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Common Murder

Lindsay Gordon Crime Series, Book 2

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Common Murder

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Caroline Guthrie
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The second novel in the Lindsay Gordon series.

A protest group hits the headlines when unrest at a women’s peace camp explodes into murder. Already on the scene, journalist Lindsay Gordon desperately tries to strike a balance between personal and professional responsibilities. As she peels back the layers of deception surrounding the protest and its opponents, she finds that no one - ratepayer or reporter, policeman or peace woman - seems wholly above suspicion. Then Lindsay uncovers a truth that even she can scarcely believe.

©1989 Val McDermid (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Murder

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"The real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers; no one can plot or tell a story like she can." (Daily Express)

"The Queen of Crime reigns." (Independent)
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Very good as usual for this author. She keeps you guessing! Looking forward to the next one!

Excellent

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great book but very hard to concentrate on the story with all the dodgy accents going on. Not even sure what some of them are supposed to be. if I hadn't already invested in the rest of the series (based on Author alone) I would not have continued.

awful narration

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This was a bit of a strange book, I didn't really get into this book, it was like it was hard listen too. the story line was ok! but not as interesting as previous books.

Strange

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Narrator totally spoilt it for me and I just couldn’t get into it. A real shame,

Could not finish it

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I’m surprised by the other poor reviews as I really enjoyed this story. It was a refreshing plot about the Greenham Common women that turned from a murder mystery into a story about international espionage. I agree it ended rather abruptly without tying up the loose ends. I thought the narrator had a good range of accents for the dialogues of different characters, but in the descriptive passages went into automaton mode and sounded more like a Scottish talking clock.

Greenham Common, journalism and spies

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