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Cruel Mercy
- The 6th DS McAvoy Novel
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Three Irishmen went to America. One's dead. One's as good as. One is missing....
The missing man is Valentine Teague. Petty criminal, bare-knuckle fighter - and DS Aector McAvoy's brother-in-law. Back home Val's being held responsible for the blood spilt in the snowy woods of upstate New York.
If McAvoy doesn't find out the truth, all hell will break loose, putting his own family in the crossfire. Investigating proves harder than he could have imagined. New York City is a different world, with different rules. Soon he finds himself up against squabbling cops, mafias old and new, and the culmination of a crime 40 years in the making. All McAvoy can do is the right thing. Even if it kills him.
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- Patricia
- 27-12-17
City of Crime 2017 HULL
How apt to discover a Hull based book and writer in Hull's year of being city of Culture. I have listened to all six books that are currently available in this series and have enjoyed every one. My favourite genre is Tartan Noire and this book gives the best of both worlds as the detectors a highlander. The stories are a bit gruesome at times. The back story of his home life is engaging. The narrator is excellent and covers all accents required very well. I'm looking forward to the next in the series and I think these books would transfer to the screen very well.
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- Alison
- 12-02-21
Bit too complex for audio
I have loved this series of books but this one was just not hitting the spot. There are a number of different characters and I always struggle with foreign names. I found myself having to rewind and listen to passages again as I just wasn't getting the gist of things. Also, a very different storyline from the previous books which are quite full with regard to day-to-day family life. I have loved all the other books in this series and have just bought the next and can't wait. Maybe it was just me and my inability to follow a complex storyline.
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- JPH
- 13-10-22
Not the best.
Didn't enjoy this one as much as previous Aector McAvoy stories. Based in America & was quite convaluted. But nevertheless will continue with the series.
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- Simon1971
- 07-05-17
Aector goes to New York
Would you consider the audio edition of Cruel Mercy to be better than the print version?
Only listened to the books in the series. Toby Longworth is a brilliant narrator and part of the joy of this series
Have you listened to any of Toby Longworth’s other performances? How does this one compare?
He is a super narrator particularly adept at the wide range of accents required - all are credible.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
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- christina daly
- 21-01-18
Cruel Mercy
The story was OK. But I didn't like the subject, and it dragged on a bit. I liked his other books.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-06-20
Confusing
Disappointed with this book it was convoluted and often confusing. It was difficult to separate characters. My husband and I had to have a lengthy discussion as to who was who and did what in the story each time before returning to the book. hope his next book is not the same.
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- Allison
- 08-07-18
Fantastic read.
As usual it's gritty and dark from the start. can't get enough of these books
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- Jane Mason
- 23-09-20
Disappointing
Moving the location abroad lost the essential characters.. his boss and his wife.
Names confusing.Sometimes too much padding or too much going on, other times repetition.
The previous 5 McAvoy books have been excellent. I will persevere with number 7.
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- Ash
- 11-10-22
Don’t believe the nay sayers!!
This is epic, fantastic drama of magnitude. I loved every wierd moment. The phone calls to Pharaoh were dynamite.
Toby does a killer New York dialect, highly highly reccomended
The last sentence of the book sent shivers up and down my spine.
Daring to take Macavoy away from hull was genius. Beautifully researched. Thank you thank you.
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- Paul Broadley
- 14-06-17
absolute let down
Absoloute rubbish compared to to other 5 books in the series. I had to read it to reach a conclusion to the other 5 books but it's many hours I'll never get back.
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