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The Red Dahlia

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Summary

Detective Anna Travis is investigating the brutal murder of a young woman whose body was discovered in the Thames, brutalised and severed in half, a red flower in her hair.

With the case bearing an eerie resemblance to the famous unsolved murder case of Elizabeth Short—known as the Black Dahlia—media interest intensifies, and fears of a copycat take hold. But with almost no clues, the case is slowly going cold. That is until the killer reaches out to the press....

Determined to solve the case, Anna must keep her wits about her before the sadistic killer takes his next victim.

©2022 Lynda La Plante (P)2022 Bonnier Books UK

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Good, but

I have nothing but praise for this book, other than Langtons anger issues.
Hearing them is quite triggering and distressing.

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Excellent read

Well written , well read kept you guessing all the way through . Loved all the characters . Good crime thriller well worth a read

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Good novel to "binge" listen.

The descriptive writing and the reader's ability to help you create the characters in your imagination.

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Great read

Excellent story as always , very well read. Can wait to get the next one downloaded,

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I too found the narrator's sound very harsh.

The story, far stretched as it was, kept me listening but the narrators voice for Langton was overly harsh and shouting. The character written for him was far too impatient, especially when others, most notably Ann Travis were trying to pass him relevant information. At those times, which were far too frequent, his character was unbearable. I do not think that the stress of trying to solve such a horrific case was enough to explain this characteristic. Will not go out of my way to listen to another book like this and certainly not by this narrator.

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Another good La Plante …

… although I do get annoyed at the continual use of surnames and the fact that the detective branch is portrayed as senior. In real life that is very much not the case and patrol officers do not chauffeur the detectives around. If that had even been suggested in the force, the DCs or whoever asking would have been laughed all the way to the garage and told to get a set of wheels for themselves!

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Pure brilliance at its best

I don’t know what to say .. talk about the rollercoaster and the ‘ happy end ‘ and then to hear part of the next book .,
Jeez got to download that now 😊

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The reader

I enjoyed the book very much and would recommend it to others who like Lynda La Plant

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Fantastic and exciting

I really loved this exciting story it was fast and I couldn't stop listening. Looking forward to reading another of Lynda La Plante.

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Superb narrator

Great story with revolting villain but brought to vivid life by the narrator, whose command of accents and voices was superb so the reader could visualise different characters with ease.

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