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The Telling Error

Culver Valley Crime Book 9

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The Telling Error

By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: David Thorpe, Julia Barrie
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Stuck in a traffic jam, Nicki Clements sees a face she hoped never to see again. It's definitely him, the same police officer, stopping each car on Elmhirst Road. Keen to avoid him, Nicki does a U-turn and makes a panicky escape.

Or so she thinks. The next day, Nicki is pulled in for questioning in connection with the murder of Damon Blundy, controversial newspaper columnist and resident of Elmhirst Road.

Nicki can't answer any of the questions detectives fire at her. She has no idea why the killer used a knife in such a peculiar way, or why 'HE IS NO LESS DEAD' was painted on Blundy's study wall. And she can't explain why she avoided Elmhirst Road that day without revealing the secret that could ruin her life.

Because although Nicki is not guilty of murder, she is far from innocent . . .

(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton©2014 Loose Ship Ltd Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Murder Mystery
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Riveting . . Her best twists and solution yet
The queen of psychological crime . . . Fiendishly clever . . . Hannah is masterly at leading the reader down the wrong path and here she excels once again.
The genius of Hannah's domestic thrillers - along with the twistiest plots known to woman - is that she creates ordinary people whose psychological quirks make them as monstrous as any serial killer.
The queen of the ingenious plot twist
Hannah has revived the apparently exhausted detective genre by inventing a new style. You could call it every-day Gothic or ordinary extremism. But whatever label you stick on her books, they stay with you because you are likely to share or at least understand the motives of the killer.
There is an admirable, complicated cleverness about [Hannah's] stories . . . Think Agatha Christie at her best but updated to a time of Twitter and online dating.
Each of Hannah's characters is incredibly psychologically developed, full of light and shade: a challenge to understand. If you want a tale to keep you on your toes, give your brain a jolt, and cause a series of heart attacks, THE TELLING ERROR is for you. Hannah proves once again that she deserves the accolade of Queen of Crime.
Difficult to put down. Hannah is terrific on complex, tangled, forbidden or impossible relationships that result in murder.
An exceptional storyteller - this is exactly the sort of crime read that can lead to missed tube stops and sleepless nights.
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I really enjoyed this, finished it in one sitting. I was gripped and loved the twists and turns of this one. Very good indeed!

One of the BEST

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Having enjoyed the whole Culver Valley series, I felt somewhat let down when Giles Proust not only changed the pronunciation of his name but his accent and whole personality. You wouldn’t think that was possible when just narrating what is written but so much is in the tone of voice. Why are new narrators for a series not asked to listen to previous books? Or told how to pronounce.names? Seems very lax to me. Luckily he didn’t have a big part in this story as it would have ruined it.

Good as ever but irritating Male narration

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The accent used for Damon Blundy was the most aggravating narration ever experienced in a Sophie Hannah audio book. It made me want to fast forward every time. Would have much rather had Julia Barrie narrating the male parts in the book as usual.

Great as always apart from Damon Blundy accent!!

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Another great book in the Culver Valley series. I enjoyed the use of two narrators, I feel it added a lot to the story and the way it is told.

brilliant story, excellently narrated

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Tried my best to listen to - the beginning was more or less ok. But the more I listened the more unbearably dull it became.
Also very difficult to tolerate long passages from articles of a killed journalist.

The police speak to each other unprofessionally, like a bunch of amateur theatre actors , who have a vague idea about police work, detection, evidence collection etc etc.

The main heroine that is highly neurotic woman with her obsession with an online lover and her guilt - ok we got it - why it had to be repeated each time with the mentioning of the email addresses - Nicky being naughty and mr jugs?

I really liked one of S Hannah book about a diary of a mother that did not like her daughter. That was masterfully written, a page turner, with alive real characters I really enjoyed it.
But I suppose that the only good one. Pity about it that.

Dull dull dull

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