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Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of No Name Lane by Howard Linskey, read by David Leon.

The hunt for a serial killer unearths an unsolved cold case from over sixty years ago.

Young girls are being abducted and murdered in the North-East. Out of favour Detective Constable Ian Bradshaw struggles to find any leads - and fears that the only thing this investigation will unravel is himself.

Journalist Tom Carney is suspended by his London tabloid and returns to his home village in County Durham. Helen Norton is the reporter who replaced Tom on the local newspaper. Together, they are drawn into a case that will change their lives forever.

When a body is found, it's not the latest victim but a decades-old corpse. Secrets buried for years are waiting to be found, while in the present-day an unstoppable killer continues to evade justice...

Praise for No Name Lane:

'Howard Linskey is one of the best new writers around and this is the start of a must-read series' Mark Billingham

'This is lacerating fare that makes most current crime fiction look like thin gruel' Financial Times

'Linskey has elevated this story to a level of complexity and humanity seldom approached by British writers previously ... A new name on our criminal horizon' Maxim Jakubowski

'Gripping and convincing' Kimberley Chambers

'Brilliant ... This is first class stuff, an unstoppable tale, a real page-turner not to be missed' Sarah Broadhurst

'Serial killer thrillers don't come much better than this. Old secrets and terrible new crimes woven into an immensely satisfying, utterly compelling narrative which keeps you constantly guessing. Fans of Linskey's critically acclaimed David Blake series will already know what an outstanding author he is, everyone else ... prepare to add another name to your must-read list' Eva Dolan

'Linskey weaves together a compelling and twisty tale that gripped me from page one. If you like Val McDermid's thrillers, you'll love this' Mark Edwards

'A new master of the gripping, gritty thriller. Howard Linskey takes you right to the heart of it.' Paul Finch

'Howard Linskey is one of crime fiction's best-kept secrets. An exciting and intelligent writer with a sure eye for plot. Discover him before others do' Stav Sherez


This audiobook also includes an exclusive interview between the author Howard Linskey, and narrator David Leon.

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Critic reviews

Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, mixed with unrelenting pace
Howard Linskey is one of the best new writers around and this is the start of a must-read series
Gripping and convincing
Serial killer thrillers don't come much better than No Name Lane. Old secrets and terrible new crimes woven into an immensely satisfying, utterly compelling narrative which keeps you constantly guessing
Linskey weaves together a compelling and twisty tale that gripped me from page one. If you like Val McDermid's thrillers, you'll love this
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Narrator drove me mad to begin with as he had a lack of punctuation and hardly drew a breath between sentences.
Story was ok but quite predictable

Not bad

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Howard Linskey has portrayed the north east countryside with great depth and the choice of David Leon for audible characterisation brings together a team that makes the book a treat. The setting of the story in a rapid socially and technologically changing 1990's allows a great comparison with the action taking place in the sub plot of the 1930's. I In this story we get at least two crimes with a political scandal thrown in. A great listen.

A worthy North East crime thriller

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I enjoyed the story, and David Leon's voice and accent. However, each time a narrator of the story or location changed, David Leon just read straight on with no pause. So one minute I am listening to Tom, and suddenly I am listening to Helen, or the headmaster, and this threw me time and time again. I have listened to many Audible books now, and this is the only one where I have felt I was scrambling to keep up with either who or where the story was.

Tricky to listen to

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First time I've read anything by this author. A really good storyline, unfortunately it was rather spoilt by the narrator.

Good story

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As the narrator uses the same voice and intonation throughout it can be hard to follow who is talking. And the gaps between chapters are also small so there is a change in character and circumstance before your mind has a chance to catch up.

Quite an interesting tale though.

Difficult to follow

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