Excellent

I have not met this author before but was hooked from the start. As someone who also chose to live in a different country, Poland, I recognise the authenticity of the description of the experience. The Reader was excellent and had none of the ugly mispronounced words some of the readers, particularly some of the American ones, interject . I can really recommend this book.

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unusual crime story.

This was a slow burner for me. After 10 hrs of listening, there was no real crime committed in the story which was a disappointment and there was more of a history lesson in art and Venice and some of it was relevant. other times the author went on too long regarding places, the past and even the food !! I couldn't fault Richard Armitage's performance, he did an excellent job as always. Story could have finished a few chapters earlier. but i still enjoyed the book .

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Superb performance

Richard Armitage‘s narration is superb as always. The only room for improvement are various mispronounced Italian words, maybe someone could supervise this next time. The story is a matter of taste, I found it a little boring and the author’s love for Venice shining through a bit too often.

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Different and evocative listen

Different and unexpected but could have done with a good edit. Venice, history, fog and a bullying media historian’s death. Great characterisation if convoluted. Brilliantly narration

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Very enjoyable !

I worked out the final twist pretty early on but the journey was still tremendously enjoyable especially with fantastic narration from Richard Armitage. As I had assumed this was in the tradition of ‘cosy crime’ one should expect over the top characterisation - the Venetian setting is a great bonus. Looking forward to the next!

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Unique

A different kind of book from Hewson, written with gentle pace and intrigue (dotted with some fabulous foodie moments!) David please can we have a second Clover novel.

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I Never Write A Review... but...

This book and performance are peerless.

David Hewson's books are always fantastic, but Richard Armitage's performance takes this book to a whole new level. Best I have heard on Audible... and that's after listening to nearly 400 books over the years. Bravissimo!!

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Fantastic on many levels

Very much enjoyed this. Great characters, plot, and lots of interesting facts about Venice and Italian history. Armitage also does a brilliant narration. Only thing that struck me as odd is he occasionally says chapter numbers as if with disdain. What did a 9 or 12 ever do to him?

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Excellent!

An excellent well researched read. The main characters I hope will continue to be part of a series, they are so well formed and believable. The story was a real page turner as the plot developed. I know Venice well and enjoyed looking up locations used. The narrator Richard Armitage was a very good choice fitting in with the character of Arnold Clover. I would highly recommend!

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Another great story by David Hewson

I love the way David Hewson writes. He really puts you in Venice. Also the narration of Richard Armitage is always fantastic. Cannot wait for the next story of Arnold.

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