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The Darkest Goodbye
- Narrated by: Joe Dunlop
- Series: DCI Lorimer, Book 13
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- sparklylilly
- 26-06-16
Intriguing
Brilliant from start to finish. Really makes you think. can't wait to see what's next!!
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- Anon
- 06-04-16
An absolute waste of money
Detail is good. Detail sets the scene. Detail makes you feel, makes you smell, makes you imagine, scream, giggle or jump. Unfortunately here, the first 4 chapters are full of detail that lead you to yawn and scratch and wonder what you'll have for tea and ultimately to snooze.
I love books. I love well written books that bring people and places to life but this is simply monotonous. The earlier books are fantastic and I was looking forward to this but the irritation it has caused means it is going back for a refund.
Think how long you had to work to pay for this book. Is that length of toil worth it for what feels like never ending drudgery? Unlikely.
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- Sandra
- 14-03-20
Disappointing
Glaring factual errors which became extremely irritating. Lack of depth in description and depth of story
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- ben
- 10-02-18
couldn't get into it at all. had to return it
narration was absolutely fine but after 2 hours I had to return it because I just couldn't get into it at all. I normally love books like this but this was painful to listen to due to the story
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- Crime girl
- 18-05-17
not as good as some others. ..
As always I enjoyed this but it just wasn't as good as some others I have read.
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- Flint
- 29-12-17
An Interesting Plot
As always with this series this book did not disappoint. The plot was complex and there were some surprising twists and turns before the case was resolved. I like the characters in this series and this book developed a more recent character very well. The narration was excellent and the book was very enjoyable.
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- Ginger
- 23-12-17
ok read
no surprises no shocks no real drama don't think I'll bother with the others in the series
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- M. Shaw
- 18-12-17
Excellent story ruined by awful narration
I have already listened to another Alex Gray book and the narration was excellent. This falls far short. It is lifeless and put me to sleep due to It’s lack of expression. All I heard was an RP accent which was at odds with the novel itself. Would NOT recommend a book read by this narrator. David Monteath is a far better narrator and brought a depth of emotion to the characters and brought the story alive.
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- catherine kerr
- 15-12-17
Enjoyed the plot
The narrator has a great voice .... only slight moan is please do not try a northern Irish accent..... I found it grating..... his own accent was perfect.....
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- Mr. R. Taylor
- 10-02-18
Darkest night
Not impressed, gave up half way through it. poor story, unimpressed with reader. over all poor
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-16
Is it just me
or is the religious voice starting to become more strident? While I still enjoyed this book, and continue to enjoy the development of characters, I felt almost as if I were being preached at. I have read non-secular works with less religious undertone.