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Common Murder

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Gemma Stroyan
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From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid comes a gripping mystery starring journalist Lindsay Gordon
A women’s protest peace camp comes under fire when Rupert Crabtree is found murdered on the grounds.

Rupert was a solicitor leading a campaign against the camp, and the police suspect the protesters, but journalist Lindsay Gordon isn’t so sure.

When a woman at the camp is attacked, Lindsay races to find Rupert’s true killer, before they strike again.

Praise for Val McDermid

‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer

‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian©1989 Val McDermid (P)2026 W.F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Murder
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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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