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A Deadly Game

Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe Murder Mysteries, Book 3

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London, 1890—It's a New Year, but murder never takes a holiday.

The past reaches out to the unlikely investigative team of Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe when a man she was once engaged to marry seeks her assistance to find his young runaway son.

However, a simple case of following the clues left behind becomes far more as the search unravels her former fiancé’s secrets.

Mikaela is determined to find the answers, and yet Brodie can't keep his mind off of his own questions about this woman who is too darn independent; aggravates him no end with her lists, theories, and ideas; puts her life at risk; and may still have feelings for the man she might have once married...questions that might complicate this already complicated partnership of theirs.

When the boy's father is found dead, everything they thought they knew about the case is turned on its head, and new motives start to take form.

It's a race against time when the boy's school jacket is discovered along with a note. Mikaela and Brodie must work side by side with his mother, a woman who makes no attempt to hide her dislike for Mikaela and is determined to protect her husband's legacy at all cost, and who sends them into a place where the hunters become the hunted, and they must work together once more to survive.

©2023 Carla Simpson (P)2023 Podium Audio
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Another enjoyable story in this series. As a Scot, I enjoy the references to my country. As a linguist, I find the occasional American English usage slightly annoying, e.g. sidewalk. One other niggle - the repetition of the remarks about the 'fine Scottish Whisky ' .....

A Thrilling Mystery

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Storyline interesting & there were some gripping sections. Smouldering relationship between the 2 main characters. My only grip is the repetition of the "Aunt's very fine whiskey" throughout. However very enjoyable & will continue to listen to the coming adventures.

Interesting storyline

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I loved the narrator, very animated and differentiated between characters. Reminded me of a favourite narrator, Elizabeth Knowelden (who narrates the fantastic Lady Hardcastle mysteries).

The first third of this book was fabulously written, but then I noticed several phrases started being repeated. Reference to Aunts Favourite Whiskey, and Michaela’s feelings about Brody were repeated constantly from here on in.

Overall a good read, but I would have thought the authors Agent should have mentioned the repetitive text.

Repeated Phrases throughout

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