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Fall from Grace
- An Inspector McLevy Mystery 2
- Narrated by: David Ashton
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
London had Sherlock Holmes.
The dark alleys of Edinburgh had Inspector McLevy.
Known as the father of forensics and a likely influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, real-life police inspector James McLevy is here reinvented by David Ashton in a thrilling mystery - the second in a series - set in dark, violent Victorian Edinburgh.
A burglary and murder at the home of Sir Thomas Bouch, the enigmatic architect of the ill-fated Tay Bridge, sets Inspector James McLevy off on a train of brutal killings, lethal liaisons, and double suicide which leads to a violent encounter with an old enemy, Hercules Dunbar.
Caught up in a terrifying storm as he tracks his foe to Dundee, McLevy watches the rail bridge collapse and plunge into the icy depths of the Tay. The aftermath brings the destruction of reputation and love as the inspector uncovers the secret passions which have led to murder.
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Critic reviews
"Elegant and convincing." ( The Times)
"Ashton is the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson." (Brian Cox)
"Excellent." (The Sherlock Holmes Society)
"A real page-turner." ( Sunday Post)
"Dripping with melodrama and derring-do." ( Herald)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Paul Johnson
- 22-03-18
Wrong Narrator
The Narrator was awful! Had to stop listening as he was driving me mad. Need an actor not an author.
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- Sally Alp
- 03-06-16
Mr Ashton don't narrate your own books please!!!!
I really do like this book.
But I keep going back because the narrator is so distracting to the point that it's frustrating and irritating.
The inspector is a layered character and book by book you're beginning to understand him. I like him. He is not Sherlock, no where near him but with time he will develop his own detecting style.
I have with reservation pre ordered the next book in the series but I hope Mr Ashton takes on board what I have written. Please get someone else to narrate it.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- will h
- 05-02-19
A Let Down
I very much enjoyed the first McLevy mystery which a wonderful story and engaging characters which it was a pleasure to meet. I did not agree with some reviewers who did not like the authors own narration which I thought fitted the time and place well. Almost none of the positives existed in this second outing. The story was unconvincing, the plot contrived beyond credibility. The fight sequences were toe curlingly awful and the historical references and events just did not work. This had been a real strength of the first book with the internal monologues of Queen Victoria and Disraeli very well done. The authors narration is over the top and very fussy, bit like the writing. There are some wonderfully sad passages about McLevys early life and the effect of his character on those around him is very funny. I had hoped l stumbled upon a series to devour but was sadly let down and won’t be trying another.
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