Definitely worth a listen

I really liked this novel , good plot. narration was good but some of the accents sounded like the characters were from South Africa and New Zealand , maybe that's just me?
Going to buy the next novel now

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An interesting story against the backdrop of people trafficking

The narration is often good, BUT accents bear everywhere. Norfolk farmers who lapse in turn into American or even Scottish accents being one example. A sloppy waste.

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Brilliant Detective Fiction

it is a brilliant story - well written, well plotted and gripping. I'm going to be reading the whole series! Sadly let down by the performer who,though she has a lovely voice and engaging manner, can't sustain accents or voices, meaning that the characters get confused. Do persevere though - it would be sad to miss out on a great read because of that.

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A good listen

The story was somewhat predictable but nevertheless enjoyable it did make me gasp sometimes especially with the woman. Coming from Norfolk unfortunately the underlying racism is all too true. The reader hasn’t got some of the Norfolk dialect quite right ( some especially Agnes sounded more American) but at least it wasn’t the West Country accent which often happens.

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A good story

I enjoyed this book, a nice balance of crime drama and human interest. I will look for more books in the series. It’s a shame the narrator was unable to produce credible accents as this did spoil the flow of the narrative.

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I did enjoy this book but there are some reservations

Sarah spent so much time vomiting and fainting that I thought she was pregnant too. the cruelty of some of the characters is probably close to the real thing in this kind of set up. making me hope (that in the real world)policing is taking it very very seriously.

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Shockingly poor Norfolk accents.

The story is good and describes Norfolk really well.

Unfortunately, although the reader has a lovely reading voice she is shockingly poor at a Norfolk accent. I wish she’d taken enough pride in her work to learn how to do it properly. That said, it’s incredibly hard to find any actor capable of anything even close to a Norfolk accent.

I wish this reader hadn’t bothered even trying because she sometimes made it sound Eastern European and sometimes a bit Irish. Then she mainly fell in to thet extremely lazy habit of confusing Norfolk with the West Country.

One tip. Stop pronouncing “arrrr” It’s “aah”. “I” is “oi” not “ay or eye” “oh” is “ooh”

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Interesting plot

A very different plot, but becomes fairly obvious very quickly. However, that doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the journey to the conclusion. The only downside was the narrators accents. Her natural voice was great but her regional accents were all over the place, quite literally. Some of the characters sounded Irish one minute, American the next and then Welsh and occasionally Pakistani but seldom east Anglican or geordie

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Strange narration, unable to place accents which was distracting at times

Typical crime totally spattered with current issues , race, immigration, prejudice , trafficking and the police - didn’t expect much but wanted to read on and enjoyed it

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A cracking story, beautifully read.

I was delighted to find that Judi Daykin is an innovative storyteller and that the characters all came alive in the expert voice of Shiromi Arserio. A really good listen.

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