Thoroughly enjoyable

This is pretty much exactly what anyone would want out of an Anthony Trollpe-pastiche cozy mystery. And having been so often disapponted in historical mysteries that's no mean feat! The sense of period in language, detail, and attitues feels spot on with little of the anachronism that spoils so many of these attempts. Appealing characters, witty evocative prose, and sound plotting. Will def get this whole series.

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Brilliant

I really enjoyed listening to this story. The Narrative was easy to listen to and follow.
loved the different voices used.

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Easy listening

Just what I wanted, an easy to listen to story. A good ‘relax and unwind’ book. Lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing but fairly light-hearted.

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Thoroughly entertaining easy listen

A slightly different take on Victorian times. I can’t agree that it has any resemblance to Trollope, but for a detective story with a difference, and some interesting views of Victorian life at various levels it is excellent. I will certainly look out for more books in the series when I want some easy listening

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Well-paced and well read

The vivid characters in this lively Dickensian detective story are brought to life by a good narrator. The comparison with Dickens extends to some of the characters in David Copperfield, notably versions of Steerforth, his doting and blinkered mother, his evil manservant Littimer, Rosa Dartle (complete with scarred lip), and of course the doomed fisher girl (shades of Little Em’ly).

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If you like T.E Kinsey you'll like this.

In the same vein as Kinsey's Lady Hardcastle series, but different.
This is written in the style of an Old widower, who you feel is a writting her memoir, you feel very much to have time travelled, then at the end brought back to the present day (of when the book is set).
It makes me chuckle to think of all these 18th/19th century widows running a muck behind people's backs.

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No secrets, obvious plot

Would you try another book written by Kate Saunders or narrated by Charlotte Strevens?

Well written but formulaic. This is the first in a series of six, according to Amazon, and the characters are all there but there just isnt any plot. Take out the two murders and make it a Victorian romance!

Has The Secrets of Wishtide put you off other books in this genre?

No

What about Charlotte Strevens’s performance did you like?

Narrator is splendid, her male voices are gruff and she nails the different voices of the many female characters in this book, so I was never confused about who was speaking

If this book were a film would you go see it?

No

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easily guessed who done it

enjoyed the book overall even though obvious who done it from pretty early on and it's confirmed long before end by witness testimony. easy listening

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Wonderful escapism

I absolutely loved this book. the heroine was a strong and credible character despite the confines of her time. I think the author did a very good job circumventing societal norms to facilitate her heroine's private investigations. The references to social problems and class were very accurate and added to the story telling. a very enjoyable read.

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Kept my interest throughout

Had me totally enthralled from start to finish. What a great find. Loved everything about the book; story/plot/narrator. One of my favourite audible listens.

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