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Rooted in Evil (Campbell & Carter Mystery 5)

A cosy Cotswold whodunit of greed and murder

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Rooted in Evil (Campbell & Carter Mystery 5)

By: Ann Granger
Narrated by: Julia Barrie
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Rooted in Evil by Ann Granger is set in the Cotswold village of Weston Saint Ambrose and features Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter in their fifth murder mystery.

When the body of a man, with his brains blown out, is found in a Cotswold wood it looks like suicide. But looks can be deceptive and it doesn't take long for the police to identify that there's more to the case than meets the eye.

People's stories don't add up and when Superintendent Ian Carter and Inspector Jess Campbell start probing it becomes clear that the dead man had ruffled more than a few feathers in this close-knit community. His stepsister had been bailing him out of his financial troubles - much against her husband's wishes - but, with his money worries still mounting, the victim had become a desperate man...

As Jess and Ian dig deeper and deeper into the case, a cover-up is exposed and bitter resentment rises to the surface to reveal a killer.

(P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Limited©2017 Ann Granger Cosy Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Marriage Crime
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Critic reviews

Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent
The plot is neat and ingenious, the characters rounded and touchingly credible ... a pleasure to read
The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun
She is on to another winner
All stars
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I normally really love Ann Granger books but was very disappointed I found it slow after an initial good start & then it just seemed to drag on. I prefer the narrator that has read the other Campbell & Carter. Overall I was disappointed.

Slow

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I loved this book with its twists and turns. I do feel I have to comment on the narration. There is nothing wrong with Julia's interpretation. She is just as good but has a different voice. There may be reasons why Judith stopped narrating these books.
Do we have to stop listening to these novels to please the small narow minded nasty trolls? Keep on narrating Julia!

Enjoyable Thriller with twists and turns

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Would you try another book written by Ann Granger or narrated by Julia Barrie?

I normally love books by Ann Granger, but for some reason this one wasn't up to her usual standard. I think it was probably the quality of the reader/sound.

Although Julie Barrie has a pleasant voice, there were times when it was difficult to hear what she was saying, usually when she was taking the part of the leading female character. However when it was a male character her voice was so loud. I had to turn the volume up for the female roles, then down for the male, which made listening very difficult.

Judith Boyd was so much better, especially for the voice of Jess. So although I would try Ann's books again, sorry, but I won't be trying anything by Julia Barrie.

How could the performance have been better?

Bring back Judith Boyd.

Not up the usual standard

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I have listened to several books by Anne Granger and always enjoyed them. This is the second of her books, however, with this narrator and she really grates on me. Her vowels are all wrong - especially noticeable when she reads the part of the upper classes, of which there are several in Ann Granger’s books and, in addition, she frequently pronounces “TH” as “S”. I have stuck with the book because I have paid for it but I hope this narrator is not reading more of her books, because I don’t think I will bother to buy them. Apart from that, as always, it’s a good story so far, although I haven’t finished it yet.

The narrator grates but the story is ok

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Although the reader performed perfectly adequately it was not the voice of the characters to which I have become accustomed. None of the characters came alive for me. This is a shame as I have enjoyed all of the Audible productions of Ann Granger's Mitchell and Markby books (bar one, which was by a different reader) and the first four Cambell and Carter mysteries - all performed perfectly by Judith Boyd. At least I can listen to them again.

I miss Judith Boyd

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