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  • Shadow over the Fens

  • DI Nikki Galena Series, Book 2
  • By: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
  • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,454 ratings)
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Shadow over the Fens

By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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Summary

Detective Nikki Galena's friend and neighbor meets a tragic end, but there's more to his death than meets the eye. And someone terrible from DS Joseph Easter's past is back.

A man is found executed on a piece of wasteland in Greenborough town. The cold-blooded murder triggers terrible memories for DS Joseph Easter. Just when things seemed to be going well for DS Easter, he realizes that the nightmare is coming back, threatening his career, his sanity, and maybe his life. In a breath-taking conclusion, even Nikki begins to doubt DS Easter as he faces a race against time to save someone very close to him.

©2016 Joy Ellis (P)2016 Tantor

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"5/5...There just doesn't seem time to catch your breath through this book, there is just something happening all the way through it." ( I Love Reading)

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Total landslide. Lancashire isn't Lincolnshire.

More trouble at mill than fenland. In fact nothing fen at all in this mediocre reading. To not know how to pronounce Gallipoli is one thing but to say a Wayne smile instead of wan? Countless stupid mistakes ruined the reading. Too many to highlight here. At every one my thread of the story broke. Will have to be careful to avoid her reading again.

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Great story. .... but....

The narrator ‘accents’ and different voices are grating, which unfortunately took away from a good mystery.

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Good story poor delivery.

The book and story are really good. But the readers accent, why has a person been given the job to read a book set in the Fens who gives all the people in it northern accents. It’s most off putting.

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Good story

I liked the story and the characters, my problem is the narrator’s accent and pronunciation. I really cringed at some common words (place names, eg Gallipoli) and several ordinary words being spoken as though by someone reading but who had never heard the word before. Very off putting to a pedant like me. The accent is one I’ve never heard before, and I’ve lived in the East Midlands. Very odd and guttural. Spoiled it a bit for me.

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Narration makes your ears bleed

The story wasn’t bad but female voices were high pitched to the point of having to turn the volume down.
Male voices ok.
Accents OMG! Can’t describe how awful.

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Another great thriller. Nickie & Joseph make a great team.

I have already downloaded the next book. The Narrator is also excellent. Already one of my favourite authors.

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DREADFUL NARRATION Good Story

In a nutshell the flat voice of the narrator sadly, completely ruins the book. The main character voice is so monotonous it made me want to scream.

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Nail biting finish

Really good story line. Characters becoming more rounded. Voice characterization really good. I am keen to listen to the next one

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Books 2 well worth a listen

Books 2 well worth a listen, enjoyed this one just downing book three. Good story line

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Another Great Audio Book by Joy Ellis

Having listened to the first book in this series I couldn't wait to start the second and it didn't disappoint. I love the way she writes and although there are hints of where the story is heading, you are never quite sure where the story is going to take you. Can't wait to start the next one 😁

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