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  • A Tooth for a Tooth

  • Roy Ballard Mysteries, Book 5
  • By: Ben Rehder
  • Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
  • Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)
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A Tooth for a Tooth

By: Ben Rehder
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Summary

Lennox Armbruster was struck by a speeding vehicle - but was it an accident or an insurance scam gone wrong? Roy Ballard is hired to find out, and he soon learns there’s a third possibility: attempted murder. Joe Jankowski, the man who hit Armbruster, is a tough-talking player in the construction industry, and a feud with one of his former employees has shown that he has a temper to match his brash personality. When Roy and his partner Mia Madison attempt to dig deeper, they learn just how far Jankowski will go to shut down their investigation.

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Not just a tooth goes missing

I enjoyed this book, there is so much going on that you can't help but keep listening. I liked the characters, especially the mother of the murder victim who could so do Roy's job for him and needs her own series. With book five Roy has grown as a character and where as I found him annoying in book one, where as his sarcasm was just rude and Mia was the reason I kept listening, now I enjoy his friendly humorous banter. There wasn't any surprises (or twists) in the mystery and the baddie was who you suspect it was still a lot of fun getting there. Off to start the next book.
With Mia away on a girl's weekend Roy is asked to work on a case, a man who was struck by a car was definitely injured but was it an accident or a scam gone wrong? It's not long before Roy questions annoys somebody and he gets visited by some heavies. Then people start disappearing and the case takes on a life of its own and a lot more questions need asking, like where was he going when he was hit? Can Roy work out what is going on before he gets another visit? Or somebody else gets hurt?
I liked the narrator. He is a good choice for the characters in this series as his delivery is prefect.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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A tooth for a tooth

The Roy Ballard series is both entertaining and fun. He is always getting himself in some for of danger, which keeps you guessing. Fun series!
Nice narration really fits Roy!

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A Tooth for a tooth

This was a really good story.I enjoyed it.Roy Ballard is a detective,though he meets his match in this one.Hired by an insurance company to find out if fraud was commited,he is in for a doozy! Johnny Peppers was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Fantastic as always

Wow Ben you did it again, Love how it all fell out of bed at the end for the true baddie in this. Roy & Mia together are pure dynamite!

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Life's a Bitch at Times

For Roy Ballard and Mia it's just another job and they start their investigation at a construction site and the person who owns it Jan Jankowski and he can be a nasty piece of work, cutting corners playing with peoples lives just to save a buck or two, so Lennox Armbruster thought he would show him a lesson but it didn't and he was hit with a speeding truck, was it an accident or foul play and that's what Lennox is claiming. Roy a legal videographer, and Mia do some work for an insurance company and this is one of their jobs, as listeners before wondered about the couple they are now engaged and hope to get married the following year, and the couple works best together, but on occasions, life throws them a curveball and this particular nasty case is just that, will it come back to haunt them? Roy and Mia are struggling with this case it seems that life just is not playing fair and it's upsetting the chemistry between them, can it be fixed? This is one of the best books and this one had me on the edge of my seat, and as ever Johnny Peppers did an outstanding job of the narration.

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A great series

The 5th in the Roy Ballard series, takes you on another insurance investigation with twists and turns and surprises along the way. The investigation into whether Lennox Armbruster’s claim after being hit by a car is genuine leads Roy into all sorts of trouble as the story develops. The only downside with this book is that Mia wasn’t as heavily involved until later in the story. With Roy also struggling with his own issues that could derail their marriage he struggles to find out the truth of what is going on With the usual mix of murder, accidents and disappearances, good and bad characters this was another great book in the series. Great narration as always.

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enjoyed

I enjoyed listening to Johnny Peppers.

A another plot and fun with Roy and Mia. Great characters and humour. Enjoyed

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Book 5 deserves 5 stars

If you've listened to the previous books in this series, (which isn't necessary as they all work as standalones), then I'm sure you have learned to love Roy and Mia. Their partnership, business and professional, really works and the spark and chemistry between them is palpable throughout. There are some really scary moments in this book and it feels as if the rose coloured glasses they have both been wearing because they are so loved up have been broken and real life is dragging them down. Even Roy struggles to keep his usual wit and humour going. But that's what makes this series so good. Life does get in the way. Bad things do happen to good people and being in love doesn't mean you're protected from outside influences. The story is full of action, as usual, and Roy and Mia really have to work hard to stay one step ahead of the game. This may be my favourite book in the series so far. Johnny Peppers works his usual narrator magic and all in all this is a fabulous book in a fantastic series.

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Fifth Roy Ballard Mystery

Another good story from Ben Rehder, this time around we did not get the whole background story from start to finish, just enough to keep track of what is going on with the main characters namely Roy and his partner Mia. The detective work they do is always very interesting not too complicated and so more realistic. My only irk is that there is too much he said, she said, in the narration but then nothing can be 100% perfect can it?

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Another good story

Book 5 in the series is another good story starting out with an investigation into an accident to see if fraud is involved and mushrooming into a situation involving blackmail, missing persons, assaults, shootings, murder and mayhem. Meanwhile on the personal front Roy has a secret which could totally destabilise his relationship with Mia.
This offering as usual is witty fast paced and gripping.
The narration is very good and fits the style of the book very well.
My only quibble was that Mia wasn't as present in this story and I missed their banter and brainstorming. I really liked Doris and would love to see her in future stories.
4.5/5 🌟

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