The suspense set in 1950s

This was a very new and original story line which I found very enjoyable. It was written in a part of the country I remember as a child which added to my interest. The suspense continued to the end. However the narrator did not qualify for 5 stars because of his poor pronunciation of Welsh words! For such a good narrator that was a shame as it caused a lot of annoyance! I hope there is a follow up story.

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Excellent

Great story, brilliantly narrated . A little long on technical details occasionally but that doesn’t detract from the overall enjoyment?

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good story.

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I enjoyed this story describing what forensic tools were available in the 1950's and the lifestyle of that period of time.
as Bernard knight was a pathologist at that period of time he should know what he is writing about making it authentic. it is explained that the characters are all fictional but the area in which the stories are set factual.
Jonathon keeble did a good job of performing the book.
looking forward to the next book.

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Rather slow to start and a bit long winded afterwards

Brilliant narrator as always, a master of his art but bring back the Crowner series please

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loved it can't wait for the next onee loved the period iof time its set

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Good story

Really enjoyed this about CSO before high tech or DNA - love the characters and the unfolding home unit.

I would recommend even though many may find it a little slow perhaps.

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Clumsy writing

Story quite interesting though slow. I usually like Keeble as a narrator but I felt he was accentuating every other word to make it interesting which just makes it tiring.
The author was intent on including as many quirks of the times as he could which I thought was very clumsy.
After the first half I was keen for it to be finished.

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Pretty good but laboured in places

This is set in a 1950s small town and is very refreshing. The details of everyday life rang true and the actual pathology and forensics were clearly done without being burdensome. It was a good mixture of scientific procedure and police investigation and I thought that was all well done.

Where it lost me was in the rather clumsily inserted passages about the potential love lives of the characters. The pathologist is sharing a house with his business partner and it is platonic but the author puts in passages where they each wonder about the other in a rather half-hearted way before getting back to the plot. The partners have two young attractive female employees so the author tried to build some romantic tension between them all which was unconvincing and, I felt, unnecessary. It always improved when they were all concentrating on their work.

I have listened to just one Crowner John novel by the same author and this is much better done in that the main characters have expertise and are quite likeable.

Jonathan Keeble as ever reads it very well.

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The era setting…

I enjoyed the story line very much, it was interesting to imagine how things were back then when we are so accustomed to the facilities and science available to today’s society. The older I get the more I find I’m turning to fiction set in days gone by as current fiction doesn’t seem to provide the escape from life I need.

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nostalgia and forensic procedural all in one

Great story and great storytelling. Lovely historical detail and interesting protagonists. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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