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  • Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

  • A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 15 (Unabridged)
  • By: Ruth Rendell
  • Narrated by: Robin Bailey
  • Length: 12 hrs
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (668 ratings)

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Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Robin Bailey
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Summary

The massacre at Tancred House seems at first to be the work of a burglar, panicked into killing. But Chief Inspector Wexford believes there are links with the murder of a Kingsmarkham detective some ten months earlier.
©2009 Ruth Rendell (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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Not my favourite

I didn't find this as gripping as most Wexford stories - the interplay of the characters wasn’t as prominent.

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Ladt few minures spoiled by poor quality sound

Narrator very engaging plot interesting and novel. Only downside was kadt few minutes and itvseems chopped off at the very end

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A tiny bit dated but very good

very well written by a master storyteller and really well read. Calling it dated is a little unfair its just pre mobile phone and Internet so it seems like from a long time ago. Give it a listen you won't regret it.

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I do love a Ruth Rendell but…

“Possible spoiler alert”. I enjoyed this one as much as any of her others, but I find it baffling that there never seems to be a sense of urgency in them. Eg, an emergency call from someone worried they’ll bleed to death if the ambulance doesn’t hurry leads us to a convoy of which the ambulance is third in line trundling up a long drive with detailed description of wooded area, eventually house and courtyard, before a lot of faffing about choosing a means of entry, then dallying in a room with two dead bodies. I can’t imagine how long all this must have taken, but the poor woman must have bled to death long ago by the time this lot got to her.

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excellent listen

I love the Ruth Rendell books , the story's are allays good and narrated really well .It would be good if they were replayed on tv , but updated for todays audience

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A brilliant plot, will keep you guessing.

Totally absorbing. A fantastic plot. Expertly read by Robin, whose voice is perfect for the story.

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Great Read

Great read once you get into it
you can just see Wexford and co

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Decent addition to canon.

Was not sure about this one when started. Perseverance took over. As story developed U had thoughts about one of the culptrits but that was about all.

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Great story

A great and twisty Rendell, narrator is fine although more monotone than others in the series. There’s a cough halfway through which should have been edited out, otherwise no issues with the audio quality.

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Good narrator

Story is a good yarn. Not enough clues to get the ending so a Agatha let’s introduce somebody only mentioned in passing ending

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