a good idea for a murder plot

I am struggling to finish this because of DI Garibaldi. I keep thinking the author is Peter Robinson and Garibaldi is Banks. The reason? The continous references to literature and poetry ( to prove he's not just a plod) , to his tastes in music and his penchant ( and success) with much younger attractive women. The man is unlikeable. But I want to know how this mystery ends , so I'll stick with it

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Great introduction to Garibaldi

Enjoyed the plot and characters. Narrator did a great job. Definitely read more of the series in the future

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Old fashioned police procedural

A nice old fashioned detective tale, the focus on each character’s internal narrative reminded me a little of Agatha Christie, the plotting also a nod to Agatha Christie, only quibble was it was not difficult to follow the clues to the culprit, beautifully read though, a very enjoyable listen

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Entertaining and pacy detective story with a wry intelligent protagonist

Bernard O’Keefe crafts an intriguing whodunnit and introduces a working-class, self-taught detective who runs rings around the Oxford set he’s investigating, and the story has some truly unexpected twists. This is a must for crime fans. Can’t wait to read the next book - there’s a series - at least two more it looks like. Brill.

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the di

liked the di but the story was a bit weak no real clues for the di to guess the culprit

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Saved by Excellent Narration

If this book had been read by a less capable narrator I doubt I would have continued to the end. Oliver Hembrough does an excellent job, in my opinion, in bringing the characters to life.

The Detective is called Garibaldi and, lest you forget, this is repeated hundreds if not thousands of times. So much so, that my husband (who came within earshot) said "Jeez, enough with the Garibaldi!" The writing is very much along the lines of:

Garibaldi walked into the room and turned on the light, "That's bright" Garibaldi thought. Garibaldi walked to the window and closed the curtains "that's better" Garibaldi said to himself.

In so many instances it could have said "the detective said" or "the DI said" or simply "he said" and the repetition of his name eventually grated on me. Other than that (which was almost enough to make me want to stop listening) I found the book entertaining.

I listen to audiobooks all day. every day, while I work so I get through a lot! Crime fiction is my go-to genre. There are some truly excellent books available and, comparing this one to my previous listens/reads - I would probably give it 6/10 as the storyline is quite weak. However, the narration really improves this book so hence the 4 stars.

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fab for making you sleep , really a snorefest, no interesting characters, why on earth do I need a 15 word minimum. just encouraging waffling 😴

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Plodding, excruciating dialogue, unbelievable characters

The first chapter was quite well-written. The rest was awful. If I hadn't been listening on a long car journey I would have abandoned it, but having listened to half of it, I decided to finish. Bad mistake.

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