Reviews by JAMES

Name: JAMES (DUNFERMLINE, United Kingdom)

Reviews Written: 7

Titles Rated: 12

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Above Suspicion

By Lynda La Plante

Narrated By Kim Hicks

Overall
(95)
Performance
(1)
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(1)

Young detective Anna Travis has been assigned to her first murder case, and it couldn't be a more horrific set of killings. They began eight years earlier; now the body count is up to six. After another body is found, Anna stumbles on a vital piece of evidence which links one man to the killings. However, he's a household name, a much-loved actor, and an arrest would create a media frenzy. And, if he was found to be the wrong man, his career would be finished, as well as Anna's.

UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 2 mins
Above Suspicion

UNABRIDGED
- by Lynda La Plante
- Narrated by Kim Hicks
"A let down"

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A rather empty long winded story. Would not be out of place on Womens hour. Very dissapointing, failed to finish it, it was so predicatble it became tedious going.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Borrowed Light

By Graham Hurley

Narrated By Tim Pepper

Overall
(9)
Performance
(0)
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(0)

DI Joe Faraday, badly injured on holiday in the Middle East, is convalescing in the UK. Four deaths in a suspicious farmhouse fire drag him back to work before he's truly fit. His partner, meanwhile, wants to adopt a young Palestinian child. Both privately and professionally, Faraday is under threat. Bazza Mackenzie, Pompey drug-lord, is facing financial meltdown as property markets collapse across the globe.

UNABRIDGED 12 hrs and 43 mins
Borrowed Light

UNABRIDGED
- by Graham Hurley
- Narrated by Tim Pepper
"Another great addition"

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I have really enjoyed this collection of audio books about the Pompey underworld. The narrater Tim Pepper breathes life in to the characters and great story lines, my hope is that audible backdates the collection.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Price of Darkness: Joe Faraday, Book 8

By Graham Hurley

Narrated By Tim Pepper

Overall
(15)
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(0)
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(0)

DC Paul Winter has gone undercover in an attempt to infiltrate the inner circle of the city's premier drug lord Bazza McKenzie.

UNABRIDGED 15 hrs and 28 mins
The Price of Darkness: Joe Faraday, Book 8

UNABRIDGED
- by Graham Hurley
- Narrated by Tim Pepper
"Get hooked"

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Its just a shame that Audible have not got more of the Joe Fraraday series to download. If you like your modern dective thrillers to have a gritty realism, a supurb cast of colourful characters and a good story line to keep you hooked then look no futher a really enjoyable listen. If you like Rebus, Morse, Frost then you will be pleased with another addition to the modern detective. The narrator Tim Pepper is perfect for creating the ambience and has a wide range of voices that make the whole experience a treat.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
One Under: Joe Faraday, Book 7

By Graham Hurley

Narrated By Tim Pepper

Overall
(17)
Performance
(0)
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(0)

DI Joe Faraday is called to the scene of a brutal death: the remains of a body have been chained to the railway line at Buriton tunnel, just north of Havant. Faraday has no name and no obvious leads to follow. DC Paul Winter is ordered to trawl through the missing persons list and comes across a missing man he suspects has fallen victim to foul play. Two men, one dead, one missing. Two detectives looking for them. Two stories entangled in the most bizarre and compelling ways.

UNABRIDGED 14 hrs and 51 mins
One Under: Joe Faraday, Book 7

UNABRIDGED
- by Graham Hurley
- Narrated by Tim Pepper
"another pleasurable listen"

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Its just a shame that Audible have not got more of the Joe Fraraday series to download. If you like your modern dective thrillers to have a gritty realism, a supurb cast of colourful characters and a good story line to keep you hooked then look no futher a really enjoyable listen. If you like Rebus, Morse, Frost then you will be pleased with another addition to the modern detective. The narrator Tim Pepper is perfect for creating the ambience and has a wide range of voices that make the whole experience a treat.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
No Lovelier Death: Joe Faraday, Book 9

By Graham Hurley

Narrated By Tim Pepper

Overall
(12)
Performance
(0)
Story
(0)

While judge Peter Ault is away on holiday, his teenage daughter Rachel throws a party. The invite goes out on Facebook and before she knows it over 100 kids have descended on the house. The party turns into a riot and the property is trashed. And before the night is over Rachel and her boyfriend are dead.

UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 28 mins
No Lovelier Death: Joe Faraday, Book 9

UNABRIDGED
- by Graham Hurley
- Narrated by Tim Pepper
"Great listen"

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Its just a shame that Audible have not got more of the Joe Fraraday series to download. If you like your modern dective thrillers to have a gritty realism, a supurb cast of colourful characters and a good story line to keep you hooked then look no futher a really enjoyable listen. If you like Rebus, Morse, Frost then you will be pleased with another addition to the modern detective. The narrator Tim Pepper is perfect for creating the ambience and has a wide range of voices that make the whole experience a treat.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Beyond Reach

By Graham Hurley

Narrated By Tim Pepper

Overall
(16)
Performance
(0)
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(0)

Past midnight, a horribly mutilated body is found on a road in Portsmouth. The victim has been killed in a hit-and-run. On the evidence, DI Faraday's latest case seems cut and dried; the dead man had been responsible for the bullying and murder of a boy from his estate. Bazza Mackenzie, the city's drug lord, has a job for ex-cop Paul Winter. His daughter is having an affair with a high-ranking policeman and he wants Winter to investigate.

UNABRIDGED 13 hrs and 14 mins
Beyond Reach

UNABRIDGED
- by Graham Hurley
- Narrated by Tim Pepper
"Very enjoyable"

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Its just a shame that Audible have not got more of the Joe Fraraday series to download. If you like your modern dective thrillers to have a gritty realism, a supurb cast of colourful characters and a good story line to keep you hooked then look no futher a really enjoyable listen. If you like Rebus, Morse, Frost then you will be pleased with another addition to the modern detective. The narrator Tim Pepper is perfect for creating the ambience and has a wide range of voices that make the whole experience a treat.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Quite Ugly One Morning

By Christopher Brookmyre

Narrated By David Tennant

Overall
(85)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)

Yeah, yeah, the usual. A crime. A corpse. A killer. Heard it. Except this stiff happens to be a Ponsonby, scion of a venerable Edinburgh medical clan, and the manner of his death speaks of unspeakable things. Why is the body displayed like a slice of beef? How come his hands are digitally challenged? And if it's not the corpse, what is that awful smell?

ABRIDGED 5 hrs and 36 mins
Quite Ugly One Morning

ABRIDGED
- by Christopher Brookmyre
- Narrated by David Tennant
"Very Good"

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The author likes to shock you with gut wrenching descriptions and blue language at the start( maybe the first words were to do with a bet in his college years) but after he settles down and gets into his stride, he proves himself to be a very good story teller. Well paced,witty and good value for money would recommend it to anyone, except my grandma!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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