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The Yard

By: Alex Grecian
Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
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London, 1889. Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror is finally over, but a new one is just beginning…. In the late Victorian era, as many as 96 bodies a month are pulled from the Thames, the majority of them with their throats slit. The broken body of a Scotland Yard detective is found in a steamer trunk, his eyes and lips sewn shut. Inspector Walter Day's first assignment is to catch the killer.

©2012 Alex Grecian (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary Sherlock Holmes England

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Would you listen to The Yard again? Why?

I did enjoy the story immensely, it was not unnecessarily complicated as some authors like to only pull the various threads together at the very end of the book. Here one always knew what what one getting which was fine, however, some twist at the end of would have been appreciated.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Yard?

The Narrator is brilliant, however, I can only find one other book for him...Give this man a job someone !!!

Have you listened to any of Christopher Saul’s other performances? How does this one compare?

See above....

Excellent novel but no surprises

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What did you like most about The Yard?

Great story, interesting historical detail, brilliantly interwoven multiple plots.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Yard?

The discovery of the boy's body in the chimney - heartbreaking and horrific to think children were treated like this only a century ago.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Blackleg's flirtation with Hammersmith's gullible landlady

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A grisly post-Ripper thriller?

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next book by this author. Great narration too.

Loved, loved, loved this

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This is the first book in a series, so some time is taken setting up the main characters. Normally this is a tedious but necessary procedure - in this case it was skilfully woven into the plot - the main plot wasn’t anything special, the usual maniac serial killer in Victorian London. But the subplots were better, especially a determination to uncover crimes not recognised as crimes. Not going to give anything away here, well worth pursuing. All the characters (except for the serial killer) are interesting in their own rights. The ending was a bit neat, too tidy and all’s right now. But there are other books …

Complex page turner

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Enjoyed the book ,Great characters and looking forward to hearing the next one in the series

Very entertaining and a great story

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I'm one of those oddities who enjoys playing the audiobook while simultaneously reading along with the hard copy. In this instance, it was a very frustrating experience, because the narrator appears to be reading from a very different version of the novel. Possibly, copy went to the audio producers prior to the publication of the fully edited hardback edition (which I have)? But whatever the reason, before the end of the second chapter, I'd already had to stumble over no less than 10 "errors" -- different terms used in the book vs audio, entire sentences and segments elided, some sentences switched around, and several moments of the sound dipping out entirely.

I found it hard to care about the characters or to form any attachment to the narrative and storyline. Possibly this is all due to the poor audio experience, so I will give the novel a second chance by just reading the book in the old fashioned way.

I will not be finishing w/ the audio, though. It is being returned.

Okay but frustrating, not going to finish it

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