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  • Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

  • A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 15 (Unabridged)
  • By: Ruth Rendell
  • Narrated by: Robin Bailey
  • Length: 12 hrs
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (654 ratings)
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By: Ruth Rendell
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Summary

The massacre at Tancred House seems at first to be the work of a burglar, panicked into killing. But Chief Inspector Wexford believes there are links with the murder of a Kingsmarkham detective some ten months earlier.
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Not my favourite

I didn't find this as gripping as most Wexford stories - the interplay of the characters wasn’t as prominent.

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Ladt few minures spoiled by poor quality sound

Narrator very engaging plot interesting and novel. Only downside was kadt few minutes and itvseems chopped off at the very end

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A tiny bit dated but very good

very well written by a master storyteller and really well read. Calling it dated is a little unfair its just pre mobile phone and Internet so it seems like from a long time ago. Give it a listen you won't regret it.

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I do love a Ruth Rendell but…

“Possible spoiler alert”. I enjoyed this one as much as any of her others, but I find it baffling that there never seems to be a sense of urgency in them. Eg, an emergency call from someone worried they’ll bleed to death if the ambulance doesn’t hurry leads us to a convoy of which the ambulance is third in line trundling up a long drive with detailed description of wooded area, eventually house and courtyard, before a lot of faffing about choosing a means of entry, then dallying in a room with two dead bodies. I can’t imagine how long all this must have taken, but the poor woman must have bled to death long ago by the time this lot got to her.

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excellent listen

I love the Ruth Rendell books , the story's are allays good and narrated really well .It would be good if they were replayed on tv , but updated for todays audience

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A brilliant plot, will keep you guessing.

Totally absorbing. A fantastic plot. Expertly read by Robin, whose voice is perfect for the story.

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Ruth Renndell has you gripped

Great story with the usual twists and turns you would expect and some not. Loved It.
Brilliantly narrated with superb characterisation by Robin Bailey

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A slow unravelling …..

….that keeps you listening as Wexford solves the case! Well worth the time it takes for you hear the final conclusion!

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Brilliant

Only Ruth Rendell can achieve that exquisite mix of homeliness (with Wexford) and horror (the murders). She perhaps manages it best in this book. Great story, perfect narration.

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Very well read! Intriguing story

This is not my normal genre but it was enjoyable and engaging. A dramatic start which effectively pulls you in and an effortless pace which drifts you along comfortably. A familiar TV police drama style. Like I say, not my thing so I would have 3-starred it , but for fans of this genre, I think it will fully deliver, so 4. What impressed me was the narrator's performance., brilliant.

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