Another enjoyable story

You can really lose yourself in the story. Fantastic story telling and a great series wondering where Clement will turn up next.

The vision I have in my head of him is played by Rhys Ifans (the bloke from Notting Hill lol

I look forward to book 3 👍

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Don't be discouraged by negative narration reviews

I am a huge Keith A. Pearson fan and have read/listened to all his other books. However, I avoided this one (as I suspect a few others have done) as a result of the several very negative comments on the narration. However, eventually I had to continue the Clement series, so I invested one of my credits on this book.

At first, the prejudice that had inevitably been created in my mind reacted to the narrator's style and I did find it a bit distraction. However this only lasted until half way through Chapter 2, when I stopped thinking about it and just enjoyed the book. By the end, I really couldn't remember what had annoyed me about the narrator. He was fine. So, please don't be put off even if you listen to the 'free sample' and are tempted to decide against the book as a result.

As for the book itself, there was plenty to enjoy. KAP's characters are well sculpted and you really care about them as the book progresses. It's a decent book.

In my view, however, it isn't his best. I know you have to adopt a willing suspension of disbelief when reading a book, but there are quite a few things here which simply wouldn't happen (and I am not talking about Clement's appearance). Without giving too much away, someone in the position of the main protagonist would have known that contacting the police immediately would have avoided all the subsequent problems that arose. There are other examples of silly - irrational and illogical - decisions being taken, but I cannot go into details without revealing too much of the story.

Never mind. It's still a great read and as with all KAP's books, I felt the familiar feeling of disappointment when this one finished.

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DJ?

The narrator as others have said let’s this Clement book down.
Imagine a 1980s DJ narrating a book and you would get an idea of what it’s like.
The story is good though so if you can cope with the irritating voice it’s worth a listen.

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Good story, Love the series

A previous review remarked on the narration as Clarksonesque and I recognised this straight away and returned the book. However, after listeneing to Clawthorn and Headcase. I decided to repurchase and press on.

The narration stopped being annoying after the first chapter and I started to appreciate the richness and variation of the voice.

The story itself is very good and is as exciting to hear as the others in the series.

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Excellent story, and the narrator was spot on

Really enjoyed this second book in the series. The protagonist came across as a likeable character - even for an MP ;-) and I found the narrator to be a perfect fit for the character. The change in narrator between book 1 and 2 was a little jarring for the first couple of paragraphs, but once you settle in to the character, it fits so well.

Looking forward to book 3 and where our big man may end up next...

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Great 2nd book!

I loved this book just as much as the first, maybe even more! I was disappointed at first to realise it was a different narrator to the 1st book and then the reviews nearly put me off. So glad I gave it a go. The narrator is good and fits the character of the book really well.

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Very Enjoyable

I’ve read the other reviews and I think I will contradicting most of them. I thought the narrater was an excellent choice for this book. He injected the right tone pretty much throughout. The book doesn’t call for a somber tone - it’s a light hearted, and slightly silly at times, good fun adventure type thing and mostly against the clock. There’s little taxing about it, but the story is fun. Admittedly I found I had correctly guessed most of the twists and turns way before they were revealed (no spoilers) but that didn’t wreck the ride and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

In my opinion this was far better than the first in the series and the narrater was far better suited to present it to us, disregarding his awful cockney accent. I’ve already got the next two in the series in my library and am launching straight into book 3 in 10 minutes. I read and listen to all sorts of books, both fiction and nonfiction. I have plenty of room in my life for an easygoing and often humorous adventure of this type. As is often the case with a light hearted book such as this, don’t question some of the silly decisions made by the characters……. It’s not real!!

I’m waffling. This book was great fun and the narrater great. Ignore the negative reviews, just relax and enjoy it.

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They just get better

This story was brilliant loved every moment, the narrator loved him on to number 3 now.

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Dreadful Narration

The worst narration ever,but the story is good, so bear with it! Next please!

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Quirky

A bit slow to get going but enjoyable. Poor Clement - he does his best!

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