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Cambridge Blue
- DC Goodhew, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Broadbent
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
DC Gary Goodhew is intelligent, intuitive, and the youngest detective at Cambridge's Parkside Station. He is the first on the scene when the body of a young woman is discovered on Midsummer Common and for the first time in his career is given the chance to work on a murder investigation.
Soon there is an identity for the victim: Lorna Spence. Richard Moran, her boyfriend and employer, has reported her missing and is distraught to discover that she has been killed. He claims she was loved by his staff and his sisters, reserved Alice and vulnerable Jackie. He says she had no enemies but it isn't long before Goodhew discovers plenty, including her high maintenance colleague Victoria and Goodhew's reckless former classmate Bryn. They both swear that they have nothing to do with Lorna's death but Goodhew knows someone is lying.
Then there is another brutal murder and Goodhew knows it is time to use his own initiative to flush out the killer, even though it means risking his job and discovering the truth about the one person he hopes will be innocent.
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- Carol
- 29-07-14
Holds your attention
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Jonathan Broadbent?
Possibly Sean Barrett or Robert Glenister, although their voices might be too mature for the part of Gary Goodhew.
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I enjoyed listening to this book but while the narrator is competent, he is not outstanding. His characterisation is virtually non-existent, and at times I had to go back, or think hard, to figure out who was speaking in a conversation. It made the story a little difficult to follow at times, and made the characters a little bland. Still a good listen though.
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- George A Bear
- 02-12-17
Introducing D C Goodhew
Introducing D C Goodhew, an interesting character who plays by his own rules. His character needs developing, which I'm sure will happen in subsequent books.
Worth a listen
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- Kate
- 03-12-20
A challenge to get into but worth it
I almost gave up on this book because the narration was so monotone. I’m glad I stuck with it because the characters developed well and the plot was clever. Even the narrator became less of a distraction as the book progressed
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- Rhiannon Davies
- 13-05-23
Gripping
Really enjoyed this book so much do that I have bought some others in the series to read
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- linerup
- 09-10-23
A good read …
I really enjoyed this book. Strong storyline, interesting characters. Goodhew comes across as quite refreshing in comparison with some other lead detectives! I am looking forward to his next case.
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- Elaine Hourd
- 19-12-19
boring
This is so boring - I kept losing track and drifting off . I have read other s of the Cambridge series but this just didn't grab me at all
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- Duffy
- 26-02-20
Good story, but
The voice of the narrator killed this story! Get a new narrator please please please
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- Peter Glynn
- 08-04-24
Concentrate! You're doomed otherwise
It was an enjoyable listen, with credible characters, a likeable main character and an initially engaging story. Beware though, full concentration is demanded to have any hope of untangling this tale.
The narration is very good, only let down sometimes by the lack of a clear distinction between certain characters, particularly female, hence the requirement for your full attention.
I'm afraid that I did lose the plot towards the end, ploughing on without a clear understanding of the implications of various items of evidence, which thankfully were explained as the story reached its finale. Obviously this lessens the enjoyment somewhat though. Nonetheless, well worth a listen and I'm interested in listening to the next in the series.
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- Patricia
- 18-08-13
Good first attempt
I read this with the fact that this is the first in the series by Alison Bruce and may well be her first book in mind I think she keeps pasting in Cambridge into the scene and it is laboured and not relevant to the story line. Indeed Cambridge features less and less as the book progresses.
I think it is obvious that this is a book produced early in an authors career as she overworks similies and tells the reader rather than showing. Ms Bruce would do well to read - oops sorry - listen to Chris Brookmyres latest novel where he leaves huge chunks for the reader to infill rather than over-burdening them with huge amounts of detail.
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- Vaan
- 12-09-20
Ok
May read more of this author as it seemed well written and characters interesting. However the plot got very convoluted... deliberately so you dont know who is the criminal ....but i found the device overused and a bit annoying.
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