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Going Underground

Jonathan Roper Investigates Series, Book 1

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By: Michael Leese
Narrated by: Michael Healy
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A spate of murders, deranged scientists, and heavily armed mercenaries - little wonder there's a state of panic at Scotland Yard.

Chief Inspector Brian Hooley has a plan, and it won't make him popular. He wants to bring back autistic detective Jonathan Roper. Currently suspended on misconduct charges, his condition, coupled with a relentless work ethic, makes Roper a unique investigator with observational skills that allow him to see what others miss. But he is also a complex man who doesn't get social boundaries, and plenty of his colleagues just don't like him.

Hooley doesn't care about that. He knows Roper is the one to make a difference.

What follows is a roller-coaster ride, with the veteran cop about to find out what it's like to be the subject of Roper's unflinching gaze as his personal habits face intense scrutiny.

This special relationship is warmly observed and provides a comic contrast to a darkly compelling story where the pair is pushed to the limit.

©2017 Michael Leese (P)2018 Tantor Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives
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so glad I tried this book. looking forward to the next one. love the characters (apart from the horrendous 'baddies').

loved it. esp DCI Hooley

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Initially the narration was not great, good story line. Good characters, I am pleased I persisted

Better as it went on

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I really enjoyed the relationship between the main characters and the twists and turns of the story.

Great characters

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Very strange sing song narration. It was almost as if he was bored. Very difficult to judge if this is a good book

Disappointing

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The story premise is unrealistic but it is possible to suspend disbelief because the character have their own charm - and benefits from avoiding the overbearing boss trope.

What distracts is the north American voice trying hard not to sound north American. Why? Don’t we have adequate English, English-speaking performers who could fulfil the brief? Instead, listeners are treated to ‘rawther’ and ‘fawther’ - and the far worse ‘tangenital’ for tangential. The mind boggles. At times, it was very Dick Van Dyck mockery - and totally undersells the book.

Decent story with distracting narration

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