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The Rebel's Mark
- The Jackdaw Mysteries, Book 5
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
The fifth gripping mystery in the best-selling Elizabethan crime series from S. W. Perry sends Dr Nicholas Shelby and his wife, Bianca, from London to the heart of wild Ireland, where a storm of rebellion and corruption threaten all hope of peace.
Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world on the brink of change, showing any weakness can be fatal....
1598. Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and reluctant spy for Robert Cecil, has brought his wife Bianca and their child home from exile in Padua. Welcome at court, his star is in the ascendancy. But he has returned to a dangerous world.
Two old enemies are approaching their final reckoning. England and Spain are exhausted by war. In London, Elizabeth is entering the twilight of her reign. In Madrid, King Philip of Spain is dying. Perhaps now is the time for one last throw of the dice.
Elizabeth has seen off more than one Spanish attempt at invasion. But still she is not safe. In Ireland, rebellion against her rule is raging. And if Spain can take Ireland, England will be more vulnerable than ever.
When England's greatest living poet, Edmund Spenser, sends Robert Cecil an enigmatic and mysterious plea for help from his Irish fastness, Cecil dispatches Nicholas to investigate. Soon he and Bianca find themselves caught up not just in bloody rebellion, but in the lethal power-play between Cecil and the one man Elizabeth believes can restore Ireland to her, the unpredictable Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.
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"A satisfyingly convoluted plot." (Sunday Times)
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- Charlie
- 01-12-22
Badly Edited recording
Great narrator, as ever for this series. But the recording hasn’t been properly edited. There are repeat/redone lines all over the place. Really frequent.
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- Mandymarshclan
- 13-03-23
Great story, poor editing
Love this story, and so pleased to hear another update to Bianca and Dr Shelby
Wish their was a contact us button to update customer services so editing can be updated
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- Bellscats
- 25-09-23
A good story poorly performed & edited
I bought this book because it was the fifth in a series I have enjoyed but I'm not sure I will go for number 6. The story was fine & the Irish element was interesting enough to make me wonder what other books may cover the same events. But the presentation was dreadful.
Kris Dyer has read all of the books & at first I liked the "style" he used. But this time I found it really hard going. For me the style has been exaggerated so much that it seriously detracts from the meaning. The result is pedantic & slow; the narrator ignores obvious punctuation in favour of dramatic pauses & these he inserts quite randomly. He really seems to be reading out loud, for effect, but without any sense of the meaning. However, to be fair he wasn't helped by the numerous editing errors.
Suffice it to say I was very disappointed.
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- EMMA
- 07-10-23
Great book but…
It is ironic that the issue of the muster is reflected by the mystery of the editor that never was. I've never listened to a book with so many editing issues, redone lines etc. It lets the book and the narrator down. Such a shame.
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- The Curator
- 30-08-22
Great series.
I really enjoy this series. This is book 4 or 5 and it’s still fresh and enjoyable.
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- Kate
- 13-09-22
Another great book
Well written with an excellent narrator and 16th century Elizabethan history between England and Ireland.
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- sally jennings
- 18-01-24
Usual series quality
Several repetitions in performance as if turned off microphones but turned on again in the wrong place
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-23
Awful narration
Great tale with plenty of twists and turns and good characterisation. The author has provided us with the flavour of the times, the historical detail and the research is evident.
Oh my word! Awful narration. As others have pointed out there is frequent and irritating repetition of sentences and phrases.
There is also a repeated drawn out ‘buuut’ and a heavy emphasis on that word when it’s not required. It’s a reading not a pantomime performance! Equally the word ‘that’ is also over emphasised and pronounced ‘thut’.
Whilst Mr Dyer makes a fairly good fist of Irish accents and does vary his voice for each different character, he seems to lapse into Julian Clery’s voice during the standard narration.
I like the stories but I’m not sure I can stomach another read by this narrator.
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- Richard Sanzeri
- 28-05-23
Great book, was it edited?
Another good book in the series, but did anyone proof it? Throughout the audio book there are repeated sections and alternative takes of the same lines, can’t imagine anyone listened to it before releasing.
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- Tonibird
- 02-12-22
Enjoyable listen but needs editing
I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series. The narrator does have his own particular style which I have got used to. However I do have to mention the poor editing in this volume, especially in clusters in the second half. Several times, the narrator has repeated a phrase but the error has not been edited out, thus interrupting the flow of the story somewhat.
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