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- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Series: The Vinyl Detective, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Humour & Satire
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Summary
It’s all Tinkler’s fault. If it weren’t for his obsession with the 1970s band Black Dog, none of this would have happened.
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The Vinyl Detective and Nevada accept the challenge to hunt a copy down for Tinkler but soon realize that the search is going to be their most dangerous yet. Narrowly avoiding a killing spree, negotiating deranged fans and being pursued by hack celebrity Stinky Stamner, they discover that perhaps all was not as it seemed on Halig Island - and that in the embers of that fire are clues of a motive for murder....
The fourth book in the hilarious and enthralling Vinyl Detective mystery series.
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- LH, England
- 09-03-20
Don't waste a credit
I found this book so boring that after persevering for a while, I have given up on it. It was a very annoying waste of a credit. I found the storyline pointless and the characters so clichéd that it was painful to listen to. I had so little interest in the story that I just gave up. I hope I can get a refund.
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- Stephen W
- 01-04-20
The steam is running out of this series
First the good news...the humour of the writing is still there as is the great narration. However, that's about it. The storylines have now become so ridiculous and the escapes of the main characters guaranteed that the drama simply doesn't exist. All exteremely disappointing and I shall not be pre-ordering volume 5.
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- Louise Harper
- 01-04-20
favourite book series
I have been delaying listening to this book as I was saving it up for a treat. It has not failed to deliver. I love the querky and the nerdiness of it. I'm not a big music fan but I love a different angle on a crime story and this series delivers in spades.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-20
Great narration...terrible story.
The narrator was great. He brought light to the characters. The story however was just complete tripe.
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- J Whitfield
- 01-07-19
Welcome back
Story was occasionaly exciting and fast paced however the book as a whole was unfortunately very average.
The characters are good but the story just petered out towards the end.
I will still continue with the series but
It left me disappointed.
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- Garth
- 17-06-19
A charming, fun read with twists aplenty
The next instalment of a really excellent series. The characters are engaging the plot is clever and fun. The series provides a new take on the detective genre (no knowledge of records required). I can’t recommend it highly enough.
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- Nana Chris
- 18-07-19
Great and original
I am enjoying this series very much. I absolutely love the characters who become more real and padded with each story. Keep up the good work.
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- Sararara
- 09-06-19
I love a good baddy
Possibly the best episode so far with a great scene featuring a washing machine, genuinely tense near death experience and brilliantly twisted baddy.
Love the island location and sad to discover that it’s not a real place as I think I want to move there.
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- TrickstersDaughter
- 17-06-20
Bought as a daily deal - made me vinyl detective addict
Well.... I would never have seen this and thought I’d enjoy it but it was a daily deal and I read the reviews and thought - well why not! From here I started right at the beginning with book 1 and I am complete addict! For anyone wondering just go for it! It didn’t spoil it for me reading this first- in fact, it was quite cool to then go back to things referenced in this book that had happened before. Am now a proper Andrew Cartmel fan!
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- DW123
- 02-02-20
Reunion with old friends
The story may be a bit thin in places, but it's doesn't matter because the characters are so real - old friends by book 4. I love the detail about vynil (which I can remember) it is engaging to be listening to someone talking about a passion.
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