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The Merchant's House
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
DS Wesley Peterson, newly arrived in the West Country town of Tradmouth, has his hands full when a child goes missing and a young woman is brutally murdered on a lonely cliff path.
Then his old friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, unearths the skeletons of a strangled woman and a newborn baby in the cellar of an ancient merchant's house nearby. As the investigation continues, Wesley begins to suspect that these deaths, centuries apart, may be linked by age-old motives of jealousy, a sexual obsession and desperate longing. And the pressure is on if he is going to prevent a further tragedy....
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- Pat Lynch
- 26-01-20
Pretty average thriller
I didn’t find this book unputdownable. It missed the wow factor of a really good read. The two crimes centuries apart was interesting. I like Gordon Griffiths narration. I would probably read the next book in the series.
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- K E Webb
- 08-03-24
Enthralling
First of her books I’ve listened to and loved everything about it .
Voice was just so appropriate and the unfolding ‘ double layered story ‘ was mesmerising.
Loved the characters and got totally involved with them , so went through anxiety, sorrow ,
puzzlement , relief and compassion at the various stages .
Downloaded the next in series .
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- kimmie
- 17-06-18
Great Story
Really enjoyed the story but wish there where comments from the journal from the 1600, as I found that side of the book really interesting
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- WallE
- 02-03-19
Be careful of our wants and needs
Kate Ellis is new me and I believe she is a good find to my list of crime writers. This is good old fashioned storytelling with a strong story line and coppers who for once have ordinary concerns, not overly complicated back stories or maverick tendencies but nevertheless tenacious. It is sad tale which makes us all questions how far we would go to fulfil our dreams. I am not usually fussed by stories with a historical bent, however, Ellis manages deftly with her interwoven stories to bring relevance to the present from the past. Gordon Griffin, narrator, captured both the story in the current day and the past beautifully. He took me along even when I needed to be getting on with other thing!
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- JPH
- 30-01-18
Not a bad story
Enjoyed the unusual story of two murders in different centuries running along side each other.
It's set in Devon but I don't know why the author felt it necessary to change/disguise the place names, Tradmouth = Dartmouth? The river Trad = Dart?
Likeable characters and I look forward to them developing.
There are some twists and turns and it keeps you guessing right up until the end.
A good narration by Gordon Griffiths although reference was often made to Heffernan's Liverpool accent but I didn't hear it! so he must have moved to Devon when he was a small boy!!
Another author to add to my list and I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Recommended.
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- lizzie
- 02-06-18
Brilliant book
I enjoyed this story. It kept my interest from start to finish. Using the historical story in with the modern gives it a different twist too. The narration is excellent. I found the characters plausible. I shall look out for more by this author and narrator.
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- DebM
- 09-06-22
Definitely glad I read this on a friend’s recommendation
I am always looking for recommendations, and none more so than from people who know what I like to read. My friend has the entire series of these books and she told me I’d love them. I do. I am hooked on learning more about Wesley and his family, loved the setting and could clearly see the remote farmhouses, the river, the flats. It progressed rapidly, never letting you lose interest and I loved the dual story which tied the theme together. I am so glad there are many more for me to read after this first one and am about to rush off and download the next in the series. I love historical mysteries, and I also love police procedural sun modern day. This had both and I loved it. The author writes in a easy fashion, never talking at you, yet still able to get the ‘explainy’ bits across. Genuinely enjoyable read.
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- Dee
- 09-04-24
Incredible performance by the narrator
I loved the plot and the characters very much. A mix of both investigative historical and modern murder. I can’t wait to read more.
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- Flint
- 27-01-18
Feels very dated
In the end it was quite a good story but it was a bit of an ordeal to listen to because of Gordon Griffin's very odd delivery. He is a competent narrator but he sounds the same in every book he reads and somehow he makes the book feel more dated than it should. The characters in this book were not as well developed as I would have liked which made it hard to follow the plot or to care about what had happened.
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- Steph
- 25-09-23
The wrong narrator for the book
I love the Wesley Peterson books but this narrator is just not right. His very correct pronunciation would be better suited to an Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayer. The lack of a scouse accent for Gerry Heffernan is unforgivable given the frequent references to it in the text. All the characters sound old regardless of their age in the text. I’d love to listen to all the books, please get a different narrator.
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