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A Death by Arson
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-04-18
Not read by Karen Cass
Would you try another book written by Caroline Dunford or narrated by Colleen Prendergast?
This version is not read by Karen Cass as the previous books have been and it suffers in quality because of this.
Caroline Dunford writes brilliant books but the narrator did not bring the characters to life as Karen Cass did on the previous books.
How could the performance have been better?
Each character sounded very similar
Was A Death by Arson worth the listening time?
Caroline Dunford books are always worth listening to but please bring Karen Cass back for any future books.
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