Thank you

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Great but truly unnerving story by James Carol. I am straight off to find more as I am totally hooked by Carol's amazingly attractive anti hero. That said and by no means wishing to lessen what was a fantastic story, my biggest praise has got to go to reader William Hope. If ever I wish I could pass on my gratitude in person it would be to you. You NAILED the accents you star! I am a bit of an accent snob and nothing spoils a great audio book more for me than a bad accent. Sometimes it's only a lilt on the vowels but I find myself cringing. This time however I found myself rewinding to figure out if you were an American doing an English accent or an Englishman doing an American accent and what do I find? You're Canadian. This is me with my hat so far off that it has been deemed abandoned and is up for rehoming!

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Disturbing. Average.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This was recommended to me, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone else. It was too staged for me. Limited solutions or outcomes made it a bit boring. Abusive.

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First trial of an audiobook and not disappointed!

Gripping storyline, full of twists and turns, with a totally unexpected outcome.
Brilliantly narrated. Would recommend this audiobook to anyone!

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Gripping storyline

Gripping story from beginning to end. Accent a bit of a shock to start but stick with it. Good all round performance, would definitely recommend

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Excellent storyline, best listen in a long time.

I was so gripped from the first chapter.. Great character development, plenty of excitement and humour. I am already looking forward to the next book in the series,

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Excellent, satisfying, well read.

This book has got it all. A great plot, which never dips, an intriguing protagonist you can root for--wise-cracking, and insightful--an antagonist that ratchets up the tension and suspense, and well read by William Hope, who injects every sentence with American Noire.

For fans of Thomas Harris, and Val McDermid, this is a must.

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I didn't want to press pause!

Where does Broken Dolls rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This has to rank in my top twenty. Highly addictive listening- William Hope is spot on with his narration.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The American investigator; the main character: Jefferson Winter. I want to know everything about him- warts and all!

Which character – as performed by Julia Barrie and William Hope – was your favourite?

Jefferson Winter- performed by William Hope.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I could have happily spent the whole day in Jefferson Winter's world- but real life got in the way!

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I can thoroughly recommend this audio book and also the first book: "Watch Me". Can't wait for the third installment "Prey"...something good to look forward to!!

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Great book spoiled by second voice

Make no mistake, this is a damned good book - I own the Kindle version. And, were the narration left to William Hope, who is brilliant, I would be a very happy bunny. However, the female narration simply does not work. It makes the book sound chopped up. Not the fault of Julia Barrie who reads well, but her segments are unbelievably jarring. I have taken to jumping over her segments back to Winters’s point of view.

I don’t know who made this editorial decision, but it has made the book unlistenable in its entirety and is, in consequence, a waste of a credit. So I am annoyed it is marked as “unable to return.” I shall be taking that further. Meanwhile, I shall give up on this one. Sorry, Mr Carol, because the book is great.

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Authentic and gripping psychological thriller.

Top marks to both author and narrator . A great story told very well x

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Broken Dolls - female narrator spoils this book for me

Broken Dolls - female narrator spoils this book for me, her take on Adam the unsub's voice was grating, annoying & so unconvincing at being menacing .
The storyline, plot & Jefferson Winter were good, could have been 4 stars.

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