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Deadly Scandal

The Deadly Series, Book 1

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Olivia Denis is a content young wife with a carefree life in late 1930s London. Then her world is shattered with the violent death of her husband, Reggie. The police want to call it a suicide and close the case, but Olivia knows Reggie couldn't possibly have fired the fatal shot. Further mysteries surface surrounding her husband's death. Did the trustworthy Foreign Office employee betray government secrets? Was his murder linked to the death of a German embassy clerk the same night? And who searched their flat? Her desire for answers and her need to support herself cause her to break away from the pampered life she's known and take a job. But with the much-needed paycheck as a society reporter for a newspaper comes a secret secondary assignment - one that involves her in the increasingly dangerous world of European politics as the continent slides toward war.

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Really good story and I couldn’t stop listening to it. I really liked the characters and the narrator was excellent.

However, the constant use of Americanisms in a quintessentially English-based book was extremely jarring. I’m not sure if the writer has written it for an American audience or it’s just an oversight, but it really interrupted the flow of the story to an English ear.

Examples of this:

Ass instead of arse

Meatloaf

Elevator instead of lift

Thermos instead of flask

Check instead of tick

Couch instead of settee/sofa

Doozy - whatever that is!

Purse instead of bag

Blocks instead of buildings

Constant use of spot instead of place/space

Just absolutely littered with them and it puts me off starting the second book, if I’m honest, despite the excellent story.

Really enjoyed this but the Americanisms are very jarring.

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The storyline was harmless and enjoyable but the unfamiliarity with English as it is spoken here jarred and meant I could not become lost in the narrative.

Not English I am afraid

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I enjoyed the plot and the narrative. Not something that keeps you guessing with plot twists, but a good easy listen.

Easy listen

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I am sure this could have been a great story, but the narration was emotionless and had some strange voice choices and accents. At t times it felt no preparation had been done for narration with incorrect pronunciation, gaps in text at inappropriate moments. Sorry but the jarring narration intruded badly.

Jarring narration

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It’s a good story, with an adequate narrator, but the Americanisms are irritating and unnecessary, surely a little research by an author fascinated by the great English Agatha Christie isn’t too much to hope for

Obviously written by an American

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