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A Dark Matter
- Narrated by: Sarah Barron
- Length: 10 hrs
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Summary
Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and private investigators....
When patriarch Jim dies, it's left to his wife Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah to take charge of both businesses, kicking off an unexpected series of events. Dorothy discovers mysterious payments to another woman, suggesting that Jim wasn't the husband she thought he was.
Hannah's best friend Mel has vanished from university, and the simple adultery case that Jenny takes on leads to something far darker than any of them could have imagined. As the women struggle to come to terms with their grief, and the demands of the business threaten to overwhelm them, secrets from the past emerge, which change everything....
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- Guy
- 17-12-23
Great story, full of compassion.
it was tense and tender, with a murder at its heart it was still a tale of love, loss and relationships.. A great novel.
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- ms
- 27-09-23
Different
A bit different from the normal run of the mill crime thrillers. I enjoyed it.
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- Mrs Q.
- 19-01-21
Too graphic on the work of funeral directors
had I of realised that description of the work of funeral directors ran through the whole story, I would have returned it after the first couple of chapters
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- Rae Radford
- 22-11-23
Boring. Like pushing treacle uphill.
I feel like I’ve just read a load of tosh. An unbelievable story with a few mind boggling moments. Johnstone has gone for the shock factor, and in my eyes it doesn’t work.
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- S A Webb
- 15-01-24
Darkly refreshing
i liked the unusualness of the two businesses. i disliked some of the tmi of the anatomy descriptions of the corpses. overall it was very well strung together. Never resd anything like it. I was fascinated.
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- Avid crime fiction reader
- 18-09-20
A great book and audiobook
I lived reading the book a while ago and the audiobook was equally enjoyable. A great book to listen to while out walking , linking in with memories of the Edinburgh places mentioned. Looking forward to reading the next book.
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- Melanie Preston Lewis
- 05-11-20
Great listen
It was a treat to have a book with all female heroes, especially because they were 3 generations of one family. I thought that was an extra special touch and made the book unique in the Scottish Noir genre. The story moves along at a brisk pace and there's intrigue and secrets aplenty to keep the listener engaged. The women are all likeable characters with realistic human frailties. I understand this is possible book 1 in a new series and so I shall definitely keep my eye out for any book written by Doug Johnstone and narrated by Sarah Barron as it was a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging listen
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- Jane Shepherd
- 20-09-22
Mixed feelings
I certainly liked the strong female characters and the storyline. The unusual setting of the funeral parlour with the detective agency is, as far as I’m aware, the first of its kind in a novel. My only reservation is constant dwelling on the dead in their mortuary and the descriptions of the work undertaken there. Yes I used that word deliberately.
Whilst listening to this novel I kept wondering if I really wanted to continue with it but I’m honest enough to realise that that may well be because September is a difficult month for me personally and that I might have had a different reaction to this novel another time of the year. I enjoyed Sarah Barron’s narration, she has a very pleasant voice and did a good job on this audiobook.
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- Mr K R Alderton
- 13-07-20
Interesting story
A fascinating dark tale with a complex plot. Beautifully read. I hope he writes more with the central characters, highly recommended
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- Lisa
- 12-07-20
slow starter
nearly gave up on this as very slow to get going. ok towards the end with a good twist
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