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  • Seeking the Dead

  • By: Kate Ellis
  • Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
  • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (91 ratings)

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Seeking the Dead

By: Kate Ellis
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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Summary

When Carmel Hennessy begins a new job in North Yorkshire, she finds the historic city of Eborby gripped by fear. A killer is on the prowl who binds and asphyxiates his victims before leaving their naked bodies in isolated country churchyards.

The press are calling him the Resurrection Man. Tragic events from the past link Carmel with DI Joe Plantagenet, who believes the case may have occult connections. Then Carmel becomes aware of a malevolent presence in her flat and, when she starts to receive mysterious threats, it is Joe she turns to first, And that is when Joe is forced to get into the mind of a cunning - and scarily ruthless - killer.

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Great story and well narrated

Would you listen to Seeking the Dead again? Why?

Have just listened for the second time and the same of Playing with Bones, enjoyed both as much as first time and now intend working through the Jo Plantagenet series Find The narration excellent, Gordon Griffin is spellbinding.

What did you like best about this story?

Many faceted storylines capturing the listeners attention

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The relationship between Jo and his DCI showing trust and respect

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck and I worried for the safety of some of the protagonists.

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Keep them coming

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great book

just could not stop listening to this book. great story line . and punch at the end
just 5 star

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Seeking The Dead.

Loved it. Our introduction to Joe. I'm sure there will be more mysteries for him to solve.
Story kept me guessing right to the end.
Well narrated. Highly recommended.

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fab mystery

prefer this series to the Wesley Peterson ones.
kate Ellis is a great weaver of story threads.
the narrator is very good too

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Brilliant as always

Kate Ellis has long been one of my favourite authors. This book does not disappoint. The story lines are developed gradually until a tense conclusion and she leaves the reader guessing whodunit right to the last pages. And even then, unless your name is Sherlock, you'll be wrong!

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DULL

Found the narrator very dull to listen to and the plot was like wading through treacle listened to three chapters and gave it up as a bad job

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Struggled to finish

I struggled to finish this book. I nearly gave up numerous times but persevered. The story was good but didn't grip me from the start it kind of ambled on.

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