Inspector Hobbes and the Blood
Unhuman, Book 1
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Inspector Hobbes and the Blood
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Narrated by:
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Tim Campbell
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By:
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Wilkie Martin
About this listen
Set in a small Cotswold town, Inspector Hobbes and the Blood is a fast-paced comedy cozy mystery fantasy about the adventures of Andy, an incompetent reporter, when he is reluctantly working with Inspector Hobbes, a police detective with a reputation. Andy soon finds himself immersed in a world where not everyone is human, and a late-night visit to a churchyard nearly results in grave consequences, and a ghoulish outcome. An accidental fire leads to Andy having to doss in Hobbes's spare room.
Contending with a wave of murder, suicide, and robbery, as well as Hobbes's weirdness, is the just the start; he must also get to grips with Mrs. Goodfellow, Hobbes's housekeeper, who collects teeth. Although they are mostly from humans, she also claims to have some vampire specimens. However, Andy soon finds her wonderful cooking compensates for her eccentricities. Despite Andy believing he is coping, he is nearly unhinged by horror when a stressed Hobbes's concealed nature reveals itself in an orgy of bone-crunching. Yet, coming through unscathed, Andy develops respect and admiration for his host, even when he uses weird, occasionally brutal, methods to begin unravelling the mystery, which would appear to link The Order of the Dragon and Vlad Tepes, the original Dracula, to the crime wave.
When Hobbes goes missing, Andy, with the dubious assistance of Dregs, Hobbes's big, bad dog, and armed with a leg of lamb, searches for him. Will he triumph over crazed blood lust and human sacrifice?
Can Andy with Hobbes's friends, a binge-drinking dwarf and a troll who looks uncannily human, save the day? And can Andy catch vampirism from false teeth?
These and other questions may be answered in Inspector Hobbes and the Blood.
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- 07-01-18
Elayne62
I have now listened to all 4 of the Inspector Hobbes books and they are EXCELLANT. TIM CAMPBELL IS A BRILLIANT NARRATOR, I hope there will be more books in this series and if there is please DO NOT CHANGE THE NARRATOR....😆😆😆
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- Michelle
- 27-05-18
Hobbes is great, Andy is tedious.
Hobbes is a great character. The protagonist, Andy, is tedious, entitled, petty & passively misogynistic. His semi-redemption at the end is unlikely but a great relief. Tim Campbell’s narration is 95% great. He is particularly good at Hobbes, and giving each character a unique voice. It’s true his occasional odd pronunciation jars a bit but it wasn’t a deal breaker. The setting & supernatural elements are great fun and I want to find out more. If I can get past spending so much time with Andy. A female character who does something other than housework or villainy would be nice.
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- Ingrid
- 19-08-20
Enjoyable yarn
I really liked this book. Hobbs is such a character. A strange fun filled tale
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- Sheamus
- 01-03-18
amusing story
The story was entertaining enough, but I felt the narrator was a little stilted, with an accent that was plummy event when doing "common" voices...
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- Stacy
- 15-01-18
Odd Pronunciations Put Me Off...Couldn't Finish
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The story itself is great, as is the writing and the characters. Initially I really liked the narrator too but then I noticed his odd pronunciations on certain words, 'thot' instead of 'thought' was the worst one, it came up a lot and once I had noticed it, it was like a little annoying poke each time, then other words like 'brek-fest' 'reck-ed' (record) just as two examples. It really spoiled it for me and I stopped listening, going to buy the physical book instead so I can finish the story!
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- Miss Julie E. Ellis
- 18-11-18
great writing
I love this author too. very refreshing to detective stories. please write more Wilkie Martin :)
and this narrator is fantastic! perfect match
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- F. John
- 03-05-18
superb
loved it. superb story line... narration... characters... humour... and twists. highly recommend it. reading the next in the series now.
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- Ali Brewis
- 16-01-18
Great performance & story - but not quite British
The story is great - plenty of twists and you feel that you’re experiencing each twist with ‘Andy’. The characters are well built and interesting and I will happily listen to the rest of the series.....
The narrator does a great job giving distinct voices for each of the characters and it is well paced and clear to listen to.
However! Whilst Tim Campbell might sound authentically British a lot of the time - he does have some very odd pronunciations - that almost hurt! Andy’s voice is written as less posh than it is read and I found this a little jarring too.
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- Barrie
- 06-02-18
Really good fun!!
If you could sum up Inspector Hobbes and the Blood in three words, what would they be?
funny, appealing ,different
What did you like best about this story?
The gentle humour, which although a little obvious at times is great fun nevertheless.
What does Tim Campbell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Once you get used to his sometimes idiosyncratic pronunciation it seems to suit the storyline. All in all a very enjoyable listen which led me to listen to the rest of the series so (far)
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A monstrously funny offering.
Any additional comments?
A wonderfully funny series, hope there is much more to come!
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- CM
- 24-05-18
Looking forward to reading next one
This book is one of an increasing number in my collection to have a horror magic detective cross over mashup. The good thing about this book is how simple I found it to get caught up in. The main characters and narrator are easy to like and the story is roles along without too much effort. Worth a look!
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