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The Green Pearl Caper
- Damien Dickens Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Tom Lennon
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
Celine Sutherland is dead - her body half-hidden under the Atlantic City Boardwalk - and Damien Dickens, P.I. killed her. Detective Lt. James Holmes found Damien's gun and wallet near the crime scene, and discovered Celine's cash-filled, emerald-studded evening bag hidden in Damien's apartment. Sylvia Sutherland, Celine's older sister and CEO of the family's tobacco empire, insists that Dickens pulled the trigger. And the Sutherlands carry a lot of influence in Atlantic City. Even Damien's secretary has deserted him - gone to work for the Sutherlands. Only Celine's younger sister, Susan, believes in his innocence.
After Susan bails him out of jail, Damien follows his gut and a series of clues in order to clear his name. His quest takes him to several Atlantic City landmarks, inland to Everettville, a small New Jersey town, and north to Vermont, where he confronts Celine's killer.
The Green Pearl Caper, set in the summer of 1979, is the first in a series of Damien Dickens mysteries.
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- John Marsden
- 12-11-20
An Excellent listen
I thought this book was excellent, it was reasonably fast paced and interesting throughout, i read it all in 1 sitting so to speak. Good characters with a little humour thrown in for good measure, a Sergeant Sherlock and Lieutenant Holmes, Very subtle! The narration by Tom Lennon was superb, only spoiled slightly by the editing of the book, obviously the book was recorded over a period of time and the background/ambiance and the microphone set up differed enough to make his voice sound totally different. Nevertheless an highly recommended read. *****
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- Simon Gibson
- 19-08-19
Great Writing, Plot and Characters.
Through wonderful writing a series of characters, events, locations and crimes are revealed. The plot nicely twists and turns to keep the listener, and our private detective, guessing. The narration is excellent, keeping just the right pace, adding to the novels enjoyment. This is crime writing at its best and most satisfying. Highly recommended.
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- Helen
- 16-06-19
Great book
Enjoyed everything from storyline to narrater felt I was next to him great job 10/10 can’t wait for next book
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- Arkgirl
- 23-05-20
Great starting point for this crime series
Damien Dickens and his colleagues/friends are introduced in this fun crime series and it begins with an interesting twist - Dickens is almost immediately faced with jail and fighting a conviction as a murderer begins his first challenge.
This is a proper murder mystery with twists and turns and it was a great listen - I look forward to meeting with these characters again.
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- Book Monitor
- 01-01-21
A good start to the series.
Damian Dickens is a somewhat struggling PI who gets arrested for murder when his client is found dead.
This is a well thought out private investigator tale along the lines of Raymond Chandler but it doesn't quite make that level. Set in the late 1970s and introducing us to his efficient and clever office manager/secretary Millie, who is also his girlfriend, and Gus his attorney as solid supporting cast members. This is entertaining, it kept me interested, has a few plot misdirections and red-herrings and is a well paced novel.
The narrator was good but was let down by slightly dodgy female voices and more irritatingly by poor production, which intermittently changes tone, or pace, and at least once was just inaccurate.
Overall though this was worth a listen and I got though it in a day.
I am looking forward to the next in the series.
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- DubaiReader
- 01-06-20
Murder in Atlantic City
This was the first book in a series of murder mysteries featuring Damian Dickens and his lawyer Gus. I enjoyed getting to know 'Dick' and found him to be an endearing character, as he solved the mystery of the death of his former client, Celine Sutherland.
Celine's body was found under the Altlantic City Boardwalk (pier?), soon after she came to Dick for help. He feels responsible for her death and blames himself for not being able to protect her. The clues, however, suggest that Damien Dickens himself, was responsible for her murder and he is duly arrested.
Celine's sister and brother-in-law are owners of a huge tobacco concern and there is much family conniving and interaction, which gives an interesting twist to the plot.
My one issue with the book was the excessive description of what everyone was wearing whenever they entered the story, which became irritating after a while.
This was an enjoyable first book, paving the way for future adventures, ably narrated by Tom Lennon, although his female voices were less convincing. I am looking forward to Book 2.
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- dk.bookworm
- 13-09-22
Cozy whodunnit
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Damien Dickens is a private investigator and the star of this series.
He comes across as a cozy mystery version of Harry Bosch, surrounded by other quirky characters, a fun whodunit.
This, the first one is set in 1979, introducing us to how he gets involved with Millie , and then following their exploits solving the mystery
The audiobook is very easy to listen to and I look forward to finding out what Damien gets up to in the next books.
The narrator has a pleasant voice that suits the story.
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- Smurph
- 05-06-22
Entertaining, easy-to-listen to murder mystery
Set in 1979 Atlantic City, a private investigator Damien Dickens is visited by Celine Sutherland to investigate her father's business and a potential embezzlement concern.
Within 24 hours, Celine is found dead, and Dickens is the prime suspect. To prove his innocence Dickens will have to use his own skills to investigate Celines murder and the secrets of the Sutherland family to prove his innocence and find the real murderer.
This is an easy to listen to "whodunnit" with wonderful reminders through the dialogue of a simpler time gone by, such as the type writer and lack of mobile phones. The author creates likeable characters and the narrator has a rich well paced voice.
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- Siobhan D
- 28-11-22
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I enjoyed the narration of Tom Lennon
If you want to listen to a murder mystery, set in the 1970s with a great set of characters, such as Damien Dickens, PI, his assistant Millie, with humour, this is for you. Dickens is framed for murder and has to prove his innocence and find the real killer. This book has a good pace, keeping you guessing until the end. There are plenty of suspects
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- caroline
- 12-11-21
Really enjoyable - narration was brilliant
This is the first book in the series, I would definitely recommend that you read/listen to this first, I didn't and came in at book 6. This book as well as being a good crime thriller, sets the scene for the future stories. I had worked out the who nearly but now how so it was fun learning how.
Also I enjoyed learning about Atlantic City - as a non-American I really didst know a lot about it.
The narration was perfect it really suited the story and that just makes it so enjoyable to listen. But I also got the slight changes in editing which did get my attention.
I was given a free copy by the author but this in no way influenced my review.
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