Cliffhanger De Luxe

It always upsets me when a story ends suddenly and this one did! I felt that it was just beginning to really hot up too. Oh well, maybe its just me...
The funny thing is that the book is nicely written, the story is interesting, but what happened to the rest of it? Guess I'll just have to listen to the next one to find out.
I'm loving that Winter is back at work and that he is going to be a father again. Nice personal touch there. And I'm wondering what mischief his daughter and her new beau are going to get up to.
As usual, Melanie Fraser has done a splendid job with her narration of it and I still would love to hear the outcome of Winter's new wartime adventure.
I received a free audiobook from the narrator and this is my unbiased review.

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An excellent series

This fourth instalment of the Guy Winter series is certainly full of mystery and suspense. Murder and mayhem abound which makes for thrilling reading. The cliffhanger ending came quite abruptly but the high drama ensures that I will be reading the concluding episode, Winter's Spy, as soon as possible.

There is quite a bit of historical information at the beginning of the book regarding the origins of New Scotland Yard which I found very interesting. The detail surrounding the blitz was also well done and I liked how the author brought the social impact of the bombings into the story line. We get a real sense of the hardships faced by people who lost their homes and the community spirit that developed as people banded together to help one another out.

Again, Melanie Fraser gives a flawless performance. There is such quality and clarity to her voice I really feel like I have stepped back in time as I listen to this series.



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Self published trash

Names and dialogue that would be embarrassing in a Billy Bunter book. One minute Jane Austen the next torrid explicit bodice ripper. A chapter given over to the history of Scotland Yard which sounded as if it had been copied and pasted from another publication. Then it went downhill. The author is churning out this and several other series of books at a great rate of knots and it shows. Absolute rubbish.

I've complained to Audible regarding self published books before. I think they should make it clear that this is the case or put them in a separate section.

Unlike the other reviewers I paid for my copy, but I will be returning for a refund.

Caveat emptor.

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