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Stilled Voices

DCI Murrain, Book 4

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When will the voices stop? The murder of professional astrologer Andrew Gorman seems a straightforward case for DCI Kenny Murrain – a tragic death resulting from an interrupted burglary. But when Gareth Clayburn, assistant to stage medium Justin Bannerman, is found dead in identical circumstances, Murrain begins to suspect the murders are linked. Meanwhile, Geoff Nolan, television personality and professor of psychology, is developing a new series exploring the psychology of the paranormal. Starting with Bannerman's work as a supposed spiritualist. When Murrain receives an unexpected approach from the security services, he realizes that the links between the killings lie deep in Murrain's own past and his own paranormal gifts. After days of rain and with floodwaters rising. Murrain finds himself in a race against time to prevent further deaths. In a shattering climax at Nolan's riverside home, Murrain finally comes face to face with an adversary who shares his remarkable gifts, as the book races to its dramatic and potentially tragic climax.

"A talent to be reckoned with … A strong story line, muscular prose and a real sense of pace…a police procedural for a new age" - DAILY MAIL

©2020 Alex Walters (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Crime
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I find all these books so reassuring? And oddly addictive. Much happens but so British and real

Very real people. Wonderfully downbeat thriller

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I'm really enjoying the DCI Murrain series. In all the books so far, I've enjoyed the way the author portrays Murrain's frustration as his strong intuitions rarely seem to give him quite enough information. The regular characters are all distinctive, believable, and well-developed as the series progresses.
In this book, the ESP theme is central to the plot; it cleverly (and scarily!) shows how these possibilities can be exploited by shady, powerful figures - both in the popular media, and by the even shadier figures from the upper echelons of governments and/or military intelligence! Also, we are shown all-too-clearly how easily people can be messed up by believing they have special powers...whether those powers are genuine or not.
It is very cleverly plotted, when what appear to be disparate threads at the start become slowly, but tightly, woven together.
I was gutted when one of the most likeable regular characters is lost, at the climactic end of the book...yes, gutted. Not often I feel involved enough with a book's characters to feel their loss so keenly!
I haven't mentioned the narrator yet - that's a compliment, because if a narrator intrudes too much while listening, then they've probably failed to hit the right balance. Greg Wagland does an excellent job.
I am about to listen to the last (so far?) in the series, and sincerely hope Alex Walters decides to write more. Good stuff :)

The best of the series yet!

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My favourite author at the moment. Good characters and plot. On to the next one ....

Love this series of books

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Very slow narrator with gaps between words that couldn’t be altered by speeding up the narration. Whilst the concept of a cop with psychic powers isn’t new this is just ridiculous. Kept waiting for something to happen apart from a lot of wool gathering over relationships, the past, melancholy and trying to pad out the story. When the final chapters came the story had become so outlandish I couldn’t wait for it to end - and then more misery again.

What a ridiculous tale!

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Couldn’t stomach the cliches, though they did become comical entertainment on their own after the first half hour: is this fiction written by predictive text? Anyway, it’s Daily Mail echo chamber writing, with little wit or interest. Very boring (bored?) narrator, too. Waste of a credit.

Clichés galore

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