Loved it!

I liked the narration, I found it inoffensive and I was able to concentrate on the story The story is a cracker. Fast paced, funny, engrossing. Loved the characters. Highly recommend.

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Disappointing

Have loved all Denise Mina's books but this was disappointing and I found myself drifting off and loosing the story! Too convoluted and the narration a bit flat.

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3 people found this helpful

Main narrator is awful

I really wanted to like this book my daughter & I listened to the first one read by another narrator & really enjoyed it. Aside from the odd not read by the male narrator the reading is flat, there is little attempt at different voices for the different characters & everyone blurs into one. Not sure about the story as I found it so difficult to listen to my mind wandered off all the time.

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Rollicking Rollercoster Ride of Mystery!

Loved Conviction and so thrilled to find this sequel.
Must go back and read Conviction again.
This fab book grabbed me from the very start and hurtled me into an excellent mystery with so many twits and turns plus all the delights of a crumbling French chateau plus a whistle stop trip to Rome.
Private jets, youtubing, urban exploring, invaluable relics and icons.
What an adventure, so beautifully written and skilfully plotted
Oh I loved it.
More please Ms Mina
Recommend 100%

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6 people found this helpful

not a patch on the first one

I was really looking forward to this but it's so bad, I abandoned it with 2 hours to go. The narration is terrible - she does some voices but not all, and she sounds too young for the main character. She's also really dull - one of those narrators who approach the role like someone reading a bedtime story they're not really interested in, rather than one who acts out the different characters. The story starts off really well, with an intriguing premise, but following the introduction of two key characters, becomes both confusing and boring. The central characters of the first book just get lost, especially Finn, who might as well not be there at all. Denise Mina is the most inconsistent novelist I follow - capable of truly great fiction and truly terrible books. This is one of her worst.

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4 people found this helpful

Boring

This book was extremely boring. I would have returned it if it had been possible. As it is, I have listened to it and already have difficulties to remember what it is about. My attention frequently strayed - a sure sign that a book lacks interest. The narrator seemed bored too. She read in a monotonous voice and seemed to be keen to get it all over with. I have so much liked other books by Denise Mina so this one was a real disappointment.

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