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Seven Years

The Bibliomysteries Series, Book 6

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A gripping novella from the New York Times best-selling author of the Inspector Banks Mysteries and a "master of the art" (Boston Globe)

Retired Cambridge professor Donald Aitcheson loves scouring antiquarian bookshops for secondhand treasures - as much as he loathes the scribbled marginalia from their previous owners. But when he comes upon an inscription in a volume of Robert Browning's poetry, he's less irritated than disturbed. This wasn't a gift to an unwitting woman. It was a threat - insidious, suggestively sick, and terribly intriguing.

Now Aitcheson's imagination is running wild. Was it a sordid teacher-pupil affair that ended in betrayal? A scorned lover's first salvo in a campaign of terror? The taunt of an obsessive psychopath? Then again, it could be nothing more than a tasteless joke between friends.

As his curiosity gets the better of him, Aitcheson can't resist playing detective. But when his investigation leads to a remote girls' boarding school in the Lincolnshire flatlands, and into the confidence of its headmistress, he soon discovers the consequences of reading between the lines.

©2019 Peter Robinson (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I found the narrator’s voice really grating, but the short story itself was quite interesting.

Not bad

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The story won’t rock your world or probably be very memorable. It won’t give you nightmares or, sadly leave you searching for other novels by the author. The narrator was very well matched to the content. A pleasant accomplishment to the ironing 🤗

A gentle listen

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Enjoyed listening to this whilst recovering from flu in bed, easy to listen to and a nice little twist at the end. 👍

Great little short story

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Very enjoyable and quirky, totally different to the author’s DCI Banks novels, with a twist ending, and the narrator is perfect 🙂

Really enjoyable short story

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Good story - the protagonist is a bit vanilla and is supported by excellent characters who are electric in their own right and totally evaporate the typical boredom which comes with a plain and common main character.

The female characters totally make this story! Well done. Really enjoyed it.

Worth a listen - short story

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