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Before It Breaks
- DI Dan Clement and Snowy Lane, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ric Herbert
- Series: DI Dan Clement and Snowy Lane, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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"Warner is a class act. The Jimmy Buffett of local crime writing." (Graeme Blundell)
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- Ian Percy
- 15-10-20
Great story, well read.
As a fan of all things WA I was pleased to discover the Dave Warner books, Ric Herbert did a good job as a narrator and I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series.