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Presumed Dead
- A Dylan Scott Mystery
- Narrated by: Victor Villar-Hauser
- Series: Dylan Scott, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Colette
- 08-02-15
Didn't live up to the reviews
I really don't get why this has had such good reviews. I found the whole thing, the story and narration, extremely average. The characterisation was poor, I really didn't believe Dylan Scott was a believable person...the same with the other characters. There was very little description so I didn't believe the town in which it is set was a real place where real people lived. The writing was clunky at times. I can't remember any examples but I got very irritated by it.
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- MobileMinx
- 19-08-15
Presumed Promise
The description piqued my interest, but the delivery was incredibly challenging. I don't customarily have difficulty with accents, but the combo of poor sound quality coupled with an elongated and insufficiently distinct voice lead to confusion about characters and places. I will give Shirley Wells' Dylan Scott PI another chance to tell me a compelling and understandable story.