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Robbing the Dead

Inspector Jim Carruthers, Book 1

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Robbing the Dead

By: Tana Collins
Narrated by: James Gillies
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About this listen

In a small Scottish university town, what links a spate of murders, a targeted bomb explosion and a lecturer's disappearance? Who is pulling the strings?

Having returned to Castletown intending to win back his estranged wife, DCI Jim Carruthers finds himself entrenched in the investigation. DS Andrea Fetcher assists him in the hunt for the perpetrators. They need to work fast. But can they truly rely on Jim's old adversary?

©2017 Tana Collins (P)2017 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A police procedural that delights the reader with a strong sense of place. Tartan Noir at its best." (Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill)
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Really enjoyed this. The plot was exciting but believable as were the characters. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more books by this author.

Well written and gripping

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Ok story though with some racist language that should perhaps have been flagged or just omitted. The biggest problem was the reader. I’d book him for Biggles and that’s about it.

Didn’t like the reader

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But it’s surprising that a story deeply rooted in politics and events not so long ago already feel like old history. And still the aftermath is still there and some old conflict become a future threat again. The investigation team has some interesting back story as well but I’d hoped for more suspense from the diversity of characters. A good start for a series though and I’m happy to look for more to see where the group of characters get next.

A good story to get a wish for more

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Some of the reviewers gave negative comments on the dated feel to the language and behaviours around sexism and racism but I felt that was actually pretty believable. I couldn’t get behind the lead character, he was really half baked.
Narrator didn’t sound credible at all. The Scottish and Welsh accents were almost caricatured and his whiny falsetto female voices did a disservice to the book.

Too much emphasis on lead character’s infatuation with younger woman

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My first time listening to this author and narrator , And really enjoyed it .. good storyline . I will definitely be listening to more books in this series

Loved this

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