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The annual West Uist literary festival - The Gathering - always attracts the best in the business. But with the tiny island population suddenly doubling, the local police force is stretched to breaking point. And this year they have to deal with more than just drunken fights and rowdy behaviour....

Ranald Buchanan, the local poet, is found dead, with his head brutally caved in, and Inspector Torquil McKinnon is brought in to investigate. Did Ranald trip and fall, as suggested? Or is something more sinister happening? Before Torquil can find out more, another victim is found. The island is on lockdown. There is a serial killer in their midst. And this time the victim is someone very close to him.

Now finding justice is personal. Torquil is out for revenge. Can he solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Or will more bodies fall victim to The Gathering Murders?

©2006 Keith Moray (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Murder Detective Suspense
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The recording of this being ok was not the best. It kept repeating some of the lines .

Good story

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I found this book in the Audible Plus Catalogue and it was a pleasant find. The setting, story and characters were interesting but there was something missing that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
Although characters in life have repetitive behaviour, it can be a bit of a pain to listen to every time a character comes to the front of the story. The narrator was ok with a pleasant lilt and tone.
Worth a try.

A Pleasant Story

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Mildly enjoyable, if slightly bonkers, plot, with plenty of red-ish herrings and several rather clumsily written and heavy handed attempts to steer the reader in the direction re: the killer ... I'm glad it was a freebie, and because it was I will probably invest another few hours of my life reading a second and possibly even a third volume.

" The Gathering Murders "

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fast paced story with good characters who grow on you. in particular morag (who maybe should be the inspector) and the padre.

atmosphere

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the narration is excellent. the story is weak - there are too many random plots, most only resolved in the last chapter.

too many plots

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