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  • The Dead Dog Day

  • The Cora Baxter Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Jackie Kabler
  • Narrated by: Zara Ramm
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (85 ratings)
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The Dead Dog Day

By: Jackie Kabler
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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Summary

When your Monday morning begins with a dead dog and ends with a dead boss, you know it's going to be one of those days. And breakfast TV reporter Cora Baxter has already had the weekend from hell, where the man she'd planned a fabulous future with unceremoniously dumped her.

Now Cora's much-hated boss has been murdered. The list of suspects isn't exactly short, but as the enquiry continues, the trail leads frighteningly close to home. Why is Cora's rival - glamorous, bitchy newsreader Alice Lomas - so devastated by their boss' death? What dark secrets are Cora's camera crew hiding? And why has her now ex-boyfriend vanished?

The race to stop the killer striking again is on....

Jackie Kabler worked as a newspaper reporter and then in television news for 20 years, including nearly a decade on GMTV. She later appeared on BBC and ITV news, presented a property show for Sky, hosted sports shows on Setanta Sports News and worked as a media trainer for the armed forces. She is now a presenter on shopping channel QVC. Jackie lives in Gloucestershire with her husband, who is a GP.

©2016 Jackie Kabler (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

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"Jackie has real insider knowledge and it shows. A proper page-turning thriller. I couldn't put it down!" (Lorraine Kelly)

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Great read

Loved this book, great characters you will recognise if you have ever worked in the media industry. A Fun who dun it ,page turner with a brilliant narrator .

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Cozy mystery with a touch of romance

Full of humour with a strong cast of characters. Very enjoyable combination of murder mystery and romance.

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surprisingly good!

I only got this because I really like listening to Zara Ram! I finished it far too quickly and am looking forward to book 2!

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thrilling

Narrated brilliantly. The story was fascinating. Enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. Try it for yourself.

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Disappointing

This looked like my kind of book but it was very disappointing. The characters are vacuous and there is so much unnecessary mention of designer clothes. I always thought that the presenters of TV news shows would be clever and interesting but now I am looking at them in a new light. I hope it isn't true. The narrator had a bland voice and everyone sounded the same.

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Very poor story

I don’t often write review but had to for this, it’s sold as a Cora Baxter mystery which suggests that there is some sort of mystery which is solved via Cora Baxter however 95% of the story is a very poor
‘Romcom’ no clues or mystery, would have returned but bought as part of 2 for 1 so couldn’t

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Bought this because of the narrator

I bought this because I love listening to Zara Ramm, who once again did a fabulous job bringing the characters to life. Characters that were already well written and recognisable, albeit some of them acted in barely believable ways to fit the story. I thought the middle of the book dragged a bit with nothing much happening but the plot delivered a few little twists at the end. I will definitely listen to another book by this author. On the whole very enjoyable.

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A great story!

loved this book, kept my attention the whole time, couldn't wait to get through it to find out the ending.

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boring, clichéd and too long

Don't waste your time on this, really dull and unlikeable characters. I persevered hoping for improvement but there is none.

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Directionless rambling

What can I say? This is badly written and badly narrated. The characters are lacking in all dimensions, like paper cut-out figures. And the whole thing rambles on without structure, meaning or anything to help you engage.

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