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When the Music's Over
- The 23rd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 16 hrs
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Summary
When the body of a young girl is found in a remote countryside lane, evidence suggests she was drugged, abused and thrown from a moving van - before being beaten to death. While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances in which a 14-year-old could possibly fall victim to such a crime, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks must do the same - but the crime Banks is investigating is the coldest of cases.
Fifty years ago Linda Palmer was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet no investigation ever took place. Now Caxton stands accused at the centre of a historical abuse investigation, and it's Banks' first task as superintendent to find out the truth. As more women step forward with accounts of Caxton's manipulation, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence.
With his investigation uncovering things from the past that would rather stay hidden, he will be led down a path even darker than the one he set out to investigate....
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- Ellen Rennie
- 17-09-17
Relevant well observed storyline
I found the narration really annoying at times. Lots of heavy breathing and what I can only describe as slurpy sounds. Also a man narrating as a middle aged woman made her sound like a bit like a haughty dame. Her female warmth was lost. Also, please research properly how to pronounce Sinead and Nuttall. I nearly stopped several times because of this.
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- PABrown
- 14-04-17
Detective Banks back at his best.
Loved it. A hard hitting storyline with bold and gritty characters. Can't wait for the next.
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- Sue
- 22-08-16
Excellent
I'd forgotten what a good author Peter Robinson is. Good story, good characterisation and also a good narrator.
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- suze0501@aol.com
- 15-08-16
DCI Banks is back ...
... only he's now a Detective Superintendent leading the investigation into a thorny historical abuse case, with the trusty Winsome by his side. In a parallel tale DI Annie Cabot is investigating a brutal case of rape and murder that's quickly revealed to be related to grooming for prostitution. Banks' affair with Oriana (fans will remember Oriana from his last outing) is now over and Banks is once again leading a solitary life in his uber-modernised country cottage (an entertainment room if you please!) outside Eastvale.
I enjoyed the parallel stories, both well and tightly plotted, as Robinsons's fans have come to expect, and eminently believable - particularly with the revelations of historical abuse by Saville et al and the investigations into grooming in Rochdale and other places - so fresh in our minds.
I've assumed that part of the purpose of the parallel stories is to highlight how little things have changed in the past 50 years
The story is well and tightly plotted, as DCI Banks fans have come to expect. I liked the parallel investigations,
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- Jeannette Matelot Green
- 14-08-16
Good story but poor recording
The reader got slower and slower - almost as though the speed had been adjusted. This spoils the second half of the book for me. It was a shame as the various accents he used were very good. In future I will listen to clips first.
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- JMB
- 26-07-16
Disappointing
A very lack lustre storylines with very little meat on the bones. In places too much waffle and the author's views and interests finding page space yet again. Certainly not a page turner.
The narrator performed very well as usual but really must learn that a Teeside accent isn't anything like that found on Tyneside . It was only his narration that kept me listening 'til the end.
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- Ian
- 19-01-18
Marvellous
Brilliant and topical story. The narration was superb, bringing to life all the different characters. I could not stop listening.
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- Joseph
- 16-08-16
Excellent
Would you consider the audio edition of When the Music's Over to be better than the print version?
No idea haven't read it!
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the fact that there were two stories years apart running together
What about Simon Slater’s performance did you like?
As always Slater is a great performer
Any additional comments?
A return to Peter Robinson's best
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- Avril
- 10-08-16
Enjoyable new Banks book
This story addresses many of the major social problems of our day in two major themes. Both of these stories are well researched, but I found some of the narrative slow as a result. However, Peter Robinson brings his main protagonists , Banks and Cabot back to the reader in unaltered character, and the words are beautifully read by Simon Slater.
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- Anita
- 23-07-16
I enjoyed it but...
The narrators voice was very annoying and distracting, but I enjoyed the story over all
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