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Servant of Death
- Bradecote and Catchpoll
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
The much-feared and hated Eudo - the Lord Bishop of Winchester's clerk - is bludgeoned to death in Pershore Abbey and laid before the altar in the attitude of a penitent. Everyone who had contact with him had reason to dislike him, but who had reason to kill him?
The Sheriff of Worcestershire's thief taker, wily Serjeant Catchpoll, and his new and unwanted superior, Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, have to find the answer. And as the claustrophobic walls of the abbey close in on the suspects, the killer strikes again....
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- Jennifer Chennell
- 11-10-17
Possibly the new Ellis Peters
Great book a perfect blend of PD James and Ellis Peters. There is real promise with these novels i can only hope they live up to it.
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- ThePuss
- 15-11-19
I found it difficult to get into...
I picked this because of some excellent reviews and an obvious similarity to Ellis Peters/Cadfael. Having got to the end, I think that, overall, it was a good story, but it took me a very long time to get into it. I must have restarted the book at least three times, giving up each time because of the slow start to this story, although I did like the voice characterisations of the Narrator a lot.
I'm glad that I persisted as turns out to be a good yarn, but it definitely took effort and commitment to get to the end. I listen almost exclusively in the car, whilst driving, and I like stuff that has a little bit of pace and keeps me interested. I think this needed too much effort in the listening to get into, and I don't have that while driving.
I'd like to say I'd try this author again, but I'll definitely leave it a while before I do...
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-21
Good storyline
I struggled with the start...confused by the introduction of so many characters...but I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and the characters. I look forward to the next book. 😊
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- D Dent
- 17-02-23
Confused and delayed ending
Not bad, not Ellis Peters, as the insulting way women were framed was never in EPs narratives.
Mostly though, it was OK up to the denouement, when there was a leap without real explanation and lack of a believable outcome, since the final reason for the murders had not really been part of the clue scattering prior to it.
Too many red herrings made for a bit of an incoherent ending.
And honestly the framing of most female characters as weak, feeble and simpering was not true even in Medieval England, and became insulting throughout this male perspective story.
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- Kimmsie
- 11-02-22
Really enjoyable
I really enjoyed the story and the narration. Matt Addis does a first rate job and I look forward to the next book.
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- isla
- 19-03-21
Pretty good
I can to this because I like the reader and was hoping for a cadfael replacement. I found that having this book read the names were not memorable either in the pace they came in or the descriptions. Do I spent quite a bit of time trying to work out who people were and what was happening.
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- Helen
- 01-07-20
brilliant
really enjoyed this book, the reader was excellent. looking forward to the next book i
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-22
Servant of death
I stuck with the story tho it never really seemed to get going. Yes it did have echoes of Ellis Peters but very distant ones. Narration was excellent
Heather an audible addict
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- Devon Girl
- 04-07-21
tedious
The medieval murder mystery genre is becoming overcrowded and this boring book is an example of the weaker attempts on offer. It reads like the product of a second rate creative writing course. Not recommended.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-08-23
Another author to be taken notice of!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, my introduction to Sarah Hawkswood. Narration top drawer! Recommended.
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- Marie
- 12-08-17
Medieval armchair mystery
Not a lot happens even though four people are killed. We don't see any of the murders and much of the book is taken up by interviews of a long list of suspects. each of the suspects is in turn determined to be the killer, only to have our two law enforcement officers spend more time discussing why their conclusions are wrong, and then move on to the next suspect. i almost stopped after the first chapter which felt like a stream of consciousness introduction to the cast of characters. the author moves from one to the next so rapidly, they began to run together.
The narrator improved as he went along. His individual voices were fine but his narration lacked was flat in the beginning.
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-04-19
loved it
I thought the same as Bradecote. LOVED the way the possible suspects were dealt with. Good narrator, story well told. Enough history to be well set in the period, no obvious errors that I found on the historical accuracy -- but you aren't hit over the head about "THIS IS IN THE PAST" as some historical mysteries do. And I liked the two main characters --believable. Good people with flaws without any mystifying powers, magic, etc. As soon as I finished this one, I bought the next one. Hope that there are more after that.
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- Tammy
- 25-01-22
Good Narration
I recently became addicted to Brother Cadfael. Listened to all the unabridged titles in the series and am gradually reading the remaining titles. Have been trying other mysteries in the general time period. I love Fridgyth the Herb-Wife and Dame Frevisse. I really wanted to like this book, too...
But I just can't. I don't like any of the characters - and I especially don't like the main characters. They bumble their way through the investigation, fix om one suspect after another, keep being wrong, and don't have the sense to realize they're incompetent.
Full disclosure: I have just over an hour and a half to go before I finish this mess, and if I didn't think the narrator would be brilliant reading the phone book, I'd have given up on it by the end of chapter 2.
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- Jennifer Olson
- 06-11-17
it was just ok.
Second half was better, but just didn't connect with any of the characters. I like Sgt. Catchpoll. Matt Addis was so soothing in his narration at the beginning that I was getting drowsy listening. not sure I will listen to second book or not.
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- Sharon Gibson
- 21-07-23
Great reader and series
This is my third time to listen to this series. Love the characters and story lines.
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-05-23
Enjoyable
It was a good book, I have hopes book 2 will be great but this is a good start and enjoyable read!
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- Laurie S
- 31-12-22
It’s okay
As other reviewers have implied, this story took a while to hook my interest. Lots of fractured set up, and I didn’t find the characters interesting enough at that point to peek my immediate attention, except maybe the large stranger who came into town. However, once the murder happens, things pick up nicely. Positive: the setting, time, and descriptions were atmospheric and well done. Negative: the two key investigators did not get along, as stated in the title details. That was fine, but often, steps of their discord were over-explained by the writer. When something was said or described or asked, we readers then got a summary of how that affected one or both of the investigator’s thoughts about the other. We already knew they didn’t get along, so it would have been more interesting to have those things shown rather than explained. Thankfully, that issue eased up a bit, and the pace picked up, making the rest of the novel more engaging. Now that I know the characters I may get the second one, as a reviewer on book two said it was better than book one.
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- Patricia
- 29-06-21
what a wonderful read
My first exposure to this author and I am so looking forward to reading more. The beginning of chapter 9 describing the sights and sounds of daybreak was pure poetry, Thhe writing style and language used is magnificent. the narrator 's voice was perfect and lent an extra dimension to the novel.
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