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Haunted by the Past

Ishmael Jones, Book 11

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Lucas Carr went to Glenbury Hall, an old country manor house turned hotel. He signed in at reception, took his key, and went upstairs to his room. But he never got there. Somehow he vanished along the way, with not a single clue to suggest what might have happened to him.

Lucas belonged to the same mysterious organization that employs Ishmael and Penny, so they are sent in to solve the mystery. But when they arrive at grim and isolated Glenbury Hall, they discover it has a reputation as one of the most haunted old houses in England. None of the usual headless monks or walled-up nuns—just stories of lost souls that dance with the statues in the grounds; doors that won’t stay shut, and rooms that aren’t always there; and something that prowls the house in the early hours, endlessly searching. They say . . . it crawls.

Does Lucas’ disappearance have something to do with the organization or the Hall’s haunted past?

©2020 Simon R. Green (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing Detective Ghosts Horror Mystery Private Investigators Haunted Scary Fiction Suspense
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As usual, a reasonably good story with a slight twist on the haunted house genre. Unfortunately, changing narrators has been a mistake, as Matthew Brenher has a monotonous voice with few changes of tone as he switches between characters. He is also unable to modulate his voice as a character would in conversation, making parts of the story become boring.
Overall I still enjoyed the story, just not as much as with Gildart Jackson narrating.

Good story, poor narration.

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The whole thing spoiled by the narrator. Should have stuck to the original who was so good.

Story excellent as always

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All the other books in this series were read by Gildart Jackson. The narrator for this book does not do it justice. I found it difficult to distinguish the characters and at times the voice reminded me of what sounds like an AI voice that I have heard on YouTube.

Disappointed by the narrator

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The narrator ruined the book for me. The story was what you expect from an Ishmael Jones book but the narration was full of strange pauses, bad pronunciation and a complete lack of character differentiation. Hopeless.

Don’t believe the rating, the new narrator ruins this audiobook

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The narrator was different, run at 1.25 speed to improve. I’ve listened to several of Mr Greens stories and found them very similar just different characters. I won’t be listening to anymore.

Repetitive story

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