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A Fever of the Blood

Frey & McGray, Book 2

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A Fever of the Blood

By: Oscar de Muriel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Fever of the Blood by Oscar De Muriel, read by Andy Secombe.

New Year's Day, 1889. In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lies dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey. Before the murder, the suspect was heard in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years. What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won't she talk again? Could the rumours about black magic be more than superstition?

McGray and Frey track a devious psychopath far beyond their jurisdiction, through the worst blizzard in living memory, into the shadow of Pendle Hill - home of the Lancashire witches - where unimaginable danger awaits....

A Fever of the Blood includes an exclusive interview with the author which is available only to audiobook listeners.

©2016 Oscar de Muriel (P)2016 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Historical Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Exciting Mystery Witchcraft Scary

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Strings of Murder: "This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch." (Manda Scott)
"One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller." ( Crime Review)
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Well paced story, narrator has a great voice UNTIL the Scottish accent. Not the worst but grates on a genuine scot's ears after an hour. Aren't there decent Scottish narrators/actors who could do this?

The accent

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Yet again another rip roaring tale. I love the characters , real and believeable. Great listening.

absolutely fantastic

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love the story and the fabulous narrator/production team...ditto 4 all of the series!!awaiting the next one with bated breath

As another review said tis X-Files on horseback

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Although dark and creepy, and blood curdling, this story also had humour. The relationship between Inspectors Frey and McGray is refreshing and brilliant. I look forward to the next book by Oscar de Muriel

Fever of the Blood

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Enjoyable listen with great animation again. The main character Fray is not a nice person so that can be difficult at times but overall I enjoyed it as the story was engaging. It got more engaging as it went on

Good sequel

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I’m sure there is a change of narrator for chapter 32? Entirely different voice and performance. Am I the only person who has noticed??? Or am I bewitched? Off to look for an onion under my bed...

Change of narrator in chapter 32?

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A very well thought out story, highly entertaining and in many parts impossible to put down. The narrator is amongst the absolute best, he brings every character to life perfectly.

Great story, fantastic narration

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Narrative felt forced. It made listening hard. I kept going because I wanted to know what happened next
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Awkward

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I have listened to the first two books now. The reader is very good and the stories are great fun. They're well written, but have no pretensions to be anything other than they are, which is rollicking adventures with a bit of humour and mystery. Edgar Allen Poe meets Roald Dahl.

The witches and the ravens

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I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the first in the series, The banter between the two detectives seemed more barbed and unkind, and the story was a bit meandering.

Andy Secombe narrates well.

Not so enjoyable as first in series

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