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Murder in My Backyard
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry. But here she is, murdered in her own backyard. And when detective Stephen Ramsay starts asking questions in the village, a more ambiguous picture begins to emerge.
Yes, old Mrs Parry was loved by everyone, but sometimes her kindness had caused trouble. Yes, her two nephews were devoted to her, but they didn't really want her interfering in their personal lives.
Even among her neighbours, Alice Parry's helpfulness had sometimes misfired; and after her death, tension tight as a clenched fist grips the uneasy village. Meanwhile, the suspects keep rolling in, and Heppleburn's friendly neighbourhood killer continues his nasty piece of work....
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- Colin
- 30-01-18
Refreshing new detective
A great story introducing another detective from Ann Cleeves.
The story doesn’t have the atmosphere of the Shetland or Newcastle based stories but was, nonetheless, a well crafted story that held the reader’s attention right to the end.
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- judith gooding
- 15-05-18
So poor I couldn’t listen to it.
The narration of this was dreadful. I am an avid audiobook fan and was really disappointed with this. Couldn’t listen to it. Wasted my money.
5 people found this helpful
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- Nicholas
- 05-01-18
Not great
An Ann Cleeves fan I actually found myself losing the will to live with this title. The characters were poorly developed and the storyline downright boring. I struggled.
5 people found this helpful
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- H Holden
- 08-11-18
Enjoyed the story but not the narrator
didn't guess who did it - light storyline - but I found the narrator a bit too dull. Found it hard to keep track when he moved from one character/story part to another except on chapter changes - felt like he was just reading without much emphasis on paragraph breaks etc.
3 people found this helpful
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- sue glason
- 18-04-19
second time around
enjoy narrator, easy too listen to, good story line a keeps you guessing until almost the end.
1 person found this helpful
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- Lucy Anne Barber
- 11-02-19
Such a good read
I really enjoyed this book. the characters were so believable and visual! I felt so sorry for the inspector with his own sad life. As I finished the story I was hoping his life would improve in his new home. Just desserts I was hoping would be dished out to others. I couldn't do anything but listen until the last word. A brilliant story.
1 person found this helpful
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- Gaynor MM
- 28-09-20
Not my favourite by this author
A little disappointed, found the story a bit convoluted, listened to the end but not as good as others by this author.
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- karen gibbons
- 07-01-20
Excellent Listen
Really enjoyable listen. Engaging plot and characters held my attention, particularly the Detective. Highly recommended
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- Bannell
- 23-12-19
A mystery for your brain
A story that has all the twists and turns that any great mystery would have and continues to the end
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- angela
- 31-12-17
Great Read
Good description of all the characters. Straight into the story and had you guessing who committed the murder right too the end. Like the inspector would have liked to know what happened to two of the characters.
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- sandra streeting
- 15-12-17
Good murder mystery
A very typical murder mystery as loved by many mystery fans. Good classical twist at the end.
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- Jo
- 19-08-17
Disappointing
Slow and the main character lacked depth. Story line was predictable. Not usual standard.