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A locked-room mystery in a near-future world of politics and alien diplomacy.

Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attaché to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes her somewhat wobbly on her feet. She’s not the agency’s best translator, but what else is she going to do? She has no qualifications and no discernible talent in any other field. So when tragedy strikes and Lydia finds herself at the center of an intergalactic incident, her future employment prospects look dire—that is, if she can keep herself out of jail! But Lydia soon discovers that help can appear from the most unexpected source....

©2022 Eddie Robson (P)2022 Recorded Books Adventure First Contact Science Fiction Fiction Strange New
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The narrator added flavour with different tones and accents (eventhough 1 was a bit painful to hear-Undine). The lead's side comments were often hilarious. I grieve for Fitz and have been waiting for the lead to process that but fell short in the end. The twist in the end was not expected though. Overall, it was an easy listen.

Sci-fi Whodunnit

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Following a translator who speaks for the alien race the Logi, but ends up feeling drunk after too much translation, you can tell this book has a good sense of humour from the start. But through the fun Eddie Robson also builds up a very interesting world and characters that draw you even more into the tale.

With technologies and social reporting that somewhat satires our own time, the story remains funny while also turning into a very solid mystery/ thriller. I won't say much more to avoid spoilers and because you should just listen to it yourself!

Would love to see more books in this world.

Fantastic fun

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Wonderful story and excellent narration. I would heartily recommend it as a very enjoyable listen. Excellent narration.

Excellent

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I really enjoyed this book, found the ideas interesting, the pacing good and the story entertaining. Would definitely recommend.

Enjoyable listen

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Could read a lot more of these - milieu and personalities. Would like to get even more about these aliens and these slightly future times. Reader brilliant. Managed to give all the large cast of characters a unique voice. Yes, even the jokey but not far off the mark Vassar deb. Altogether Ace!

Really good Who-Done-It with ALIENS

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