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  • The Murderer's Son

  • A Jackman and Evans Thriller
  • By: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Richard Armitage
  • Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,854 ratings)
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By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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Introducing Richard Armitage, our star narrator


Richard is well-known for his array of film, television and theatre work, including The Hobbit, Spooks and The Crucible. His trademark baritone voice has earned him recognition, too, through his performance on many notable audiobooks as well as in TV and radio show narration. This experience shines through in Armitage's gripping performance of the Jackman and Evans series where he plays host to a plethora of characters.

And Joy Ellis, the book's author

Joy Ellis started her career as a flower seller in Mayfair in the 1960s, before going on to open her own florist in Surrey. When the recession hit, Joy had a career change and became a bookseller, and attended a writing course in Greece where she was mentored by Sue Townsend. She now lives in the Fens with her partner Jacqueline, where the flatlands and marshes provide inspiration for her eerie plotlines.

Summary

Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back solving another crime.

Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer.

Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes.

Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder.

But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye. He has no memory of the first five years of his life and has a rather unusual obsession with his mother...

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you gripped until the shocking ending.

©2016 Joy Ellis (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Meet Joy Ellis

We travelled to the Lincolnshire Fens, the home of Joy Ellis and the setting of the Jackman and Evans series, to find out more.
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No Sitting On The Fens About This One!

Jackman and Evans were two characters that I took to straight away in the first book that Audible published and I am starting to think that my relationship with them is going to go the distance. It's worth noting that they won't be for everyone, if you're looking for another Rebus or Frost with all their crafty ways and fractured personas Jackman seems to be cut from a more noble cloth so far. In fact to me in a way there's a genuine warmth to these books despite the grisly crimes that they are set around which shines from the characters. Of course it also has to be said that Richard Armitage's voice also radiates that warmth with his golden sunset tones and excellent character voicing.

The story itself is immediately engaging and twists and turns leaving me guessing without groaning in exasperation at the ridiculousness of it all which has happened a few times recently. Ellis has a bright approach to her writing which moves the story on at a very enjoyable pace while allowing her characters to grow depth and colour.

There are some things in here that aren't perfect, I think you can see Ellis's writing style developed after this book which I believe was originally the first in the series. The police procedural aspects are, despite her having a partner who used to be in the forces a bit weak and in my copy a couple of sentences were oddly repeated in obvious editing errors.

But I'm not going to sit on the fens about it, this is a damn good read that I'd highly recommend!

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exciting and fast paced

I listened to this one after the lost daughters, only to find out this was the 1st in the series. This made my take on book interesting, cause very often sequals can start to lack pace when compared to a first in the series. this however hasn't happened. Each book is self supporting, I don't feel like I've missed out listening to them out of sequence.
The pace is there from the outset, the story starts developing almost instantly.
I love the working relationship between Jackman and Ellis, there is no sexual chemistry, just professional and platonic respect. I feel they have a long way to go together.
I thoroughly enjoy all the police procedures, whether accurate or not.
Richard Armitage is an excellent narrator, has just the right tones to portray all charactors with depth and compassion.

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Disappointing

I felt that this tale was a bit 'daft', the opening chapter sets the scene for the older murder, the DI and his sidekick go in to where the mutilated body lies, and in the first couple of minutes the DI says - "It is either the au pair or the handyman, I'll stake my pension on it". As he had no knowledge of either of these two characters I felt that it was a particularly stupid comment to make. He also asked whether the two (so far unknown to him) employees were having an affair! He didn't know who they were, married or single etc etc. It just seemed so silly that I was put into an irritated mode straightaway.
There are many similar silly situations, and I really didn't enjoy this very much at all.
All in all it was a bit of a messy, haphazard story. Very disappointing.

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Fantastic book

Loved the book and the narration. I did guess the perp fairly early on and was waiting for the reveal.

Very enjoyable however.

My only criticism however concerns the gaps between scenes. This is a very professional production but the gaps are a little hit and miss or in a couple of cases none existent. This caused a couple of confusingly moments as I realised the scene had changed. A simple couple of seconds break would have worked.

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Not as bad as the reviews say

The narration can be a bit monotoned at times but it's not too off-putting and there is one small bit where a line is repeated but again nothing too horrendous.

Good story with good twists. I didn't work out who the killer was until nearer the end of the book so either the previous reviewers who say they worked it out straight away are either seasoned crime readers or I'm not too bright 🤷‍♀️

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Another gripping thriller

Great storyline, fantastic characters, brilliantly written, and the talented Richard Armitage narrating 💖💖💖 Truly Amazing.

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Not great, sadly.

I love RA but I found his narration slightly grating, with some passages badly read. This book fell head long into the annoying trap of seemingly intelligent people behaving strangely to fit the plot, which became farcical.

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poor quality

The story it's self was a let down after the previous story in the collection.
The narrator regularly repeats lines and made me feel like I was going a bit potty.
It also kept skipping. Overall not enjoyable and certainly not worth a credit.

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Disappointing

Very disappointing. Lacked the edge and pace of the previous book, all felt a bit hackneyed and re-hashed. Narration fantastic but still couldn't hide the fact that this was really a below-par book not on the same level as its predecessor. I wont be getting the next one in the series.

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Gripping from the start

loving these new police characters, they are real with true humanity and no cliches. love Richard Armitages' reading, puts life into the words and you need to keep listening until the story is told.

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