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  • The Hanging Tree

  • A Historical Mystery
  • By: Irina Shapiro
  • Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
  • Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)
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The Hanging Tree

By: Irina Shapiro
Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
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Summary

In 1640, Alys Bailey was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Today, Alys is said to haunt Lockwood Hall, the Tudor manor house where she died.

When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions. What really happened to Alys? And what became of her son, who disappeared the day she was hanged? Could it be that Alys’s death was the result of a well-planned conspiracy, or is there another, less obvious answer? And who is trying to sabotage Nicole's efforts by stealing her work?

As Nicole delves deeper into Alys’s life, with the help of a handsome crime writer and a history-obsessed vicar, she comes to realize that “fake news” has been around for centuries, and that everyone has secrets. Once she finally learns Alys’s, Nicole’s life will never be the same.

Perfect for fans of Susanna Kearsley, Barbara Erskine, and Wendy Webb.

©2020 Merlin Press LLC (P)2022 Irina Shapiro

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Truly awful narration

I can’t get past this narrators own bizarre accent which is totally off putting, sounds like a cross between Coronation Street and the amazing actresses that take off Prinesses Beatrice and Eugenie in The Windsor’s. Some very strange vowel sounds going on here! Not to mention her awful ‘male’ voice, there is just one very bad one for all the male characters regardless of age or background. I can’t take it seriously when a young country blacksmith sounds like he’s a sixty plus old Etonian! I have given up and will read this on my Kindle as I am sure it will be an excellent read. What a waste of a credit, I’ll be pressing the sample button in future!

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great story but .....

loved this latest book from Irina, however, the narrator was awful. i could not get to grips with her very odd accent. for an actress, the delivery was extremely stilted. please do not use this narrator again, Irina.

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Absolutely loved it

This is definitely definitely one of my favourite series. It is beautifully written and an intriguing story. I can’t recommend it more 😁

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Oh how disappointing!

I had hoped that I had found a new series ….. but the narration is dire. I’m not sure what the narrator’s natural voice sounds like, but the stilted attempt at telling this tale was dreadful. So many mispronounced words and occasional flips in accent midway through a sentence made this a trial. I have to return this as I can’t finish it. The story is promising, but I will have to read this, not listen to it. Having checked who reads the rest of the series I have to find something else to entertain me.

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Great story - poor narration

Irina Shapiro's books are really good. The quality content is great and I'm generally "hooked" into the story from the first paragraph. I really enjoyed the Redmond and Haze series. I've just begun the first book in the Nicola Rayburn historical mystery series and although the story is very engaging I find my enjoyment is diminished by the distractions of the narrator's accent (for example pair becomes parr, jersey becomes jazzy, forest/fauxrest, water/woeter etc etc). I feel that a narrated story should be about the story and not the narrator, and unfortunately I have to read this book if I hope to finish it - what a pity.

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Absolutely beautiful!

Initially I struggled to get into the narrators way of speaking but once the story started to unfold it was fantastic and she did an outstanding job at the narration, my initial reservations long forgotten. The story itself is absolutely fantastic. I have read/listened to many of Irina Shapiro's work and this one does not dissapoint. If you start this audiobook and find the narrator a little off putting keep on I promise its worth it she does the story justice and its wonderful. It's filled with mystery, romance and hope you won't be dissapointed.

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Brilliant book, did not like narration

It's a testament to how good the book is that I continued to listen to it given the narration grated so badly. The lady is either incredibly posh or putting it on, the pronunciation of some words drove me to insanity...stairs. Although hearing the few swear words made me laugh. There was an annoying cadence to her reading with too many pauses. The story was amazing though and I would recommend to read, I was fully invested and although I guessed the ending early in it made it no less enjoyable

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