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The Silence

DC Goodhew, Book 4

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The Silence

By: Alison Bruce
Narrated by: Jonathan Broadbent
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About this listen

Joey McCarthy is stabbed to death in a pub car park in a random act of violence. Shortly afterwards Charlotte Stone's terminally ill mother dies, and then, within weeks, two of her teenage friends commit suicide. With her home life disintegrating and both her father and brother racing towards self-destruction, Charlotte realises that her own personal nightmare may not be over yet.

When DC Gary Goodhew finds the body of another suicide victim, he is forced to recall some deeply buried memories of an earlier death; memories which lead him to Charlotte Stone and the events in her life. From their individual points of view, they both begin to wonder whether all these tragedies are somehow linked to a bigger picture. And if they are right, then who will be the next victim?

©2012 Alison Bruce (P)2013 Audible Ltd Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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Unfortunately the narrator is so boring, and absolutely incapable of distinguishing between male or female characters. This makes the narrative very boring. Such a pity. Not going to finish it, sorry.

I wanted to like this, and started listening twice

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Couldn’t gel with this book, not the best listening experience, didn’t keep me focused until the last few chapters. But I stuck with it and did finish it eventually...

Disappointing

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Listening to my first Alison Bruce novel was a good experience. However, there were so many characters involved that I lost track of some of them, I think that this might be one occasion that the written word would have suited me better as I could 'flip back' to check.
Having said that I really enjoyed the story, it was a teaser and I was left wondering until the end, I liked the main characters and felt that the personalities were well drawn. This is worth a second listen, and, for me, is a good introduction to Alison Bruce.
The narration was good, and didn't intrude in any way.

Quite gripping

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The Cambridge backdrop continues to help frame the story to create another engrossing DCI Goodhew murder tale. Once started I find this Alison Bruce book hard to put down, 8 hours in a day is testament to a well written book and fantastic narration.

Enjoying the series

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Not your average murder mystery! Well written & well performed; the reader is taken ever deeper into Goodhew's own world alongside the main plot & as part of it.

Thoughtful & poignant!

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