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When the Music's Over
- The 23rd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 16 hrs
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Summary
When the body of a young girl is found in a remote countryside lane, evidence suggests she was drugged, abused and thrown from a moving van - before being beaten to death. While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances in which a 14-year-old could possibly fall victim to such a crime, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks must do the same - but the crime Banks is investigating is the coldest of cases.
Fifty years ago Linda Palmer was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet no investigation ever took place. Now Caxton stands accused at the centre of a historical abuse investigation, and it's Banks' first task as superintendent to find out the truth. As more women step forward with accounts of Caxton's manipulation, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence.
With his investigation uncovering things from the past that would rather stay hidden, he will be led down a path even darker than the one he set out to investigate....
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- Ellen Rennie
- 17-09-17
Relevant well observed storyline
I found the narration really annoying at times. Lots of heavy breathing and what I can only describe as slurpy sounds. Also a man narrating as a middle aged woman made her sound like a bit like a haughty dame. Her female warmth was lost. Also, please research properly how to pronounce Sinead and Nuttall. I nearly stopped several times because of this.
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- PABrown
- 14-04-17
Detective Banks back at his best.
Loved it. A hard hitting storyline with bold and gritty characters. Can't wait for the next.
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- Sue
- 22-08-16
Excellent
I'd forgotten what a good author Peter Robinson is. Good story, good characterisation and also a good narrator.
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- Joseph
- 16-08-16
Excellent
Would you consider the audio edition of When the Music's Over to be better than the print version?
No idea haven't read it!
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the fact that there were two stories years apart running together
What about Simon Slater’s performance did you like?
As always Slater is a great performer
Any additional comments?
A return to Peter Robinson's best
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- Avril
- 10-08-16
Enjoyable new Banks book
This story addresses many of the major social problems of our day in two major themes. Both of these stories are well researched, but I found some of the narrative slow as a result. However, Peter Robinson brings his main protagonists , Banks and Cabot back to the reader in unaltered character, and the words are beautifully read by Simon Slater.
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- Anita
- 23-07-16
I enjoyed it but...
The narrators voice was very annoying and distracting, but I enjoyed the story over all
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- David Kettle
- 04-08-16
The narrator completely spoiled the enjoyment of t
Where does When the Music's Over rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Good story
What did you like best about this story?
Two stories in one
Which character – as performed by Simon Slater – was your favourite?
Banks
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
As above the narrator was so distracting to the story
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- S
- 29-07-16
excellent
really good detective story juxatoposing historical and modern issues of sexual abuse of women
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- stewart
- 14-07-21
Narration fantastic
This is an excellent story extremely well narrated. I look forward to listening to further performances by Simon Slater who really brings the book alive.
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- Coffeeholic
- 30-07-16
Not a bad story - ruined by the reader
This was my first Peter Robinson read. I will definitely be back for more. However, the first couple of hours were marred by the wheezing of the reader. And the use of accents was "interesting ".
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