First class debut novel

Ian Skewis joins the ranks of Tartan noir giants with a truly marvelous plot. perfect

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A Murder of Crows

enjoyable book with many twists kept my brain working all the way through till the end.

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I didn’t finish it 😕

I really wanted to listen to it but the narrator wasn’t great and the back ground noises really put me off.

I have eyesight problems so my hearing is pretty good ... maybe others don’t hear pages turning or random echo sounds but I couldn’t un-hear them. Such a shame really as I really wanted to keep listening 😕

The actual story itself was good... I just had to give up listening eventually.

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Intriguing story

Not quite my usual style of drama but enjoyed the book. Found narration of this novel by author was excellent and the best I had listened to in a while. Absence of bad language a welcome as sometimes find the use unnecessary adding nothing to the story. As I listened at night found the voice soothing and sent me to sleep so had to keep rewinding. Plot at end very interesting and will watch out for Jack returning.

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Enjoyed very much

I'm probably quite hard to please for the perfect audio book and this was pretty much there for me!
I like an engaging detective or thriller plot, interesting characters, preferably a bit of nature of landscape referenced, and a few unexpected twists. Because I like to listen at bedtime I also need a lovely soothing voice and no silly music! Tick!
Sometimes you take a gamble on an unfamiliar author and it pays off. Hope to see and hear more from Ian Skewis on Audible.

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What a great shot of tartan noir

I have two reviews coming in rapid succession, as I'm A Bit behind, so into the first.

First off, I loved the lead character, DCI Jack Russell (the doggy detective), but a vet detective he is not, he solves real world crimes by real world criminals and this case is no different.

After my last excursion into deepest darkest Wales which was brilliant, but you cannot beat a Bit of home grown tartan noir and that's exactly what we have here, the kind of grit only Scotland can give.

I cannot find one had thing to say about this book, except maybe that it ended, but that a side , the styling of writing i found beautiful and poetic, the descriptions of the various people and places that we met and went to were all so vivid,I wanted to step through the audible app and into the scene before me.

I touched on the lead character at the very start of this review but the cast of other personalities and egos which all gel together to weave a tangled web which sometimes leave more questions than answers, and rest of Jack's team are a cast that show they have been through alot and one through alot together.

The narrator for this fine tale is none other than the exquisite author himself ,Mr Ian Skewis, this I highly approve of, Ian has a wonderful voice for narration, and sincerely hope we hear more from him in the near future.
all in all a fine Scottish crime thriller with more twists and turns than a bendy haggis, if you like your tartan noir as much as I do the wrap your ears round this beauty.

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Slow and unbelievable

This was most disappointing, I am a keen listener to crime stories and this was one of the worst. A police force with no sergeants or inspectors, a Detective Constable being called sir by another constable. This was surpassed by the said Insubordinate DC being promoted 3 ranks, quite incredulous!
I will not be following the adventures of “Jack” again. RogerC

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Slow plot, unsympathetic characters

I tried this several times and struggled to finish it. The setting of the scene took far too long and it was relentlessly dull and miserable delivered in a monotonous tone by the performer. it might have come to life better with a better performer but it needs sharp editing to hook the listener

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Just too meandering.

I struggled to get to the end of this. It just went on and on . I kept thinking, it'll come together soon, and it sort of did but it wasn't fast moving or inspiring enough. Perhaps it's me, perhaps I don't get it. No, not for me, I wouldn't rush to listen to another book by this author. The narration style I found very monotonous. There was no real difference between the characters, which, in itself made it really hard to follow. Sorry, I wanted to like it but I just didn't.

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