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The Body Under the Bridge
- DCI Craig Gillard, Book 5
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Series: DCI Craig Gillard, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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DCI Craig Gillard will be pushed to his limits. But will he break? It seems like a routine disappearance, a case of musician’s stage fright. As a senior detective, Craig Gillard isn’t sure why he’s even involved. Until it turns out the woman’s father is the German minister of justice, and the British home secretary is on the case, too.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 21-07-20
Outstanding
This is one truly twisted story, full of more surprises than I've seen in an age, totally bizarre and I'm sure many will say unrealistic but frankly, life is often unrealistic (mine has been) and any criminal can be as inventive as an author so how can a story be unrealistic?
This is brilliant, the best in this fabulous series so far, totally recommended.
8 people found this helpful
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- Deirdre
- 27-07-20
DCI Gillard - best yet
The 5th installment of the DCI Gillard books is the best yet. It kept me awake at night in a rush to get to the next chapter and figure out what was going to happen to many great characters in the book. Fascinating, multi layered missing person case that does not disappoint. Highly recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-08-20
Loved the book but some facts not quite right
I loved the book and look forward to the next instalment. Just one little thing. I’m a celebrant and I work at Croydon Crematorium very often. Croydon is one of the few that does not have the facility to live stream or record.
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- Niki Bell
- 22-10-20
Brilliant!
Brilliant story as always, this is a great detective series with great plots. Highly recommend, Listen to the whole series so worth it.
4 people found this helpful
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- Mr. C. Robinson
- 25-07-20
A superb listen
A wonderful performance by Marston York.
Excellently written with a brilliant story line .
Can’t wait for the next one.
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- Tegan's mum
- 07-10-20
Excellent story
This was an excellent story, right to the end, full of twists and turn. It was well read and I highly recommend it.
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- nicholas thomas
- 05-08-20
outstanding
listened to it in two sittings, time flew and the plot kept twisting and turning. Brilliant.
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- sharlene lewis
- 21-07-21
Believable characters and a good read.
The pace was a little slow but it all came together perfectly. some surprising twist. in all I would definitely recommend this book
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- r m.
- 15-07-21
Least favourite so far.
Good book, but my least favourite so far. Good plot, but could have been strung out more like the previous books, few more twists ect. On to the next one!
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- Nicola
- 08-06-21
Recommended
Glad I persevered with this series. This is the best yet I think with lots of twists and turns.
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- Lynn
- 17-07-20
Finished in one listen
Best so far in series. The plot was so complicated and the various chases so suspense filled that my heart is still pounding. Ingenious and written with spare eloquence. York's performance gives full life to Louth's outstanding prose. A truly loathsome trickster, con artist, sex criminal and killer challenges Craig and all his colleagues to a deadly race against time and technology, with Sam's and other women's lives at stake. Tiny peeve: I wish Craig would stop hating his aunt's innocent cats. Otherwise, he's the perfect crime novel hero.
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- Donna
- 23-07-20
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This book is just too much for me.
The first part's criminal procedural does perk along on its tight copland way with the complex mystery of a young woman's disapearance. It is the over the top last part of the boot hat proves so annoying. Dreaming up a horrible ending, and did I add -long- long- long way to the end?
save ypurccredit.
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- Marydior
- 04-08-20
Fantastic listen!
An entertaining police procedural with many twists and turns. Although it is #4 or #5 in the series it stands on its own, Excellent narration.
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- Ted
- 18-12-20
Gillard Solves Another One - Coldly
I enjoy Craig Gillard, his wife, his ensemble... the whole lot of them. Louth's among the best of the current crop of Brits writing mystery fiction. He satisfies me and I'll keep listening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-08-20
Wonder series!
I binge listened to all of these wonderful books. Thank you,dear author, you kept me on the edge of my seat.
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- EveryContinent
- 25-07-20
Intricately-woven nail biter
Very interesting and unexpected. Superb narration. Many characters but was able to keep up. Greatly enjoyed learning of sophisticated phone tracking methods. Fast moving and enjoyable.
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- Rick
- 05-10-20
Good, if unbelievable
Late in the book an investigator makes a comment ....What is the point of something so elaborate. I found myself thinking that long before. I enjoyed the book overall. It starts as a straightforward, and interesting missing person case but morphs into a overly complex kidnapping and revenge plot. The complex nature of the villain's plan borders on the ridiculous. The villain somehow manages 5 or 6 separate seductions, I lost track...multiple identities and technological wizardry. Many of these connections cross into the lives of several members of the police department. The likelihood it could all be pulled off without getting caught is beyond unbelievable. It could have been a much better book if he kept focus on an investigation of the missing girls and left out the revenge plot.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-09-20
Thrilling!!
Nick Louth is always writing books that keep my heart racing while listening to them. He’s a clever author and I cannot wait for the next one!
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- Pamela Donaldson
- 06-02-22
Poor sound quality again
2nd book in series which was recorded either with different equipment or sound room than other books. Volume was affected as well.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-21
Five books into this series..
And the best way to describe it (compared to the rest of the genre) is like bowling with bumpers.
Fortunately, that can still be enjoyable. Not as enjoyable to be honest. But still worth the time spent. And the characters in this series make it worth the time.