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Troubled Blood
- Cormoran Strike, Book 5
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 31 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for the Audiobook of the Year Award at the British Book Awards
Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one 40 years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on.
Robin herself is juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot's disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly....
A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic reviews
"A blistering piece of crime writing." (Sunday Times)
"The work of a master storyteller." (Daily Telegraph)
"Highly inventive storytelling." (Guardian)
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-20
Great Mystery
To all the people saying it‘s „cutting off“ - it is not. It‘s exactly the same in the book, it is deliberate because it says that whatever they were hearing in the book was cut off as well, so they only heard parts of it. The same thing we hear. There is nothing wrong with it that would need fixing.
About the book: great mystery that keeps one on the edge of the seat until the end.
Robert Glenister is a great narrator and really easy to listen to, 31h seem long but not with this book and narrator.
Can highly recommend the (audio)book and can‘t wait for a new Cormoran Strike novel!
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- D. Hviid
- 15-09-20
Chapter two cuts out suddenly
Chapter two cuts out in the middle but there is no problem report button.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-09-20
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I've noticed some are mentioning that chapter 2 ends abruptly. Yes, it does but it's not a technical fault. I have the ebook as well and the chapter ends with the punctuation mark '...' So the narration halts at that point. Hope that helps.
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- Olivia L. McIlvenny
- 16-09-20
Why is Ilsa now Isla!
A character called Ilsa that has been pronounced correctly by the same narrator for all the other books...now calls her Isla!! And a few other miss pronunciations like Troy instead of Croy...sounds like autocorrect to me...deeply frustrating and there is some skipping in chapters 2 and 6. Great book though!
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- Kate
- 16-09-20
This audio is so disappointing
This audio is so disappointing. In several places it just seems to cut off at random.
Nick's wife has been pronounced Ilsa for four books and suddenly her name, despite being still spelt Ilsa, is pronounced Isla which is absolutely ridiculous, didn't the narrator have a quick listen to one of the other books he'd previously narrated. Her accent is wrong as well. Completely different to how she was voiced in previous books.
In addition Masham, is supposed to be pronounced Massam not Mash-am, and was correctly pronounced in the early books, although I think the pronunciation was incorrect in the last Strike book too, is there no quality control on these recordings? So annoying.
I've abandoned listening and had to revert to reading.
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- Reubens Mum
- 15-09-20
Technical issues
Chapter two cuts out and also strikes friend's name is Ilsa not isla, this character has been in the other books where the name is said correctly - slightly annoying, I've not got to chapter 6 where others have said it's gone wrong. I have reported this issue.
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- Joolz1967
- 15-09-20
Chapters cutting short
So far up to chapter 6 and both this chapter and chapter 2 are cutting off before the end.
Can this be fixed ASAP please!
Update just brought the book, and weirdly in chapter 2 the line cuts short and doesn’t seem to go anywhere, so narration accurate but odd to say the least, incorrect inflection?...also I love the narrator, but he is pronouncing Ilsa as Isla...not good...
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- J. Bond
- 21-09-20
loved it
I have read and listened to this book, and am glad to say it has not changed my good opinion of transexuals, nurses or anyone else - it's just a story, and a fabulous story at that. It made me question my assumptions right to the end, and the beautifully drawn characters and surroundings had me lost in London with Strike and Robin.
The mix of murder, investigation and relationship plots are as always beautifully balanced, and I wish I didn't have to wait for the next installment to find out what happens next. Much as I know the characters' lives would be happier if Strike and Robin got together, and Charlotte slung her hook, the books themselves would be lacking in so much tension and excitement if this banal, enevitable event happened too soon. I seriously hope the soon to be ex Mrs Ross, Matthew and Sarah, and the newest edition to the agency cause some serious mischief, and Robin and Strike can rise above it with tact and decency (and a few arguements), further cementing their friendship and mutual regard, and providing us with more frustrating moments of missed opportunity and denial from them both. Let's be honest, it's the relationship that keeps us hooked.
There are some variations in the performance of characters from previous books, but as my own internal voices for characters change as I get to know them better I am happy to excuse that.
I really do hope the next adventure isn't too far away.
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- Steve Jones
- 15-09-20
Problem with Chapters
There seems to be an issue with chapter 2 and 6 aren’t complete. This needs sorting ASAP
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- Anonymous User
- 15-09-20
Chapter 2 cuts out.
Chapter 2 cuts out. Will this be fixed? Love this series. Don’t want anything to ruin the experience.
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