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The Corpse Reader

By: Antonio Garrido, Thomas Bunstead - translator
Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
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As the months went by, Cí learned to tell the differences between accidental wounds and those brought about in an attempt to kill; among the incisions made by hatchets and daggers, kitchen knives, machetes and swords; between a murder and a suicide.

Cí, a young scholar-turned-gravedigger in medieval China, has survived enough horrors and pain to last several lifetimes. He finally has the chance to return to his studies - only to receive orders from the Imperial Court to find the sadistic perpetrator of a series of brutal murders. With lives in jeopardy, Cí finds his gruesome investigation complicated by his old loyalties - and by his growing desire for the enigmatic beauty haunting his thoughts. Is he skilled enough to track down the murderer? Or will the killer claim him first?

©2011 Antonio Garrido (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Crime Historical Mystery Murder Fiction China
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Well read, well performed. The story was captivating all way through. If you love crime fiction and deductions then this is very much recommended!

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this was a very boring listen. the blurb sounds so unique and exciting but the actual story is pretty boring and the characters are flat and lifeless. the narrator mispronounced several words too.

not as exciting as it sounds

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