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Cruel Tides

By: Maria Adolfsson
Narrated by: Joan Walker
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A secluded island. A missing woman. An impossible choice.

Detective Inspector Karen Eiken Hornby is not the only person to have returned to her native island nation, Doggerland, after years abroad. Following a ten-year hiatus, Luna has chosen to secretly record her comeback album where she was born and raised. Spirits are high among her team at the wrap party, though Karen is less than impressed with the simpering singer. The next morning, Luna is nowhere to be found.

Nothing goes unnoticed in the tight-knit community—certainly not the arrival, or disappearance, of a world-famous singer. So, while the rest of the force is frantically searching for a suspect whose brutal attacks on women are increasing in intensity and frequency, a reluctant Karen is tasked with discreetly looking into Luna's whereabouts.

As time ebbs away so does the possibility of finding Luna alive, while Karen faces seemingly impossible choices, ones that could spell life or death, both for herself and others.

©2022 Maria Adolfsson (P)2022 Bonnier Books UK Detective Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Celebrity Suspense

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I like this series, hope there will be another one soon. Love Doggerland and its customs too.

Good plot and characters

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This is the 3rd book in a trilogy and Books 1 & 2 were great stories and excellently narrated by Hattie Ladbury. Sadly the narrator changed to Joan Walker and her voice is so monotonal and irritating that I cannot listen to it. I only got to chapter 3. I’m usually very flexible with narrators but this is just awful. It’s particularly annoying as it’s the last in a great trilogy, with the first 2 books being compelling, suspenseful and thought provoking. I have given this story 3 stars but that’s only because I had to give a rating to be able to submit this review. I will buy the last book and read it myself, but why does audible do this? Can’t they contract one person for three books? It’s so disappointing.

I couldn’t listen to this audiobook

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As with all Doggerland stories this is a great romp. Complex and layered, with interesting characters and good back stories. However, hugely struggled with the narration. It wasn’t great and distracted from the story a lot. Made it much less enjoyable. If there’s more in this brilliant series I wouldn’t buy if it was this narrator again.

Mixed bag

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1,2 & 3 are fantastic stories that I really enjoyed reading. I loved Hattie Ladbury’s narration. So sad to learn she has died.
The new narrator was awful and completely spoiled number 3.

Disappointing narrator

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A brilliant 3rd book in the series. If reading on audible, and you have loved and listened to the previous narrator I recommend playing on +.15 of your normal speed. Struggled at the start but found my way. Best series in a long time.



Thrilling

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Wow. "Cruel Tides" is one of the best mysteries I have ever read - Maria Adolfsson is a master storyteller. Immersive, fast-paced and addictively good, "Cruel Tides" takes your breath away and you simply can't put the book down.

Wow.

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Really enjoyed the first book and the narrator, but unfortunately the narrator for this particular book, ruined the story meaning I stopped listening after a few chapters.

Good story. Terrible narration.

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Interesting and fast paced unputdownable. Female detective without the nonsense of women being better than men and visa versa the feminism is there but not strangling the stories like so many these days. Interesting plots and revelations- enjoyed them all. Excellent!

Great trilogy, romped through them all.

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I loved all the books so far. Karen is a great character, getting to know the fictional Doggerland is like getting to know another character. I am a bit sad to have come to the latest book without being able to jump straight into the next. A goods sign that I really enjoyed this

Last in trilogy but not last in series I hope?

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Did not like the narrator at all which was a disappointment as I had been looking forward to continuing the series

Good story, narrator not so good

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