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What Abigail Did That Summer

By: Ben Aaronovitch
Narrated by: Shvorne Marks
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The new Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times number one best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch.

Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker.

It is the summer of 2013, and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery. Teenagers around Hampstead Heath have been going missing but before the police can get fully engaged, the teens return home - unharmed but vague about where they've been.

Aided only by her new friend Simon, her knowledge that magic is real, and a posse of talking foxes that think they're spies, Abigail must venture into the wilds of Hampstead to discover who is luring the teenagers and more importantly - why?

©2021 Ben Aaronovitch (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Cosy Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective England Magic Paranormal
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At last Abigail (and the foxes) get a starring turn. some real humour as well as one or two creepy moments. Hopefully we will hear more of Abigail and her companions in the not too distant future.
Mind you this is such a rich world that has been created I look forward to more from this world.
I didn't think the narration was up to the same level as the Rivers books or indeed the level of October Man.

Abigail's Adventures amaze

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Not a great narrator. And the start of every chapter is missing! Story not one of BA’s best...

The start of EVERY chapter is missing!!

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Not sure why these are appearing rather than continuing the main series. Well written but just *so* annoying the occasional small asides to explain terminology to American listeners! Please remove!

Why the distraction?

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Bought this hoping for another genius narration from Kobna. No such luck, he just interjects every now and then with explanations about the street language Abigail uses, no doubt for the American audience. It was nice to hear him. His genius is sadly lacking as the intonation by this younger narrator is very offputting. She will break in the middle of a phrase, for instance ‘mother, breath, then puts an odd emphasis on AND , then runs the word father directly into the next word. I wish somebody at Orion would doublecheck these narrators before inflicting them on the very particular audible audience. Not quite bad enough to return it, she has a nice turn of phrase every so often. But her narration follows a distractingly repetitive pattern/tune; dialogue is often unconvincing with accents similar but just at higher pitch or lower pitch, more posh or less posh. I really hope they don’t use her again or I won’t buy it. (Not quite as bad as the narrator on Priory of the orange tree , Who is the absolute worst). But please be warned. She is okay, just. The story is fascinating, as ever. Well done Ben.

Where is Kobna

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What a lovely change of characters, and yet another
Brilliant tale with excellent narration can't help but
Love rivers of London series



What a summer

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