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The Legacy

Children's House, Book 1

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The Legacy

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Victoria Cribb - translator
Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
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About this listen

The first in an exciting new series from the author of The Silence of the Sea, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel.

The only witness to a shocking murder is the victim's 10-year-old daughter, Margret. The police turn to the Children's House for their expertise in childhood trauma.

The manager, Freyja, doesn't much like the police - especially the detective in charge, Huldar. But she does want to help them protect Margret.

And when more people die - their murders heralded by strange messages, texts, and strings of numbers - they will have to work together to crack the riddle before they become targets themselves.

©2017 Yrsa Sigurdardottir (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Crime Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Mystery

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The thing that really made this book was the excellent narration by Lucy Patterson. She managed to portray each character in a genuine and sympathetic manner. I managed to guess who the murderer was about two thirds of the way through but couldn't work out why, the twist at the end was really quite clever.

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I really enjoyed this book even though I wasn’t sure at first as I bought it as a two for one offer.
The story was good and kept you listening. The narrator was excellent too. I would definitely listen to another book by this author.

Good start

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if you don't mind the terrible pronunciation of the Icelandic names then this audio book version is probably ok. not a reflection on the story and the book, which were both good. the only negative about the story was that who did it was all revealed within a very short time. I prefer it, when you learn the solution bit by bit.

awful pronunciation of Icelandic names

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A really good read. Some original touches and well developed characters with more complexity than the average crime novel

Avery good read

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Please translate the 2nd book and record as soon as possible! Yrsa is an excellent author, more of her books please audible.

Can't wait for book 2.

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