Intense and engaging

Really enjoyed the building of a relationship in this unusual story. The protective aspect of Lane for her neighbour is refreshing due to her female role as a hero,

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Not as good as hoped

Perhaps I am spoiled by the DC Smith series which I absolutely adore. All the excellent dialogue and small detail that Peter Grainger seems so good at was there but I found this book a little pointless. However the characters are interesting and I can't quite see how they will be kept together to form the basis of the next story (I see there is one). I shall probably download No. 2 to see how this is managed and to see of Peter Grainger manages to really capture my imagination again.

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Couldn’t finish

The storyline was ok, a bit unclear as to what the heck was going on & also I couldn’t get past the narrator. Her voice just grated from the get go - too quickly spoken, strident and a lisp that didn’t help. It’s a shame as I have it a good few chapters but this one for me would have to be in book format to get through.

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A long and winding road but great

I really enjoyed this book it held me from the first to the final page. The reader was good I didn’t even think about the male voices the story was so good. A brilliant first outing and I am looking forward to more

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Lane

Enjoyed this story seemed slow to start , but improved as it went along. Narration was poor in places northern accents confusing.

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Fast Paced Book. Not great narration.

This is not the usual book I read, however this story sets off at a fast rate and continues to the end.

Unfortunately, if you are looking for accurate renditions of regional accents this is not the book for you.

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Good story, bad regional accents

I enjoyed the story very much, as well as getting to know the two main characters. Whilst the narrator’s own voice is very pleasant to listen to as well as her female characters, I found the male characters with regional accents quite irritating. The ‘west country’ was more like ‘dodgy northern’ and the ‘Scottish’ wasn’t very good either. I will try the next in series to see where it goes. It’s the same narrator so I’m hoping the accents improve!

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Character development.

Not bad. Not bad at all. The main protagonists were neatly juxtaposed and the story moved quickly and avoided the long sojourn into side themes that often detracts from the enjoyment of this genre of novels.

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More please!

This was so much fun. Utterly unexpected and compulsive. Two "tough old birds" against the
world. More please!

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Awful narration

I've listened to all the DC Smith books and am part way through listening to the Kings Lake series. I love Peter Grainger's books and Gildart Jackson's narration is sublime.
This story is, up to now, OK, but I cannot finish it as the narrator must be one of the worst I've ever listened to. She rushes and it takes an effort to keep up; her accents are abysmal especially Devonshire accents; she is not able to carry off a male voice; she puts very little expression into her voice.
Thankfully, this book is part of the plus library so I haven't lost money buying it, but I won't be listening to this series unless a different narrator records it. I shall probably read the kindle versions as the storyline seems to be cosy crime which I sometimes read. I will most certainly not buy any books narrated by Henrietta Meire.

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