For centuries Lakelanders have whispered that Fletcher Christian staged the massacre on Pitcairn so that he could return home. And there he told his story to an old friend and schoolmate, William Wordsworth, who turned it into a long narrative poem.
Wordsworth specialist Jane Gresham, herself a native of the Lake District, feels compelled to discover once and for all whether the manuscript ever existed - and whether it still exists today....
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"An irresistible combination of contemporary psychological thriller and historical mystery." (Tess Gerritsen)
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- Cindy
- 26-08-22
Brilliant
I enjoyed this book very much, especially where it went back in time to the Mutiny on the Bounty, Wordsworth and other historical figures. This is a book of intrigue, greed and murder and although fiction, it allows your imagination to flow.
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- Kay
- 22-03-18
So good
The story held me all the way through.
Written well read easily
It was great.
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- jo
- 26-07-22
Far fetched but nonetheless enjoyable
A well written, though perhaps a little protracted, tale. The historical elements sometimes stretch the imagination but generally hold the narrative together.
The narration is good - though I’m not sure why all the residents of The Lake District have north east accents.
The kind of audio book you might enjoy on holiday or when out for a walk through the fells.
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- Janeinparis
- 13-10-20
Gripping
Totally loved this; on the edge of my seat sometimes; well read too; totally recommend
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- shaesmommy
- 09-10-16
Gripping story with a great twist
Loved this. Found myself listening whenever I had the chance. The narrator was excellent and it was easy to visualise while listening. I would recommend. I will be listening to more from this narrator as well as more Val McDermid.
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- Chris01
- 12-07-18
Different but very good
After reading the whole Carol Jordan/tony hill series I was really looking forward to another val McDermid novel and couldn’t believe how different this was, but equally enjoyable. Nice twist on a thriller. Narrator good but her Cumbrian accent kept slipping into a Geordie accent.
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- J. LUXTON
- 02-11-21
What a great story
Brilliant tale from Val McDermid. Fabulous sense of place and history. Very enjoyable story. Would absolutely recommend.
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- 21-01-23
Long winded
I found this book to begin with very boring and even two thirds in I couldn’t get excited over it. I did,however, find the last2hours exciting because it eventually got going. It was narrated very well
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- Scaryh
- 22-12-22
Fabulous
Great story, I was gripped from start to finish!. Would thoroughly recommend! Can’t wait for the next one!
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-03-21
Hard to switch off
Thoroughly engrossing. A few hours sleep lost listening to ‘just one more chapter’
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