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Hostage to Murder
- Lindsay Gordon, Book 6
- Narrated by: Caroline Guthrie
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
The fifth novel in the Lindsay Gordon series.
Spraining an ankle is rarely a stroke of luck, but for Lindsay Gordon, jobless in Glasgow, the injury is her introduction to young freelance journalist Rory McLaren and the opening of a new chapter in her life.
Rory's invitation to work alongside her in her booth at the Cafe Virginia is irresistible. From there it is just a short step to political corruption and other juicy stories – all welcome distractions from Lindsay's problems at home, where her long-term lover Sophie has decided to heed the ticking of her biological clock and get pregnant. But when a local car-dealer's stepson is kidnapped, Lindsay and Rory are invited to trade journalism for detection. The trail leads them to St Petersburg and a dangerous snatch-back operation. It's a journey that brings a whole new dimension of risk into Lindsay's life.
Back in Glasgow, it becomes clear that Lindsay and Rory have stumbled into a bigger, more violent piece of business than either of them could have guessed – and one which will test Lindsay to her absolute limits.
Critic reviews
“Tough, exciting, moody and unpredictable.” (The Times)
“Neatly constructed and splendidly sarcastic.” (Daily Telegraph)
“McDermid not only keeps you guessing but keeps you interested.” (Sunday Telegraph)
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- 02-10-23
Good
Didn’t find the storyline as gripping as normal and dragged a bit in the beginning. Got more into it the longer I progressed through the book.
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- Mrs Watson-Thomson
- 16-09-22
Good listen
Loved it , it was an interesting listen.
Thought it was a superb Val McDernid book
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- Nicola Young
- 14-10-22
as good as ever
This series by Val McDermid is really good, I'm always sad when they end. Highly recommend
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- Jacky
- 09-05-22
Compelling intriguing murder hostage mystery
Brilliant compelling hostage murder mystery really enjoyed this book so many twists with a brilliant ending, a good insight into journalism, narration was very good
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- Sam Hall
- 02-07-23
What a rollercoaster of a book
Love this series. This is the last, but might be the best. A great ending.
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- Miss B. March
- 26-12-18
A predictable outcome
I had high expectations of this book having enjoyed Val McDermind's other titles very much. This story, however, seemed to reveal itself too early. The reader's very strong local accent masked other accents she tried to mimic from Russion to Geordie and that became very distracting.
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- linda
- 02-02-19
Pros and cons
Having read other books in this series I thought this story had a good storyline with various twists and turns. The ending was a bit far-fetched but otherwise very imaginative. Unfortunately the accents (especially Northern Irish) were somewhat off the mark which took away from the listening enjoyment in places.
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- Alan Given
- 20-06-21
Ruined by the narrator
This was a goof story with many twists and turns. The narration was however awful with numerous unsuccessful attempts at regional or international accents. It’s such a shame.
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- T Murray
- 03-03-22
Disappointing
The narrator’s accents were excruciating, apart from her own native scots. The story was good if a little predictable
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- ChrissieH
- 22-01-22
Could not listen to this
Did not like the narrator - would have preferred a more neutral accent - can’t stand the Scottish accent
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