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Death on the Prowl (Campbell & Carter Mystery 8)

Campbell and Carter Mysteries, Book 8

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Death on the Prowl (Campbell & Carter Mystery 8)

By: Ann Granger
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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The eighth Campbell and Carter mystery from much-loved crime writer Ann Granger is sure to appeal to fans of her Mitchell and Markby mysteries, as well as to fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club series.

When Jerry Harrison receives an unwelcome visitor at his remote Cotswold cottage one winter's night, the last thing he expects is to end up dead. But, next morning, his cleaners find him fatally stabbed and the police have a murder inquiry on their hands.

At first, Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter aren't sure of the victim's identity, but it's not long before a neighbour, Eleanor Holder, comes forward with her opinions on the deceased. Jerry Harrison was not a popular man in the village of Weston St Ambrose; his aunt's tragic death led to him inheriting her cottage and many of the locals still see him as an outsider.

With no witnesses coming forward and very little evidence to go on, Jess and Ian must dig deep to find the answers to this baffling case. But not before another villager is attacked and left for dead...

©2024 Ann Granger (P)2024 Headline Publishing Group Limited Cosy Crime Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Small Town & Rural Village Murder Fiction
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I really enjoyed this book and I listened to it in a day as I could not put it down. It is full of 'did they?' or 'didn't they?'. The narration was excellent. I can't wait for her other books.

Full of Twists and Turns

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Goodbye Campbell and Carter - and I finished the series with a cringe, as Carter makes his long-awaited and totally inappropriate move on his work assistant. (Call H&R, Jess!) Ann Granger writes women well, men not so much. Ian Carter comes across as a real clodhopper. Throughout the series, he's repeatedly pooh-poohed an idea of Jess's only to be proved spectacularly wrong. 'No one deserves to lose their life,' he intones here as if this is a startling insight by an original thinker. It's Jess who puts together all the intelligent theories in this case, too, while her boss ruminates about his daughter and ex-wife. It's not helped by this narrator lending him a dreadful oiky accent. It's pretty basic for a narrator to click that a lead character/romantic interest shouldn't sound like the most boring and uneducated man in the Cotswolds, surely. However, JB has slightly reined in her habit of conspiratorial coyness when she spots an ironic moment in the narrative.
So farewell Ann Granger. You wrote well apart from the flaws in the Markby and Carter portrayals. You were well served by the original narrator. You were my bedtime audio for some months. You were good enough to warrant that loyalty.

Several disappointments

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Great story and plenty of twists and turns. Descriptions always realistic and characters are always interesting and believable.

Great story

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I have enjoyed all the Markby & Mitchell books and now the follow on series with Carter & Campbell. The plots are believable, one gets to know the characters and they are thoroughly enjoyable. Just one thought: please could Jilly Bond give Ian Carter a nicer voice? He sounds dull and plodding, rather estuary. The original reader gave him a neutral, more intelligent voice, if that makes sense. If Jess is going to get together with him (and I hope she does) he needs rather more charm and humour to come through. This is how I feel, but I am sure others (women!) would agree!

Another great Ann Granger novel

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I've had this Ann Granger story on pre order for a few weeks and have another 2 ordered for Feb next year. Ann Granger is my favourite writer of crime stories. No one can describe a scene as she can and have the reader/ listener feel they are right there as the story unfolds. However, I do miss Judith Boyd as narrator. Her timing and delivery is just wonderful. Jilly Bond's reading style and characterisations are just off. I appreciate it can't be easy to take over from another reader who has read so many in the series but I do find Jilly's reading lacks warmth and sensitivity with many of the characters verging on sounding cartoonish. I wish Jilly would just read the story and leave out ‘acting’ as her reading voice is very pleasant, it’s the characterisations she falls down on, Still an entertaining story nevertheless but not as great without Judith Boyd as narrator.

Needed Judith Boyd narrating

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