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The Ryder Quartet

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The Ryder Quartet

By: Ian Patrick
Narrated by: Ian Patrick
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Four high-octane crime thrillers, each critically acclaimed as separate publications, now collected in a set. Hundreds of five-star reviews of the individual volumes testify to their reputation as action-packed thrillers steeped in authenticity and plausibility, reflecting the real world of police encounters with the dark world of crime.

©2017 Ian Patrick (P)2017 Ian Patrick Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller Exciting Heartfelt Scary Suspense Africa

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The vocals are unusual and really quite captivating. It's good not to have mid-Atlantic English (either BBC or bland USA). The narrator does a fine job, though I would have wanted a woman to do the female voices.

The book itself is superb. I like these cops and their attitude. The villains, too, are the worst kind. The final scene of the fourth book is very beautifully done. It is a classic denouement after an amazing journey through the rough world of the evil crime that inhabits this region. A very good book to listen to and to read.

Unusual and very effective

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Four superb police thrillers. This was wonderful. I read each book twice (and listened to them the first time). I love these characters. I hope they come back for more.

Four superb police thrillers

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Would you listen to The Ryder Quartet again? Why?

These were four police procedurals that I had expected to be British and rather in the mould of Colin Dexter or PD James. But they aren’t. They’re more exciting, in my view. Not the cool detached British detective looking quietly and relentlessly for clues, but the fisticuffs, kick-boxing, and violent engagement that one has come to expect from Hollywood detective stories. And? Guess what? I love that.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The detectives were all good. It seems altogether more realistic to me that these detectives should be talking about their favourite rugby teams one minute, teasing each other the next, then engaging in rip-roaring action with the worst criminals you can imagine.

What does Ian Patrick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Very nice to hear the accents properly done. The accents in the audiobook help a lot, and contribute to a very colourful and realistic experience.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The stories are gripping and believable, and I found myself very engaged throughout. I was very upset at a couple of the gruesome deaths, but it is all so real and believable. I laughed a lot, too.

Any additional comments?

I thought it was very good, and each of the four stories seem to me to be rooted in the real world of contemporary post-democratic South Africa that has come to signal itself in the news items that I have seen in the form of blood-curdling murder and mayhem.

Impressive sleuthing in action

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These were four brilliant police procedurals. I loved the characters and I loved the authentic feel of the whole quartet. There's a good mix of humour and very scary criminal behaviour. It's very different from a lot of the stuff I've read or seen on TV or film. The audio is pretty good, but a bit hurried in parts. Very good diction and voice, but some more variety in accents would have improved the whole experience. The writing is very good indeed.

Brilliant police procedurals

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I enjoyed this collection of four thrillers. My interest in Africa was tickled by a couple of books I read last year but in this case I was specifically impressed with the author’s mastery of the craft of the action-packed crime thriller. It was very good, I thought. The plots of each of the four books are simple yet powerful, with the action driving forward to an inevitable powerful confrontation. The characters are believable and the whole thing seems well researched. Very entertaining, I thought.

Extraordinary reflection of the real world of poli

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