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The Body in the Dales
- A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
An unpopular victim. An impossible crime. A murderer on the loose.
Revised edition: Previously published as The Body in Jingling Pot, this edition of The Body in the Dales includes editorial revisions.
A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London.
The deceased is Dave Atkins, well known throughout the village but not well liked. While there is no shortage of suspects, the details of the crime leave Oldroyd and Carter stumped. How did Atkins’s body end up in such a remote section of the cave? When someone with vital information turns up dead, it becomes clear that whoever is behind the murders will stop at nothing to conceal their tracks.
Oldroyd and his team try to uncover the truth, but every answer unearths a new set of questions. And as secrets and lies are exposed within the close-knit community, the mystery becomes deeper, darker and more complex than the caves below.
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- Rachelcll
- 12-03-23
we do not speak like that in Yorkshire.
I expect the story is more than likely to be of the enjoyable standard I have previously seen in other books by Ellis. Sadly, as a resident of the Dales, I can not get past the irritatingly poor attempt at a Yorkshire accent and the mispronounciation of keighley tipped me over the edge. The narrator would do well to do their homework before narrating in future .
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- Stephanie
- 26-06-19
Narrator let it down :-(
For a book so steeped in Yorkshire, the narrator HAS to come from there! What about Ralph Ineson??? He is a Yorkshire man who is a very skilled story teller.
Shame because the story is great with extensive research done on pot holing :-)
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- Chris N
- 22-06-20
story not bad however I haven't finished the book
the narrator was terrible the so called Yorkshire accent was so bad , I am born and bred in Yorkshire and i can assure you nobody sounds like that, it's a shame the story wasn't bad ,
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- Mrs. H. J. Washington
- 17-08-23
Terrible Narration
a reasonable story completly spoilt by a person who had clearly never been north of Watford Gap. Could NOT do accents or even pronouce town names correctly. Laughable. Would have bought the whole series of 8 if they had a narrator who could do a Yorkshire accent- a pre requisite for a series set in Yorkshire.
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- K J W
- 02-10-23
Ok bad narrator
I won’t be buying any more books with this narrator think he ruined the story
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- Paul Loseby
- 10-09-18
An enjoyable listen with a plausible story
Being an ex Bobby, I am always interested in police mysteries and found this relaxed but enjoyable with an interesting story. I have never known a Yorkshire man with such a strong accent as in this story and would have liked a kinder voice for the female Detective Sgt in the case but overall, it came across well. I would certainly be happy to listen to another book but his author and narrator. I would have given it a 5 star across the board but for the 'female' voice. I will accept that there must be one or two Yorkshire men with such a strong accent - must be all that strong tea!
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- glengem
- 26-09-19
good story
liked it, good insight to the Yorkshire dales countryside and caverns would really recommend it
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-10-18
Easy listening
loved the story & the characters read well .
enjoyed listening while walking my dog.
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- Andrew Davies
- 01-07-19
Avoid
The story is unnecessarily complicated and the narration is the worst I've heard. Not recommended.
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- Barbara
- 31-07-21
Good tale
I enjoyed the story partly because I knew the area. The continues mispronunciation of Keighley as 'Keeley' jarred badly though
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