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Dead Before Morning
- Rafferty & Llewellyn cozy mystery Book 1
- Narrated by: Micheal Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
With his superstitious Irish nature, British Detective Joe Rafferty shouldn't be surprised that his first murder case as a newly-promoted Essex detective is a tough one. But the murder victim, whom the media has dubbed "The Faceless Lady", has no ID and has been bludgeoned beyond recognition. She also supposedly had no access to the secure psychiatric facility where her dead body is found. The news media has seized on the case, placing Rafferty in an unwelcome spotlight. His boss, with whom he shares a mutual loathing, would love to see him fail.
And that's not his only little difficulty. Because Detective Rafferty is cursed by a malign fate and with a large family who believe obeying the Law of the Land is optional, Rafferty capitulates to his ma's demand that he does whatever it takes to get his crooked distant cousin out of the pokey in time for his marriage to ma's niece. Successfully accomplishing this sticky maneuver is sure to be challenging, but keeping it downwind of his morally stiff new partner might be a demand too far.
If Rafferty can't spring his cousin in time, his ma's liable to commit murder - his. And if the Faceless Lady's case remains unsolved, the superintendent will black-mark his record so indelibly that his career as a detective will never recover.
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- Carôle
- 16-06-16
Not a tale to get your teeth into.
For the first in the series, this is pretty bad. I'm hoping that the others pick up a little and get more interesting. I don't mind police procedure and I welcome a novel that is heavy on police procedures giving it a realistic feel. However I do mind when it is filled mostly with the imaginations, feelings, suppositions, & innuendo of the lead character. He is flawed, but not in an engaging way. Not also in a malignant way, but just in a tedious way!
There was insufficient body or depth to the story and perhaps, realistically, just focusing on one person because he didn't like him! Notwithstanding that you didn't see or experience too much of the other enquires that were supposedly being made, so how, in the last paragraphs of the last chapter, he was able to say "X did it!" I have no idea!
It was a bit of a feeble ending, to be honest, a feeble ending to a feeble story. I hope that the other novels in this series are far better. If they are not, then the next one will be my last.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Tony Bough
- 06-01-16
A really good British Mystery
What made the experience of listening to Dead Before Morning the most enjoyable?
I enjoyed the banter between the protagonists and the differences there were in the two investigators. They were very different as is their style/approach and it makes for an enjoyable story.
What did you like best about this story?
I thought that it was a well written and well paced book that gave me information around the case at a steady and realistic pace. I jumped to conclusions throughout and was led to a good ending. I liked the wit of the main two characters.
What does Micheal Page bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I thought the narration was brilliant. It brings the characters to life and Micheal's voice was easy and enjoyable to listen to.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I laughed plenty of times and I thought that although the plot is dark the humour around / from the detectives really makes it an enjoyable book
Any additional comments?
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