Great story, poor narration

I really love the story of this book. It didn’t try to be Rizzoli and Isles, it did something different, and I really enjoyed the plot.
The accents, particularly the English accent of the narrator, was horrific! To the point, I thought it was trying to demonstrate people were pretending to be English and I got a little confused. The narration needs some work, but the story is great. 

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Lacks the magic of the original Rizzoli and Isles books

A passable story that could lead to a really good new series however like many of the latest garrettston books it doesn't quite have the charm and catch that the initial R&I books had.

The performance is mostly good however the English accent that pops up quite often is absolutely appalling.

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Good story, shame about the narration

I enjoyed the story but had I known how bad the narrator’s English accent was I would probably have chosen to read this one. It really pulled me out of those sections of the book and I spent more time thinking about how bad the narration was instead of concentrating on what was happening in the plot. I would have preferred the narrator to not even attempt the accent.

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The narrators grating voice

The narration was awful, the eternal sing song lilt of the narrator, through happy and sad, passion and terror was infuriating.

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Flashback books, a no for me

I am a fan of Tess Gerritsen's books but this one fell a bit flat for me. I'm not a fan of books with flashbacks and this was the majority of this book. I didn't really care about the characters either and the mirroring of Maggie and Jo did not work - young v older and the young not realising the potential of the older. Jo was a non entity in the book. She didn't really amount to much. Maggie as a senior woman had so much potential but the focus was mainly on the past and on her younger years. As a senior Maggie and the other seniors had so much more to offer.

Amazon has bought the rights to this as a series so that might work and there is so much potential with the setting and the other characters.

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Love Tess!

I’ve only ever read the Rizzoli and Isles books of Tess - so this was a first for me! It was a great book and kept you going all the way through! Defo would recommend!

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Good story, awful narration

Really enjoyed the story - Tess Gerritsen is always reliable. However, the narration of the British accents is painful! They are really distracting and I wish I had read, rather than listened to, this book. Such a shame.

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Brilliant, kept my interest all the way through

I can’t wait for the next one. I have already ordered it. Tess never disappoints

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Interesting and inspirational

Great read and interesting plot. Really enjoyed listening to it. Could not wait to see how it ended

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Great romp spoilt by terrible narrator!

Along the lines of the Thursday Murder Club but in Jessica Fletcher land with a harder edge. However, one narrator’s quest to put every English accent into one character at the same time ruins it. This is truly the worst accent ever performed and if it weren’t meant to be serious it would be hilarious. How this was released is unbelievable, even Americans would laugh at this, sadly it’s a major character and spoils an otherwise enjoyable book. Never use this actor again if you don’t want refunds!

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