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The Chestnut Man
- Narrated by: Charlotte Melén
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, read by Charlotte Melén.
The debut novel from the creator and writer of The Killing
The police make a terrible discovery in a suburb of Copenhagen. A young woman has been killed and dumped at a playground. One of her hands has been cut off, and above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts.
Young detective Naia Thulin is assigned the case. Her partner is Mark Hess, a burned-out investigator who's just been kicked out of Europol's headquarters in The Hague. They soon discover a mysterious piece of evidence on the chestnut man - evidence connecting it to a girl who went missing a year earlier and is presumed dead, the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung. A man confessed to her murder, and the case is long since solved.
Soon afterwards, another woman is found murdered, along with another chestnut man. Thulin and Hess suspect that there's a connection between the Hartung case, the murdered women and a killer who is spreading fear throughout the country. But what is it?
Thulin and Hess are racing against the clock, because it's clear that the murderer is on a mission that is far from over...
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- Abc
- 12-10-19
Robotic narrator, such a pity
Great story, but where on earth did they find the narrator? This is the second dreadful narrator I've had in 3 months of audible, the last was The Wife Between Us, but even she wasn't as bad as this one! Read this book, don't listen to it. A bit of a waste of a credit. I'll stick with Richard Armitage, Emily Watson and Hugh Bonneville in future. They're always wonderful. Honestly audible, I'm considering contacting customer services over this one as it's incredibly difficult to listen to, the narrator is appalling.
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- Trotpot
- 26-01-19
Brilliant story - not so good narrator
The story kept me hooked - the narration was slightly too monotone for my taste - but stuck with it
Anyone who loved the killing or the bridge scandic drama will love this
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- Anonymous User
- 10-02-21
The chestnut man
The story had promise but I could not listen to it due to the poor narration , robotic and lacking emphasis on characters
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- Donna R.
- 08-07-21
Couldn't stop listening
Vert good narration, just right for the story which was full of twists and turns I hadn't seen coming, definately recommend
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- pippi
- 24-09-21
Emotionless Narrator.
Good story that sounds like its been read by a robot. Not easy to listen to.
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- Liz Young
- 02-10-19
Terrible narrator! Sure novel is worthwhile
Now to be very clear-this is NOT a critique on the novel itself but as an avid audiobook listener on my commutes etc, this is how I love to find new and exciting works. I’m actually sure this is one (a new and exciting novel) when I concentrate hard-BUT the utter lack of life this narrator affords this narrative is criminal itself! I thought Siri was reading it to me. So sorry to review like this as it is really no reflection on the work itself but such an audiobook fail is doing his new author no favours at all. I have marked this as something I’d like to read when I get the time, but I’m afraid the narrator has let this author down badly. I’d love to listen again when you have a more animated and engaged narrator. Disappointed yet also hopeful. L
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-19
Good but long winded
At it's heart there is a good story but I didn't love the writing style. The narration was good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-11-19
loved this book.
loved it. The narration was excellent and the story was fantastic with loads of twists
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- Francois
- 05-03-22
Brilliant
Totally gripping and really well narrated.
One of the best books I have listened to.
Chestnut man, Chestnut man, don’t stop now chestnut man
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- Em&Me
- 04-11-19
A thriller alright.
Very well written story, clever engrossing and interesting.
I’ve listened to plenty of Audible books now, it’s rare to find a thriller that really is thrilling and not immediately predictable. This was one of the few, I couldn’t stop finding excuses and jobs to do so that I could listen to more.
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