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To Catch a Rabbit

By: Helen Cadbury
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

Two young boys stumble on a dead prostitute. She's on Sean Denton's patch. As Doncaster's youngest community support officer, he's already way out of his depth, but soon he's uncovering more than he's supposed to know.

Meanwhile Karen Friedman, professional mother of two, learns her brother has disappeared. She desperately needs to know he's safe, but once she starts looking, she discovers unexpected things about her own needs and desires.

Played out against a gritty landscape on the edge of a Northern town, Karen and Sean risk losing all they hold precious.

©2015 Helen Cadbury (P)2015 Oakhill Publishing Crime Fiction Historical Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Mystery

Critic reviews

"Finding a new writer of decent police procedurals is a rare treat. Finding one with a new 'angle' is a rarity." (The Bookbag)
"Exciting, pacey, vivid and humane. Read it." (Lesley Glaister)
"This is a novel almost casually involved with crime. It gripped me from the first.... The descriptions of the setting, Yorkshire at its bleakest, the characters, were so subtly slipped in that I absorbed them subliminally.... I am now reading this excellent book again." (Shotsmag.co.uk)
"Hugely assured and gripping." (Mark Billingham)
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I downloaded this after reading a review in the Yorkshire Post. I thought it would be good to read a book based aroung the area I live in. It was ok. I found it hard to engage with the characters and the story line was topical but not very exciting. Jonathon Keeble narrated it well.

It was ok

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A good police procedure with likeable characters especially Sean Denton and good plot. Excellent narration as usual by Jonathan Keeble

Excellent

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Enjoyable story with very pleasing ending. PCSO and his nan get caught up in human trafficking. His basic instincts and local knowledge and dedication see him and his nan at the centre of several cases. Nice to hear a story based in Doncaster and York. Interesting new angle on detective novels. Sit and enjoy.

PCSO Denton caught me too!

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Would you listen to To Catch a Rabbit again? Why?

No, not because I did not love it, but because I never listen to any audio twice.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the atmosphere , please give it a go , very original. Audible please can we
have all of this series available in audio.

Which character – as performed by Jonathan Keeble – was your favourite?

Sean Denton, excellent.

What a pleasant surprise

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I listened to this as part of a book club group. I wouldn't have usually opted for a crime drama like this, I feel they get a bit same-same and this one isn't an exception. There's a good cop, a bad cop, a bit of corruption, a dash of people trafficking and a sprinkle of marriage trouble at home. I felt the narration put me off a little too - he's usually very good but in this book his accents were off (Doncaster sounded more Liverpudlian at times) and when trying to build suspense he started shouting and getting louder. It was a bit off-putting.

Not exceptional, but if you like a crime drama, this has ticked all the boxes.

Solid 4* if you like crime drama

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