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A Shot in the Dark

By: Lynne Truss
Narrated by: Matt Green
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About this listen

After the notorious 'Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman.

No criminals, no crime, no stress.

He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new Constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is dispatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead partway through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all....

©2018 Lynne Truss (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd Cosy Crime Crime Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Fiction Funny Witty Comedy Feel-Good Theatre

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Great listen and if you’re familiar with the Inspector Steine radio series you’ll love it.

Excellent performance by Matt Green

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I had this book to
Listen too when cleaning but I found myself giggling away. It was lighthearted fun and beautifully performed. Smashing little find. Thank you.

I loved this book

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Funny and twisty with a great ending. A nice bit of escapism. Made painting the house much more enjoyable :-)

A light hearted lark

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I was curious about this book as it has such diverse reviews.
My own impressions: In places there is laugh out loud humour and the story is intriguing in a weird way. Some parts I find quite creepy. Certainly not a 'normal' police procedural, and definitely not 'cosy'.
The narrator does a good job of reading the characters appropriately.
Overall 3 stars as it leaves a bit of a weird aftertaste.

Tongue in cheek and a bit weird

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Very amusing and with a fair amount of murders and a few twists. comfortable to listen to before bed

humour

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