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  • The Landscape of Death

  • DCI Tom Raven Crime Thrillers, Book 1
  • By: M. S. Morris
  • Narrated by: Dan Calley
  • Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (72 ratings)

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The Landscape of Death

By: M. S. Morris
Narrated by: Dan Calley
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Summary

A murder. A homecoming. A day of reckoning.

A man’s body washes up on a beach on the North Yorkshire coast with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The only clue to the victim’s identity is a ring engraved with two names.

DCI Tom Raven is back in his hometown of Scarborough for the first time in over 30 years. When offered the chance to lead the murder investigation, he takes it.

Raven quickly discovers that the prime suspect is his once-teenage friend, now a wealthy but shady businessman. He finds an ally in Detective Sergeant Becca Shawcross, but not everyone in the team is on his side.

As Raven delves into the case, he is forced to confront the events that drove him away from Scarborough so many years ago. Given a chance to undo past mistakes, he must make the biggest decision of his life. But first he must learn who he can trust. Because lies can kill.

Set on the North Yorkshire coast, the Tom Raven series is perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Simon McCleave, and British crime fiction.

©2022 Margarita Morris and Steve Morris (P)2022 Margarita Morris and Steve Morris
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A longwinded and boring

I don’t think I shall read
Any more of these novels. Characters are not inspiring.

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Book 1

New author and narrator ok. Look forward to next title initial first title good .

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YORKSHIRE LANDSCAPE

A nice, easy listen with pleasant background scenery! The characters were strong and the plot interesting. Sadly I thought the narration let it down.

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Weird Narration

The story engaging enough but the narrator's odd inflections spoil the book. I may read the other books in the series

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Disappointing

I think this might be a good book. Unfortunately, the boring monotone of the narrator means I can't be bothered to finish it. I like to listen to audiobooks in bed night and morning but this one kept sending me to sleep. No change of voice for the different characters and sentences run together without pause. I might try future books by this author but not if they use the same narrator.

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Scarborough Fair?

Having been dismayed to find no more Oxford murder mysteries by M.S. Morris, I have been elated to discover the Raven series! Once again, fascinating intertextual references abound, but the books work every bit as well if you don't 'get' them - and I'm sure I miss many!

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Good plot

Disliked the reader , voice uplift at the end of sentences was irritating . Otherwise I’d listen to another

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Great story

Not so keen on the narrator but it was a riveting read. Would really recommend.

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Really good story

This is the first book I have listened to by this author & I enjoyed the story very much. It was a bit different the detective having a past in Scarborough. Several red herrings & twist at the end that I wasn’t expecting but the narrator’s voice was oh so boring to listen to. I nearly gave up several times. Shame as I would like to carry on with the series but all of this series is read by same narrator so will give them a miss I think.

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Great story

Really enjoyed this story, it kept me guess till the very end.
But the narrator, well it was mixed. The character voices were good but during the actual narration he seemed to have developed a habit of adding a strange inflection at the end of each sentence. I nearly gave up but stuck with it because it was such a great storyline.

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