Under Violent Skies
DI Sara Hirst Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Shiromi Arserio
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By:
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Judi Daykin
About this listen
Set under the brooding skies of North Norfolk. Meet Sara Hirst as she searches for her lost father and finds that great beauty sometimes conceals great violence.
Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police's Serious Crimes Unit. She wants to know the truth about her father, who has connections to the area. Her mother won't tell her the real story.
A new job. A new place. Same old problems.
Sara's first call-out is to a decomposing body discovered in a ditch on a local farm. How does the murder relate to a recent spate of thefts? Who wanted the victim dead?
Then the case grows very personal....
Contains mature themes.
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- Dr. R. Taylor
- 04-05-24
An interesting story against the backdrop of people trafficking
The narration is often good, BUT accents bear everywhere. Norfolk farmers who lapse in turn into American or even Scottish accents being one example. A sloppy waste.
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- Caroline Hancock
- 28-03-24
A good listen
The story was somewhat predictable but nevertheless enjoyable it did make me gasp sometimes especially with the woman. Coming from Norfolk unfortunately the underlying racism is all too true. The reader hasn’t got some of the Norfolk dialect quite right ( some especially Agnes sounded more American) but at least it wasn’t the West Country accent which often happens.
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- Mark
- 23-10-24
Good story, poor narrator
Enjoyed the story happy to listen until the end despite the poor narration. Terrible accents, certainly don’t reflect the areas they were supposed to come from. Do the narrators have to audition?
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- audrey johnson
- 08-12-24
Loved the different plots running on parallel
Deals with identity, belonging, abandonment, exploitation and crime. Strong story from start to finish, but the performance at times was a little distracting (especially the Newcastle accent).
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- A. Cotter
- 24-02-24
Definitely worth a listen
I really liked this novel , good plot. narration was good but some of the accents sounded like the characters were from South Africa and New Zealand , maybe that's just me?
Going to buy the next novel now
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- Cymru am Byth
- 05-07-24
Good listen
I enjoyed this book very much. Bit sad that Sara didn't get to meet her dad before he died. Will get the next book, if there is one. I will look after writing this review
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- Mrs Nanette Warhurst
- 09-06-24
A really enjoyable listening experience.
I have enjoyed listening to this story. The author, characters and narrator were very good.
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- Cos
- 19-09-24
Easy to listen to…
Interesting story and easy to listen to. I like Norfolk mysteries so will probably try another book by this author.
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- Ms Clare J Howard
- 06-04-24
Brilliant Detective Fiction
it is a brilliant story - well written, well plotted and gripping. I'm going to be reading the whole series! Sadly let down by the performer who,though she has a lovely voice and engaging manner, can't sustain accents or voices, meaning that the characters get confused. Do persevere though - it would be sad to miss out on a great read because of that.
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- Ann Batten
- 16-06-24
Interesting intertwined content
I enjoyed the story of illegal immigration’s impact on the plot and the negativity of the team to the ethnicity of the main character
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