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Beware the Past
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
One terrible case always haunted detective Matt Ballard. Now many years later, the killer seems to be back. And this time he's after Matt.
When Matt Ballard was starting out his career, three boys were murdered in the same area, the remote and bleak Gibbet Fen. When the main suspect was killed in a hit-and-run, the killings stopped. But Matt was not satisfied that the real murderer had been caught.
Over 25 years later, Matt gets a photo in an unmarked envelope. It's of the Gibbet Fen crime scene. And the picture was taken before the murder took place. More photos arrive, relating to the historic murders, as well as intimate pictures of Matt's very secret private life.
Then another murder happens, with some of the hallmarks of the old case. Has the killer returned, or is this just a sick copycat determined to ruin Matt's life and reputation?
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- 22-07-18
love Joy Ellis hated this -
I feel like I am stabbing a friend love Ms Ellis;s work, NORMALLY
Pushed credulity to the limit dreadful reading especially female voices
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- Anna
- 27-09-18
Good story, less good reading.
Unfortunately , I did find the reading style off-putting: sounded rather like my Sat nav.
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- Ann karen wood
- 16-07-18
very good read
I was gripped by this story. Had to keep listening constantly. I found the narrator's imitation of women's voices annoying he made them all sound simple and stupid.
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- annitz
- 08-07-18
Disappointing
Good story, but really disappointing narration. Everyone but main protagonist sounded like a David Walliams character. Struggled to finish.
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- Jo Ridley
- 30-11-18
Harder work than it should have been
the story was ok but I really didnt like the narrator. i made it to the end finally but it felt like hard work. its not the author because Ive read another of hers and it was good and i have another lined up. maybe listen to the sample and see if you like his voice and charavters any better?!
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- Emma
- 25-07-18
Disappointing narration
Good story but poor narration almost made me abandon the story. I found some of the voices (particularly female characters) very childlike and unbelievable, very grating.
Very sorry to say that it very much put me off, which is very sad.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-18
Horrible narration spoiled story
The narration felt like I was listening to a children’s story as it was so over the top. It really spoiled the enjoyment - the intonation was so unnatural.
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- mrs e jackson
- 14-12-18
Engrossing
The story line is so convoluted it keeps you guessing right to the end.
The characters are interesting.
You start to try and work out what exactly is going on only to have each theory disproved or was it!!! Very clever writing.
My only grumble is the narrator he really does not do women or accents well. I was 2/3 through the book before I realised Bryn was welsh and I’m from Wales. He sounded more West Country to me.
When he was doing a female voice it became very bland with no characterisation at all.
None of the above stopped my enjoyment of the story but a different narrator would have increased it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-07-18
Bit disappointing
Good story but irritating narration and poor research. The narrators regional accents were poor and confusing. The adoption information was factually incorrect which I hound very distracting. A shame because otherwise a gripping yarn!
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- NHP
- 09-12-18
Slow
I don't know if it's the narrator or the slow unravelling of the story but I couldn't concentrate on it and kept having to back track. I found the main protagonist very unlikable, and the others boring. Sorry love Joy Ellie's other books.
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