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Broadchurch

The Official Novel

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Broadchurch

By: Erin Kelly, Chris Chibnall
Narrated by: Carolyn Pickles
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About this listen

The unmissable Broadchurch novel, inspired by the first season of 2013's mega-hit ITV series. Containing never-before-seen material and adding great depth and insights to the unforgettable cast of characters, this is a must-listen not only for everyone who loved the TV programme ahead of the second series but for all fans of evocative, atmospheric crime drama.

©2014 Chris Chibnall (P)2014 Hachette Audio Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Scary Exciting

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Having not watched the TV series I bought this as a “Deal of the Day” on Audible and am happy to say that it turned out to be a very satisfying book in its own right. A whodunit set in a rural backwater town mostly seen through the eyes of the detectives involved in the case and the local residents of a community traumatised by the murder of a child in its midst. This is a lot about emotions and feelings with a very good set of characters. The plot itself has a number of twists and turns but remains a human story at its core focusing a lot on the families directly involved.

Carolyn Pickles does a decent job of the narration though a few of the characters sounded very similar. The only real word of warning I would give about this one is the very ending of the book. After the big reveal about half an hour is spent on the aftermath possibly showing its TV heritage. It’s a last attempt to tug at the heart strings. If you’re the sort of person that gets irritated by that you might find yourself a little fed up by the time you get to the very end.

For me that was okay, it provides some level of closure. When characters are good like these are then it’s okay to spend just a little more time with them and get some nods as to how some of the issues will work out for them. Some may find it slightly heavy going though and it probably touched on the extremes of what I am happy with.

All in all though a decent read.

Broadly Speaking Pretty Good

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Yes it meet my expectations, the struggle of senior investigating officer's health and private life. Excellent narrator across most of the characters.

Observations

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What did you like most about Broadchurch?

Even though I had seen it on TV and knew the outcome, it was still gripping all the way through.

Which character – as performed by Carolyn Pickles – was your favourite?

Carolyn Pickles was excellent and all the charactors were really brought to life.

Any additional comments?

I had my earhones glued to me until I had finished this book! Very highly recommended.

Brilliant

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Having watched the TV production, which was brilliant, it was good to put faces to the characters whilst listening and i found it hard to stop listening. A really, really good story line. I hope the follow up comes out too in audio.

Excellent.

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I read this, having visited recently where the series was filmed, which renewed my interest.
Extremely well written novel. Excellent description of setting with convincing characters, sensitively written.
The narrator Carolyn Pickles, performed this novel so well. Her voicing of Ellie's words was very similar to Olivia Coleman's interpretation. Her voices for Joe and Alec were slightly less secure with Scottish and Welsh merging into Dorset twang, but a sensitive performance nonetheless.

Seamless transfer from script to audiobook

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