A very good experience

I have previously read the book and did wonder about listening to it so soon but I have enjoyed every bit of this excellent book again. The narrator is very good and has a nice voice to listen too, I have found myself getting engrossed in the story again.

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Really enjoyed the story and the characters

This was my first Dawn Brookes read and I got into it quickly. The story was well thought out, the pace kept you going and the twists were also good.

The only reason I gave the performance 3 stars is because I got really annoyed at the bad Italian accent the narrator used for Carlos, the main character. I don't know if this is because I listen at an increased speed to audio books or not. I suspect not as all the other characters he portrayed were fine!

I would recommend the book and others seem to not mind the issues I had with it!

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Great new series

The 1st in the PI Carlos Jacobi series and a great start. A really enjoyable mystery. Carlos and especially Lady (the dog) really were the stars, but there were a great set of characters throughout the story. The story moved along at a good pace and I didn’t guess the ending. Looking forward to the next in the series.

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Great whodunnit!

Brilliant whodunnit!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The characters are well developed and well rounded and the story moves at a great pace. It is one of those books where you sit in the car on your driveway for a few minutes extra, because you've just got to know what is going to happen next.

The narrator does a reasonable job except for a few place name pronunciation errors, but that won't bother 99% of the people who listen to the book so it didn't stop me giving it 5 stars overall.

The character of Carlos is fabulous and the fact that he has a very intelligent dog ex-Police called Lady is just perfect.I will definitely read more in this series when they are available. I'm hoping that his nemesis appears in the next one too as I found their sparring relationship very entertaining.

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A good cosy crime.

I enjoyed this cosy crime story, the narrator had an easy to listen to voice and the flow of the audiobook was great.
An interesting plot with some dark family secrets.

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enjoyed

I loved listening to the narration of Tim Bruce.

PI, Carlos goes to visit with his sister. He arrives to find out the neighbour is missing. And another body is found. This is a fast-paced plot with good characters. The twists in the story kept me listening and trying to guess the real killer. A good British thriller.

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Good Storyline

Never read or listened to Dawn Brookes before so I'm glad I took the plunge, this story is certainly believable, has lovely characters human well most and a wonderful dog called Lady an ex-police cadaver dog. Christmas has come round again for Carlos Jacobi and as his girlfriend is working over the Xmas period so Carlos decides to up and take Lady to his sister's new house in the Peak District. While taking Lady for a good long walk in the woods the dog finds a body and Carlos being a licenced P.I calls it in and on relaying the bad news to his sister she asks if it's the neighbour's husband that went missing. When the police arrive much to Carlos dismay it happens to be a DCI Masters an old enemy they literally have been in the wars together and he is not a nice person and will fit the evidence to match any scenario. Masters Sargeant just happens to be one of Carlos's old friends and her along with Carlos does not think too much to the DCI and decides she will go against Masters wishes and keep Carlos in the loop, and also Carlos has been retained by Meg the next-door neighbour to find the culprit who killed Harold, who again he, was not a nice person. it makes you wonder if it' is worth investigating as to who killed Harold as Carlos has problems with the villagers as not everybody is truthful so he has a job to try and fit the pieces together unlike Masters who fits the pieces he wants to fit to get a result. A very good listen well worth the time to listen and hope there will be more of Carlos Jacobi and of course Lady in the future.

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Love it

Dawn you have done it again. I really loved the new PI series and the fact that it’s linked to the cruise ship series which I am absolutely obsessed with. I love the character of Carlos Jacobi and can see why Rachel likes him. This was a gripping murder mystery and I loved it.

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Wow.....what a book!

I’m not a great reader or listener for that matter however I have not been able to stop this book! It has gripped my attention from the word go and while I love ‘Lady’ and her antics, the plot is brilliant. It kept me guessing til the end. The performer was excellent and I loved his many different accents, so talented. Highly recommend this to anyone, no hesitation in giving book, author and performer 5 stars!

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Enjoyable read

I loved most of the Rachel Prince series by this author, so I thought I would give this one a try. I enjoyed the read - it was slow, but steady, and I thought that the narrator was good. Would recommend

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