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THOUGHT I'D READ THE WRONG REVIEW
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Perfect Prey
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Very different and totally absorbing
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Summary
A mother and her son have been executed in their home and fingerprint matches show their attacker died 20 years ago.
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- David
- Cromford, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- 26-09-10
Entertaining and Fast Paced
Starts with an action sequence and keeps going at speed. The first book I've heard by this author but I'll certainly look for more. I'll also look for more books by this narrator - she is outstanding. I always find a good narrator makes a good book even better whilst a bad one can put me off no matter the quality of the writing.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Martin
- Weymouth, United Kingdom
- 08-03-10
Excellent crime thriller
A great book with a lot of engaging characters. The women are not frustrating weaklings. instead the women take risks and get going! I usually really enjoy Michael Connelly. This is up to the same standard.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- anne
- Andalusia, Spain
- 07-08-16
More complex and darker than the usual in this genre.m
An interesting listen. Outside of the normal range of thriller novels. Not all the good guys are good n our heroine is a bit Gung Ho! I must admit to cheering her on but some of the events portrayed are shocking and probably closer to home that's is comfortable. Worth a listen !
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- Brian
- Bangor, United Kingdom
- 30-01-11
Good listening novel.
I enjoyed the book further in, but the intros' and characters, especially the two main female characters in the book, became a little confusing for me. my perception became blurred between the two and I did not (somewhere toward the end of the book), know which character was which. The narrator read well and could carry the story well. I only 'four stared' the book because of character confusion otherwise it would have been a five.
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- Selu Winnenberg
- 02-02-15
Excellent Book, Horrible Production
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The book is excellent but the audio production is awful. Every sentence starts extremely loud and tapers to a whisper - every single sentence. It gave me a headache to listen to it on my iPod during a run.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful