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Begging to Die

By: Graham Masterton
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Summary

An abandoned child.

A young girl has been found in a deserted cemetery. She speaks a foreign language, and she cries for her mother. But nobody claims her. Nobody knows who she is.

A killer with a message.

On the streets of Cork, beggars are being horrifically murdered. But why would anyone want to kill the city's homeless? It's up to DS Katie Maguire to find out.

A crusade against cruelty.

Katie's fiancé is fighting his own battle: against illegal puppy farming, a lucrative black market run by Ireland's most fearsome gangs. When the investigations collide, who will Katie save first? She knows that for those left behind, there's only one choice: Start begging to die.

©2019 Graham Masterton (P)2019 Head of Zeus
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Fantastic.

I loved the story. So interesting. The narrator was excellent, so good to listen to , she really bought it to life. Would definitely recommend.

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Love the book

Brilliant story, well told.. Very atmospheric and the right side of seedy. Good insights into another life.

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Getting back to the first few books

Last few books I felt the sexuality and brutality took over . Getting back to basics on this one and really enjoyed

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Another great story

I cannot give enough praise to Aoife McMahon best narrator there is. This is not for the faint hearted but if you have any of this series you would know that.

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All the characters are so good ...

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, all the twists and turns are so crazy. Looking forward to the next one ...

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Absolutely Brilliant Audiobook

If you have enjoyed the other audiobooks in the Katie Maguire series, you are bound to enjoy this one.

The storyline is great. It features all the usual twists and turns. As well as the blood and guts you come to expect from Graham Masterton.

The narration by Aoife McMahon is first class. She is by far the best narrator used in the series. If only she had been used from the first audiobook in the series.

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A mixed bag

This would be a 5-star book if it was just down to the narrator (excellent) and the storylines relating to police work and solving murders. Those plot lines are well written and gripping, so the reader is constantly wondering what will happen next. HOWEVER, the gratuitous, graphic sex scenes and the endless, highly unbelievable and just plain unnecessary drama around Detective McGuire’s love life bring the whole experience down for me. You can really tell that this is a male author writing the way he *thinks* a female character would think and behave, as it just comes off like a sexist trope. If you can ignore the extraneous bits, it’s a great story!

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Hmmm!

Note to self, you are supposed to be trying to stop listening, don’t listen to the whole book just because you’ve started and that goes for whole series too! And there’s an issue in this book which may continue into the next (the final book! Again(!),note to self, refer to first sentence!) but for those who only read this or stop at this book, rape is rape, even if you’ve previously, willingly sleep with someone before! I felt that issue left hanging was very alarming even in a fictional story.

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Superb narration

A great story, with baddies so wicked that you relish their downfall, even as you try not to be vengeful! Aoife MacMahon is a very skilled narrator who brings all the different characters to life brilliantly, especially the spirited Katie Magiire. This is an almost invisible and underappreciated skill, because you only realise what a challenge it is when you’ve heard narration that doesn’t hit the mark as well as this does. I have listened to the Katie Maguire series in the wrong order, which meant that I could anticipate some events, but this didn’t ruin my enjoyment and they all work as stand alone novels anyway.

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After 2 chapters I gave on on this series.

I cant listen anymore. I should of given up a few books ago, as the dog fighting and dog cruelty storyline is too graphic and sickening for me.

The sex scenes and lesbian scenes are SO totally unbelievable...you can tell it's written by a man. His sex scenes are samey all throughout the series '...rolling her nipple between his thumb and fingers...' blah blah blah.

The only positive is the narrator who has a lovely voice

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