slow burner

struggled at first not helped by listening during the night! captivated towards the unexpected end.

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Decent yarn, shame about Doyle…

Decent enough plot which might have been a bit more intriguing a few years back. Shame the main character is so unlikeable, sleazy misogyny feels very 1990s. One and done on this series for me.

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Great book

kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through
really well written and read

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Great

A well put together, keep you guessing story, as. All these author's books are. The different characters are well-defined and easily identifiable. I just wonder how many more stories can be written targeting this one cop. The narration is superb and the voices great.

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Good but...us

A reasonable plot but far-fetched. A bit like swimming through treacle at times, had to skip to the end by chapter 23. Not as good as previous books. If there is another it needs to be fresher with a little less naval gazing! Performance was excellent.

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Good.listening

I have in fact read this book some time ago but listening to the excellent narration brought it alive. Thank you.

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thrilling

An exciting read, with lots of twists and turns. I shall look out for more books by this author.
The reader is excellent.

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The Helper

Another brilliant book by David Jackson brilliantly narrated a compelling story well written and hard to switch off

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A grower

Took me a while to get into it but was a great ending and I didn’t see it coming

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Average but engaging thriller

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes I enjoyed it as an easy listen (a break from Wolf Hall which I am having problems getting through). It was also an ideal audio book as it was easy to pick up / put down.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

One of the voices was really silly and fake, but it turns out there is a reason this character has such a silly voice, however it is still irritating to listen to.

Any additional comments?

I would rate this 3.5 stars. It's a decent thriller which progresses at a good pace, and I did enjoy it, however I felt the storyline had been done before. A rogue cop gets contacted directly by a man with clues to crimes which the cop has to solve to prevent more deaths. Instead of telling colleagues what's happening he sets off to solve the crimes himself. The plot is a bit silly in that respect, but the descriptions of the crimes are detailed and, as the reader gets to know people before they become victims, we care about what happens to them. However several of the plot twists were predictable (although the revelations at the conclusion were a surprise). I like the sense of satisfaction that comes with guessing correctly what will happen next, but it was frustrating waiting for the main character to catch on. I don't want to give away the ending but it all seemed a bit random and lots of 'telling' with long sections of dialogue. Overall a good read that doesn't require much concentration.

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