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The Devil's Dice
- A DI Meg Dalton Thriller, Book 1
- Narrated by: Caro Clarke
- Series: DI Meg Dalton, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
A white-knuckle crime debut introducing DI Meg Dalton, perfect for fans of Broadchurch and Happy Valley.
The devil is coming....
A shocking death.
A lawyer is found dead in a Peak District cave, his face ribboned with scratches.
A sinister message.
Amidst rumours of a local curse, DI Meg Dalton is convinced this is cold-blooded murder. There's just one catch - chiselled into the cave wall above the body is an image of the grim reaper and the dead man's initials, and it's been there for over a century.
A deadly game.
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- Clematis
- 09-03-18
Superb - looking forward to more in this series
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a gripping story, with the sparky DI Meg Dalton as the very likeable lead character.
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- Jane
- 05-11-18
All the elements of great noir
After taking some time off from work due to stress, DI Meg Dalton transfers from Manchester back to her home territory. Set in the Peak district, the brooding landscape, riddled with caves and secrets, establishes the tone beautifully for this story. Meg, still not fully recovered, finds herself having to cope with a grumpy boss, one who’s liable to throw the odd cactus when angry. Plus, a misogynistic sergeant who feels he should’ve had her job. Fortunately, she finds a loyal sidekick in the form of DS Jai Sanghera. Not long after she arrives, a body is discovered in an eerie cave. Is it suicide or murder? Beside the body lies a food wrapper, smelling suspiciously of bitter almonds. On a dank wall, overgrown with moss, Meg and Jai uncover a depiction of the Grim Reaper, along with the initials of the victim. Ms Watkins, skilfully and sensitively, deals with a highly emotive subject as she sends the reader, and her protagonist, through a dark labyrinth of deception, madness and fear, in search of the truth. Caro Clarke's narration is excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-06-18
Very good
Absolutely loved it! Got my interest from the first minute. Gripping story, beautifully narrated, real pleasure to listen.
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- Tamesider
- 20-06-20
Dreadful waste of time
The storyline was poor and the characters so totally unbelievable as to be comic. I couldn't bring myself to care what happened to any of them and so had to abandon it. Very disappointing.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 08-04-19
An entertaining tale.
Not your usual police procedural so if that's what you're expecting then maybe pass on this one, it's marvellous, do not get me wrong, but Meg is a flawed character (like most of us) and the characters in the story are all flawed characters too so it reflects reality far more than some tales of ex SAS turned Police Inspector I could mention but won't.
The story is a convoluted minefield revolving around around curses, sickness and assisted dying, it has a strong hold on reality at the end of the day, it's depressing but a great story, I love Meg as a character, flaws and all.
I had fun listening to this just now for the second time, after writing my review of Meg's second adventure which is just as great, so get them both if the above sounds interesting to you.
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- Katrina Kerr
- 30-08-18
A load of old tosh
Travelling in France I was attracted by the promise of a twisty plot and the Peak District location
11 hours later I couldn’t believe what I had endured. A heroine with so many mental and physical ailments it’s amazing she ever managed to become a police inspector, a plot derived from a number of topical themes all mashed up to try to amplify the effect, writing so plodding it made you sigh and a narrator so downbeat and lacking in expression as to induce narcolepsy. Endless cups of tea, phone calls and “I’m going in..” Someone will pick this up for an ITV three part drama starring Caroline Quentin.
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-06-18
A generous 3 stars
Narration was very good and probably enabled me to get to the end of a very silly storyline. I got this book based on the reviews and am now of the firm belief that I must have been listening to something totally different from most other reviewers. Meg Dalton is a DI in the police force. I am not, but any, or indeed all mention of her job and how she does it seemed to show a definite lack of understanding of the job description or how the police work. Other snippets of information we are fed (probability theory, genetic disease, dark web, assisted suicide etc etc) seemed to be integrated into the plot line in a way that could have been so, so much better. I kept thinking the author had a potentially great idea but couldn't be bothered to undertake anything but the most basic research, and I use that term very loosely, to inform the reader and, of course, herself to write the book. Very disappointing.
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- Colette
- 13-06-18
Going to return it
I've given this a good try, I've got about an hour into it. The narration is good but the rest of it is just quite silly. The dialogue is childish and unconvincing. After I'd cringed for the nth time I decided to move on to a better book.
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- Agnes
- 15-08-21
Opinions, opinions, opinions.
I can't remember ever before a book being so spoiled by the author's need to give out her own very personal negative opinions on religion, men, abortion, etc etc. Most male characters are weak, or worse, while the female characters are strong. Please just provide me with a story, and keep your very strong opinions to yourself. I do accept that almost every author puts their own opinions in their novel. However, in this book, the author has reversed this, and added a bit of story onto her opinions. I will exercise real caution before buying any more by this author. On the other hand, maybe that is why the book was reduced to 99 pence.
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- Lesley
- 04-08-21
A disappointment
I tried to listen to this book. The story line is interesting and the potential for a dynamic, well paced exploration of the subject matter within an interesting and rounded back ground was there. However, the female protagonist, an Inspector of Police, no less, and, therefore, around 35-40, acted as though she was a sad little teenager with no life experience to speak of and an ‘ oh woe is me’ attitude.
She got herself beaten up by going into danger alone, she avoids managing her team because one is a bully, she hides emotionally from every twist and turn of her life.
I was disappointed. I could not be bothered to finish listening to the last two hours.
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- Sires
- 21-06-19
Overall Not Great
Bought because it had a CWA badge on the cover. I finished it but it dragged in places. The lead character had more trauma than was needed to make her interesting. Failed in adding any lightness. She also kept injuring herself without reason by doing stupid stuff. As I said I finished it but it's a toss up if I'll read another in the series.
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- Shawna Wilks
- 26-02-22
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!
I ADORE this author, narrator & series!!!!
I've listened to it 6 times...so far. ♡
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- MotleyZoo
- 19-03-18
Good story idea, mediocre execution
This story has several interesting elements and a lot of potential, but the author's inability to conceal her personal animus to anything religious and her superficial, overly simplified presentation of the sanctity of life vs. euthanasia argument made the plot tiresome and the villain tediously obvious.
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- Tanya
- 27-04-18
Author’s anti-Christian rhetoric was just too much.
The ridiculous portrayals of Christians in this book is beyond acceptable. “Nutters” It just droned on and on about how unintelligent and insane Christians are. Story line could have been wrapped up a lot faster. Could have just said, “I want to bash God and Christians for hours” and let it be.
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- Roberta Scott
- 15-04-18
Not to my taste
Too much noncontributory detail.
Unable to complete. Early on determined what I thought motivated behaviors. Book went on too long.
De gustabus.