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Still Waters
- Sandhamn Murders, Book 1
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Still Waters
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Publisher's Summary
On a hot July morning on Sweden's idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and makes a gruesome discovery: a body, tangled in fishing net, has washed ashore.
Police detective Thomas Andreasson is the first to arrive on the scene. Before long, he has identified the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accident - until another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast. But this time it is Berggren's cousin, whom Thomas interviewed in Stockholm just days before.
As the island's residents reel from the news, Thomas turns to his childhood friend, local lawyer Nora Linde. Together, they attempt to unravel the riddles left behind by these two mysterious outsiders - while trying to make sense of the difficult twists their own lives have taken since the shared summer days of their youth.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- wobbly
- 25-05-17
Bart Simpson Narrates
I love Scandanavian mysteries, so I was very disappointed I could not get past the narration to enjoy this one. I checked later books in the series, and they are narrated by the same person. Very disappointed, but when I want to hear Bart and Lisa, I'll watch them on tv.
35 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Silvia Leis
- 15-11-16
Awful narration
The story is fine but the narration was very annoying, shrill yet wooden. Will not buy the next in the series as the narrator is the same.
28 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Sara
- 06-06-18
Murder In The Stockholm Archipelago
I enjoyed reading this first book in a translated from the Swedish mystery series. Sten really captured summer life in Stockholm and on Sandhamn Island. Her characters were multi dimensional, the story was layered and the descriptions of the local setting were excellent.
My only problem with the book was the narration. Dawe's reading was so fast and loud that I almost gave up. I tried slowing the speed down to .75--but that made things worse. What worked in the end was decreasing the volume from normal to just on the edged of too low--this took the edge off.
I am looking forward to book 2 in the series. I really like the slice of life from somewhere else that these translated books offer. If you have kindle unlimited the audible narration comes free with the borrowed book. A win/win if you can cope with the narrator.
17 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- Konstanze
- 11-12-17
Good story but reader is shrill
I couldn't get past the annoying shrill voice of the reader. Her fast speech and American accent ruined the story for me. It sounds like she's yelling the whole time.
16 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Lyndel
- 22-03-18
Dreadful Narration. Truly Horrible !
Could not listen to more than 5 minutes of book. What made the editor think a Swedish accent sounds like a shrill nasal squawk in a harsh American female accent ?!
What is wrong with you people ? There a so many nationalities listening to Audible who are wanting authentic Narration and that includes Americans. WHO WANTS TO LISTEN TO A SHRIEKING FISHWIFE READ THEM A BOOK ? ? If you cant afford a soft Swedish accented narrator employ a gentle spoken Englishman. Don't inflict this garbage on us.
I've listened to hundreds and hundreds of Audible books, am starting to think there is no over site making sure of narration quality in the place. I want my money back.
9 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- P. Terrington
- 18-10-15
Wrong narrator
The shrill, fast voice of he narrator ruined this book for me and because of the American accent made e book sound like a hard-boiled US detective novel. The more laid back Swedish atmosphere was lost.
9 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Wayne
- 01-06-17
Murder mystery from Sweden!
Still Waters is the first of 6 novels in the Sandhamn Murders series by Swedish lawyer and author Viveca Sten. Only three of the six novels have been translated into English. There is an apparent serial killer on the summer resort of Sandhamn Island. There is a great and unexpected twist that makes this novel. I'll definitely listen to other books in this series.
I sure that narrator Angela Dawe must be a marvelous person, but she is a awful narrator of audio books. I've complained about her many times in my reviews. Dawe actually does what is for her a very good job. I doubt she is capable of more than 3 stars.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- L. O. Pardue
- 11-10-15
Good at Times, but Unsatisfying
I am a glass half full person so I can easily point out several things I liked about the audio book. The setting is beautiful and remote, the characters are few, but fleshed-out, the writing is easy and flowing. The mystery was traditionally written, more British than Scandinavian. Yet, it was also predictably written. The story starts strong but just seems to run out of steam from the middle point to the end.
The police don't solve it. The solution just happens. The narrator has a wonderful pacing and voices for women and children. The voices for men are hard to sit through.
I have always admired the European view of vacations - taking August off at all costs. Well, I finally found the flaw. What happens to a murder case if it happens the last weeks of July and everyone goes on vacation? Lesson learned -- don't get murdered in late Summer in Europe.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Camahoney
- 07-08-18
Awful narration
The narrator has a shrill quality to her voice and I find it irritating. I tried slowing down the speed to 75%, which helped lower the pitch of her voice somewhat, but it was too slow in places. I also felt like she was reading too fast for my taste. If I could have slowed it down to 85% and lowered the pitch to take the shrillness out of her voice, I could have made it past the first couple of chapters. As it was, I had to quit listening to it, so I can’t really comment on the content of the story because it was too annoying to listen to.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Mer
- 26-04-18
A voice like a jackhammer
This narrator's voice was actually painful for me to listen to. It's too bad--I sail and was looking forward to this story. I bought the e-book, so I'll still read it--but if you are sensitive to voice, skip this narrator.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- twiggs
- 04-11-15
"Thomas said"
Good but some annoyances such as repetition of the word archipelago and what sounded like cut and pasted "Thomas said" so many times.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Jen
- 17-10-15
A good listen.
I enjoyed listening to this book. The setting on the island of Sandhamn is beautifully described and sounds tranquil, but it's not long before a body is washed up on the shore and in step the police detectives from Stockholm.
I liked getting to know the characters and their back stories. Hopefully more to follow.
The story is a little predictable but flows well and keeps you interested - it's definitely worth a listen. It would be good to hear more from this author to see how the characters and their relationships develop.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Colette
- 17-01-23
Awful narrator
I had to give up, the strident American accent of the narrator destroyed the listener experience for me.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 24-12-22
Good story ruined by the narration.
The narration would have been fine for an American novel, but it really grated on a European novel. I kept losing all sense of place with the American pronunciation of certain words and this ruined the book for me. I will sti k to reading this series rather than listening if the same narrator is used
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- M Wilson
- 30-08-22
The narration was irritating
I was unable to get past chapter two as the narrators voice was irritating. Very nasal and nerve jangling to my ears.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Winston Churchill
- 26-05-22
Good story pot narrator
Story was believable and portrayed vacation life in Sweden well. Sequence of novels develop characters well
Narrator poor with a harsh voice
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Silver Fox
- 07-11-21
Not a bad story but narration ruined it
Harsh, shrill tones & an incongruous accent dominated the story. Lots of mis-pronounced words, not American pronunciation, just poor knowledge of language. Struggled to finish.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- carolyn elvey
- 30-05-20
Didn't finish
Couldn't get into the story. Narrator read too fast and I got no enjoyment from the book
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Joe Doyle
- 02-07-19
Narration ruins the Audible version, Read the Kindle version
Abandoned after 30 minutes. I couldn’t cope with the narration. One of the other reviewers has put it really well when he said that the narrator‘s voice was too harsh, too American and all of the Swedish subtlety has been lost.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Snowy
- 10-12-18
Did not enjoy the narration.
I am afraid that the very obvious American accent and rather hard tone of the narrator meant that the Scandinavian flavour of the story was lost.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Jennifer Smith
- 06-09-21
Great story
It took a little while to get into the story, I think it was the narration but once I got used to her style it was well worth it. The twists and turns kept me guessing to the end, now I'm off to find the next in the series.