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The Girl in the Grave
- Beth Adams, Book 1
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Series: Beth Adams, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Loraine
- 27-09-19
Ordinary
Found this really bizarre. Never quite got into the story and then when you found out who the killer was nothing really tied up . Found it really hard to focus on the story
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-09-19
Woeful
At first I thought it was just the narrator that was making me eye roll out loud but it was the dialogue as well. Cringy and pathetic.
The narrator would be best employed telling bedtime stories for insomniacs with her slow sing song voice.
I never write full reviews but to save others the nightmare save a credit!!
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- Iona Morrison
- 31-07-20
Too slow for me
Not much of a thriller more about the background of the main characters will probably try the next as less background needed. Not sure if the narrator maybe making it sound as if we are a bit thick?
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Most enjoyable read
Loved the suspense fantastic how it was read very true to every thing mentioned Brilliant
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- S
- 13-12-20
won't listen again
sorry but I rarely give bad reviews .spoiled by poor narration .sounds 'wingy'
and like a victim ..no matter what role she is playing
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- MS BERNICE WELLS
- 14-03-20
brilliant i loved it
it was scary not easy to solve as it progressed, made you change your mind often
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- Mr. S. M. Elliott
- 01-03-20
Good tale.
Decent characters, well built story, some of it seems to be following a well worked template. So if you like this author then you know what you're getting. Worth a listen.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 17-09-19
Enjoyable thriller
This is another great Helen Phifer story but I did find Beth to be hugely irritating with all her worrying about security (totally understandable given her history) she seemed to be quite lax about actually fixing the broken cameras, and covering the blank spots, I would have thought anyone that conscious of security would have asked about blank spots and had some kind of back up to cover it, but that was a small niggle and she was annoying in a variety of ways, with her constant soul searching and worry about every little thing BUT she redeemed herself right at the end, I now love Beth and want to read many, many more books all about Beth and Josh, they are my new favourite non-couple.
I did like the storyline, with the exception of the extended waffling thought processes that Josh and Beth seemed to go through every five minutes but it really is worth the credit and your time.
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- Sketchy Irish
- 18-07-19
Great start to a new series!
Oh my goodness, this book was so so good!
While "this chapter" in Beth Adams book is over, I'm sure there is still more to come!
Helen Phifer at her finest!
I listened to it in 1 day, while working! I cannot wait until #2!
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- grace m hough
- 21-11-19
skimpy Character development
The book is a little confusing because there's not enough information I characters early on and it's hard to tell when they jump from one character to another who the new character is
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- k.mac
- 11-11-19
"Great story!"
Great book! Great narrator! This was like riding on a rollercoaster. Can't wait to start the next book.
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- allyson solly
- 17-02-21
Just ok
was hoping for a lot more based on the reviews, but just very predictable. main character I found to be annoying instead of coming across as what is was meant to. just missed the mark on this one.
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- angela brothers
- 18-02-20
Pretty Good Listen
Narrator's voice is great and transitions characters well. Storyline is decent, I could figure out the killer, but that didn't matter. Main character has a good background story.
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- W_tulip
- 06-02-20
I didn't love it, nor did I hate it.
OK to listen when you ran out of a favorite series, but I won't get any more books by this author. The book is somewhat slow, the plot is just interesting enough to not abandon listening altogether. No serious character development.
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- Tammi Damm
- 13-03-21
Gripping from the start
I'm ready for the next Beth Adams adventure. Could have blown me over at who the killer was. Also love this narrator, she's easy to listen to and delivers a great story.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-21
Not great but not bad
Pretty meh. I mean definitely not a nail biter and didn’t hold your attention enough to make you wanting to keep listening. Average.
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- Marydior
- 03-07-20
Fantastic
Great British police procedural. Fast paced with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing to the end. Excellent narration.
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