The best of the series so far.

I like the way the author uses a prologue to introduce story characters. The story builds interest with complex interplay of the characters of the series alongside the story characters.
The series characters continue to develop in the background, with links to the other books in the series, (though these are explained so the story stands up on it's own merit) this gives depth to the books.
The story line is interesting and builds suspense to a gripping climax.
Storytelling at it's best and very difficult to put down.
Can't wait for the next one...

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Couldn’t put it down!

This story, whose plot was based on a question that had long intrigued me, was so expertly read that I could picture every character and every situation. I was so enthralled that I listened long into the night. Superb!

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Winter with only a little discontent

Firstly, I should say that I enjoyed this book and recommend it and its predecessors to all aficionados of the cerebral crime novel genre. The story as we have come to expect is very well crafted. The attention to detail and the careful dialogue makes it all the more believable. However, the depth of characterization was not quite on par with some of the earlier books and at times I felt Fenwick should be wearing his underwear on the outside of his trousers as he went above and beyond. The narration similarly disappointed at times with unbelievable attempts at the voices of women and children and too often became flat when I felt it could have helped to build and maintain the suspense and excitement Indeed in the last third of the book I did find myself tempted once or twice to skim over some of the sub story as I felt it was a little pedestrian and too much of the background narrative was holding the pace back. The conclusion was excellent from Isabelle's perspective however not so from Fenwick's. I thought an opportunity was missed to take the Fenwick - Nightingale interplay to a higher level and the feeling sorry for himself thing added nothing but frustration to the end of another good read.

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Disappointing

Disappointed as I have enjoyed the other books in this series a lot more. The relationship between Fenwick and Nightingale seems to be added on as an afterthought, whereas in the previous books in the series it's been a welcoming distraction from the gory details! And their characters seem to have suffered quite a shift in how they behave and think since the previous book.
Not much characterization of the other characters either, even good old Bob gets dropped from the storyline, and the victims' characters came across as shallow and unformed.
The narrator's portrayal of women's and children's voices verged on the ridiculous, which I hadn't noticed in his narration of other Elizabeth Corley books. I can't believe anyone speaks with such a high pitched voice or / and a posh accent.
As usual I liked the length which gives me better value for money from Audible, but in this instance would have preferred something shorter yet more interesting.

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Another wasted credit

This is another audio book that I have not been able to finish because of the narration . It might be a very good novel but you have to be able to get straight into audio books and this did not happen at all

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