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The Red Dahlia

Anna Travis, Book 2

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The Red Dahlia

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Detective Anna Travis is investigating the brutal murder of a young woman whose body was discovered in the Thames, brutalised and severed in half, a red flower in her hair.

With the case bearing an eerie resemblance to the famous unsolved murder case of Elizabeth Short - known as the Black Dahlia - media interest intensifies, and fears of a copycat take hold. But with almost no clues, the case is slowly going cold. That is until the killer reaches out to the press...

Determined to solve the case, Anna must keep her wits about her before the sadistic killer takes his next victim. Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Thriller Crime Scary Suspense
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Why is a DI constantly asking permission, of much junior ranks, to cary out her job and who show her rank little repect ?

.Enjoyable read but ???

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Funny, I can’t watch things like this on TV but I relish the gore and ‘jumps scares’ via audio! Lynda La Plante is such a good writer and it’s not until you listen to other authors you realise just how skilled she is at crafting a great story. One minute you’re there with Anna as she chooses her outfit and the next there’s some gross body part being excavated. Perfect to lift a dreary commute or housework routine.

Bounced from part 1 to this one and about to download part 3. Keep raving about it to people as I love the 90s aspect of it too

Another gruesome delight!

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I didn't mind the lack of plot turns or surprises. It makes the storyline more plausible (for me anyway). The narrator's voice and accents are nice to listen to, though there was a lot of yelling, which I found quite tiresome

Different angle than "normal" detective story

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The performance was either very screechy, shouty or even and calm, making a good story difficult to listen to.

reasonable plot, irritating performance.

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The story, far stretched as it was, kept me listening but the narrators voice for Langton was overly harsh and shouting. The character written for him was far too impatient, especially when others, most notably Ann Travis were trying to pass him relevant information. At those times, which were far too frequent, his character was unbearable. I do not think that the stress of trying to solve such a horrific case was enough to explain this characteristic. Will not go out of my way to listen to another book like this and certainly not by this narrator.

I too found the narrator's sound very harsh.

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