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Beneath the Bleeding

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Series, Book 5

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Beneath the Bleeding

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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About this listen

When Robbie Bishop, star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics, is poisoned by a rare and deadly toxin, profiler Dr Tony Hill and trusted colleague DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them. Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium, causing massive casualties - and another man dies from poisoning. Is there a link between the cases? What are the motives for these crimes? The clock is ticking, and the death toll keeps rising....

©2007 Val McDermid (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Mystery Psychological Sports Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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Critic reviews

"The queen of British crime.... McDermid is a consummate plotter so there are pleasing twists and turns in this first-rate story." ( Observer)
"The Queen of serial killers in this country keeps her end up...few can scoop Val on throat-clutching narrative.... Marvellous." ( Daily Mail)
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Enjoyed this book as much as others in the series but was annoyed that the narrator hadn’t done his homework. It’s di- j- oxin not di-g-oxin and annik Castle not olnwick.

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Some of the accents did not ring true. The Welsh accent sounded Asian and another accent soundedJapanese.

Poor accents

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I have been slowly working my way through this seties with gaps in between. This was not my favourite as I felt there was a bit of a “recipe” that was been followed similar to earlier books. However, it was still a good story but totally spoilt by the accents the narrator attempted. They were cringeworthy!

Quite a good story but awful accents

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I’m a fan of the Hill-Jordan series and am enjoying the story, but I’m getting increasingly irritated by the narration. Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan sounds like a slightly breathy airhead rather than the strong character she is in the books. Other characters are caricatures, and the voices are inconsistent. I probably won’t choose any more books with this narrator.

Love the book, not impressed by the narrator

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This is the 5th book in the Tony Hill/Caroll Jordan series. A full 5 stars.

Brilliant 5th book

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