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Beneath the Surface

By: Jo Spain
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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THE SECOND TOM REYNOLDS MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT LIE

Did I know it would come to this? There is no shot at redemption. I am going to die. The gun is in my eye-line as the second bullet is fired. That's the one that kills me.

Late at night, two powerful men meet in a secret location to discuss a long nurtured plan about to come to fruition. One is desperate to know there is nothing standing in their way - the other assures him everything is taken care of. Hours later, a high-ranking government official called Ryan Finnegan is brutally slain in the most secure building in Ireland - Leinster House, the seat of parliament. Inspector Tom Reynolds and his team are called in to uncover the truth behind the murder.

At first, all the evidence hints at a politically motivated crime, until a surprise discovery takes the investigation in a dramatically different direction. Suddenly the motive for murder has got a lot more personal. . . but who benefits the most from Ryan's death?

©2016 Joanne Spain (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Emotionally Gripping Murder

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This series just gets better and better as we get to know Tom Reynolds and his family and team more each time. Add in a great tale of murder and political shenanigans and an excellent narrator and you have hours of deeply joyful entertainment 😊

Brilliant

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I so enjoyed the first in the Tom Reynolds series from Jo Spain but found this second book a bit of non-starter, my main problem being that I just didn't really know or care enough about the victim to worry who the murderer was. The book got significantly better, for me, towards the end and I'm glad I persevered as I assume the main protagonists will be re-appearing along with their developing back stories, in subsequent titles.

Good, maybe not great

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I enjoyed the ongoing development of the regular characters and their relationships with each other. The story had chunks of political information which dragged on at times. I guessed the culprit and some of the plot. Hope the next in series is as good as the first.

Too political but held my interest

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Excellent murder mystery and a great listen -Well done to Aoife. The Irish influence includes DI Reynolds personal life interwoven with his daily workload and is so very believable. Have already ordered book 3

Riveting

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Jo Spain never disappoints, always keeps you hooked and wondering.
Just one thing to point out - this is the second of her audiobooks on Audible where the numbers of the chapters don’t match the audio - Chapter 1 is read as the prolog, and Chapter 2 read as Chapter 1 and so on... a small irritation but an irritation all the same!

Chapter numbers don’t match audio...

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An absorbing and engaging detective novel. Following on from the first in the series this different and twisting tale follows the same team but with a insightful backdrop of politics.

Gripping story and brilliantly

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good story enjoy the continuity from book to book in this series . look forward to the next.

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Fairly good story line overall but at times goes off at tangents and a tad confusing at times.
Aoife give a great performance again so that helped.
I love Jo Spain’s books but so far this was my least favourite, still good though.

Big fan of Jo Spain but probably my least favourite

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This was excellent, however I didn’t enjoy the actual story as much as Jo Spain’s first Reynolds book. Definitely looking to read them all though.

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I am really enjoying the Tom Reynolds series and I have just ordered another one, it's a great read, another book brilliantly narrated by Aoife McMahon

Highly Recommend

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