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Aspire to Die
- An Oxford Murder Mystery (Bridget Hart Series, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Lust. Ambition. Murder.
When a beautiful, wealthy student is found dead in her room in Oxford's most prestigious college, Detective Inspector Bridget Hart is called to investigate. The murdered girl appeared to have no enemies, yet was killed in a brutal and bloody assault.
Haunted and driven by her own personal tragedy, newly promoted DI Bridget Hart has a lot to prove as she leads her first murder case. Her investigation uncovers a tangled web of lies, lust and ambition, and brings her into conflict with powerful interests.
But no one can be above suspicion within the closed and claustrophobic confines of an Oxford college, where students and academics live and work side by side, and a ruthless killer waits to strike again.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-04-24
Good
Enjoyed this except for some awful accents. Good story and a chilling end. Will look for more.
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- SW17
- 16-12-23
Pleasant surprise
Have never seen anything by this author before and I was very pleasantly surprised. Well written and beautifully narrated. I will look out for more.
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- Heidi
- 17-04-23
Straightforward crime
Classic crime, got what I came for. Although..why oh WHY does ALL female detectives have to be so bloody aware of their weight?? Even female writers do this, and I find it so belittling and unneccessary. Narrater ok.
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- e-Lizah
- 03-02-24
Nice!
New author for me. Thoroughly enjoyed the plot and production. Some repetition of scenarios was unnecessary - it’s not as if you would start listening halfway through and needed a summary. But will definitely listen to some more by the author.
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- Mrs. Ann M. Mcmahon
- 05-10-22
Great Aspirations
I thoroughly enjoyed this detective novel, which led us down some splendid culs de sac before its marvellously (melo)dramatic conclusion. The authors certainly know Oxford! Esther Wane's narration was also very well suited to the material.
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- Przemek
- 14-04-24
Tedious and cringy
I listened through this book only because of the narrator was great, the story was set in Oxford and that the book came free with my subscription. The plot was generic and uninteresting. It started with a murder of a random character without any proper introduction. The investigation is led by no other than the cliched detective who judging by her behaviour was autistic. What follows is a pattern of arrests and subsequent interrogations of every character she comes into contact with. Surprisingly she gets to solve the case only by brute force of the tedious and cringy mistakes she makes. At that point I couldn’t care less who died and who killed whom for whatever reason. I only wished there were more descriptions of the place and the colleges. It reminded me of my visits to the place.
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- crochetdiva
- 01-07-21
A really good listen, very unique story
This book picks up pace very quickly, and the action continues to the end. I will read more from this author.
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- J. A. Waldrum
- 27-09-23
Story ok, marred by narration
I was looking forward to listening to a new series of books but could not get past the irritating narration.
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- Mrs L Lloyd
- 21-11-23
enjoyable
Good old fashioned crime detective novel in Inspectir Morse scenery I really enjoyed this story
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- mjhtog
- 09-12-23
Intriguing
This is a story full of red herrings and twists and turns. I quite enjoyed the read
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