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Hidden River

By: Adrian McKinty
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Summary

Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Ireland's police force. After a disastrous six-month stint in the drug squad, he became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace. Now 24, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high-school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in America. Victoria's wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption.

But things don't go as planned. Plagued by a heroin habit, forced to go on the run after the only credible witness to Victoria's murder is accidentally killed, wanted by both the Colorado cops and the Ulster police, Alex struggles just to stay alive.

Gritty, with spot-on dialogue and black humor, Hidden River is a dynamic thriller.

©2004 Adrian McKinty (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

  • 2005 Audie Award Nominee, Mystery

"This is not only an expertly crafted suspense novel but also a revealing study of addiction." (Publishers Weekly)
"A storyteller with the kind of style and panache that blur the line between genre and mainstream."(Kirkus Reviews)

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Didn’t do it for me.

This is my second book by this author. I loved the first. This one, not so much. The quality of the writing, and the narration are excellent. The characters are richly drawn. However, several chapters in, I find the story just doesn’t interest me and I will return it.

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If you’re irish/northern irish - this is the wrong narrator for a great story

I wish I had read this, not listened. Mr. Doyle’s Northern Irish accent will haunt me for many a long day to come. I’m sure he executes narration in an English or southern Irish accent beautifully, but this northern irish effort? Ouch. I sped up 1.25x and it made it somewhat better.
I love Adrian Mckinty’s books and have read everything else of his, but I wish his audio books were narrated appropriately- it really took from the story.

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A tragic tale

I loved the twists and turns of the plot and the narrator did the book justice.

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mmm didnt like it as much

ok.was hard to listen as woise made me sleepy.lol story line is bit borring but it just me need bit more exitment

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Good Story

I thought this was a good story that I think the author is really good at this type of story.

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Gripping in parts

This was a good tale, but it was a little over wordy. Too much “look at how smart I am” from the author.
The performance was patchy - some accents utterly awful.
I finished it on double speed - I was a little bored by the end - but wanted to see the killer unmasked, that was a disappointment too.

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Great mystery Great narration.

I listened to this whilst travelling.kept me enthralled at every session. He's to the next one.

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A dark and twisted tale

It can take a while to sink into this book, to go with the flow of words, emotions and foolish decisions, but it's worth it. A difficult listen perhaps and yet it's a story of redemption. I loved it.

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Enthralling

A story well told, the mystery unfolds but holds you to the very end .
Excellent

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Gripping

Really enjoyed this one. Well read and kept my attention. Well done
Makes such a difference who reads it.

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