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Dark Murder

DCI Greco, Book 1

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Dark Murder

By: Helen H. Durrant
Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
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A woman is found dead by a canal. Her eyes have been poked out.

Detective Stephen Greco has just started his job at Oldston CID and is faced with several murders with no obvious connection except for the murderer's penchant for disfigurement. His team are crumbling under the pressure; he doesn't know whom he can trust. Can Greco regain composure and control in order to stop the murders?

©2015 Helen H. Durrant (P)2017 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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I have read some of Helen's books and loved them so thought I had better start at the beginning of this series.

The book is a very well written story which kept me hooked all the way through, even though I did guess who the murderer was about half way through, I just didn't know who else would die and whether they would get away with it or not.

The narration was also very good and it was easy to distinguish between characters as well as their voices being consistent all the way through

Brilliant 5 star audio book

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Very poor sound quality, partly due to narrators voice! It's so low at times it can't be heard!! Story ok but the poor sound spoilt it for me!!!

Very poor sound quality!

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I love a good crime book but this didn't grip me at all. Not memorable and not worth investigating in the series

Boarding

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I didn't take get into the book because it was so difficult to listen to. Mumbled whispers, then very loud. I like to listen when I go to bed, but this was impossible because of the variation in sound levels. I must have restated half a dozen times because there were parts where I just couldn't make out the narrative.

Struggled to understand

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I found it difficult to get the characters sorted out in my mind initially, however once there the intrigue took off. enjoyed the story very much.
I did find the narrator spoke very quietly on times and i had to rerun the section.

Intricate

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Through the other series and it didn’t not disappoint. DI Greco is not your typical book detective. Not superman or hero not car crash either as many book detectives are struggling with job and life. He has some traits which can help him with his jobs but not with his teams and he need to learn to use his personality for his advantage. Good story and interesting twists and turns but a narrator who is making it difficult to get into the story and the characters for quite a while. Gets easier after getting used to his style and voice but it is difficult to identify the different characters at times as the voice changes nuances and volume but stays very similar most times. I’m sure that will improve as it takes away from the story. There are also quite some graphic scenes luckily not very long and less frequent when the story progresses but with a vivid imagination can distract from the story itself too much. Still it is a valuable addition to the DI Calladine series as it brings some characters and some storylines together without just copying the characters into another environment. Lots of potential.

Curiosity was raised

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Having listened to the Calladine & Bayliss series, this was disappointing. Other reviewers have commented on the change in volume throughout and I too found it to be a problem. The narration and pace of the story was slow & Ive not finished the book. The other thing for me is the change in Grecco’s accent. In Jonathan Keeble’s narration of Calladine & Bayliss, Grecco is well spoken whereas in this book he has an accent that made the character less believable for me.

Disappointing

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Having read the Calladine & Bayliss series I was looking forward to this. The narration was a real challenge though. The volume randomly varies from ‘normal’ to inaudible, and the narrator has a habit of tailing off each sentence as though either depressed or bored

Narration difficult to listen to

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Good story but very poorly recorded - volume varied so much it was difficult to hear all the time.

Poor recording

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Not as interesting as other books Helen has written. Very slow story line and I had to start the book several times as it was hard to grasp what was going on.

Not that interesting.

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