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The Dead Don't Speak
- DI Birch, Book 5
- Narrated by: Norman Bowman, Sarah Barron
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
A brilliant novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew.
DI Helen Birch is recovering from major surgery, housebound and exceptionally bored. Her boss, DCI McLeod, has made it crystal clear: she is not to take on any work until her recuperation is over.
In her absence, Amy Kato is promoted to sergeant and is given a maddening case to work on: Edinburgh is being plagued by an anonymous vigilante. He started small, meting out punishment to obnoxious boy racers and other antisocial folk, but his behaviour is escalating. Amy can tell from the anonymous online paper trail he leaves. His writings are increasingly confident, and increasingly threatening. And yet he also seems to be invisible: her team can find no clue as to his identity, and no trace of his whereabouts.
At first, McLeod doesn't see the case as a huge deal. Concerned, Amy comes to Birch in secret to ask for help, and Birch finds it impossible to resist taking action: placing her directly in the path of immense danger ...
A gripping crime thriller for fans of Susie Steiner, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid - guaranteed to keep you up all night...
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- Pamela
- 22-06-23
Excellent on every level
Fantastically rich characters, and a very clever story with some twists and surprises. Great narration, really enjoyed it.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 15-07-23
Not the best in the series
Not the best by far, the first three books are great, the fourth was getting a little slow and irritating but this one was, as another reviewer has pointed out, rather too focused on Birch's feelings on inadequacy and how irritated she feels with people trying to help her, she comes across as a most irritating woman.
I do not recommend this one but definitely recommend the first 3 in this series.
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- Gabriele Leech
- 26-08-23
Enjoyable, but….
I had this book recommended to me. It gives you food for thoughts. But for my liking the storyline progressed very slowly with lots of navel gazing and the end fell into place much too obviously.
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- Karen S.
- 17-07-23
Wow once again
Absolutely loved this .. seeing other reviews saying not as good as the others in the series , I have to disagree , it was just as fantastic , but in a different way and I cannot wait till the next book in the series is out . Brilliant narration , storyline and writing highly recommend
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- Christine
- 21-10-24
suspenseful
A book with lots of twists, particularly the ending. Great characterisation and plot which is at times quite dark.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-07-23
Torture
So slow, so miserable, so predictable. Most of the story was about Birch’s self absorbed navel gazing and her so called friends being over protective or obstructive.
The denouement came in the last few chapters by which time I’d worked it all out anyway.
It’s not fair to blame the narrator because so much of the story IS miserable but her voice got slower and slower and more dull.
Sorry but this is not a recommendation from me!
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