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Clean Break

PI Kate Brannigan, Book 4

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Clean Break

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Chloe Massey
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About this listen

The fourth riveting thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from best-selling author Val McDermid.

When a Monet is stolen from a stately home, Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan goes head to head with organised crime as she hunts the thieves through Europe.

Meanwhile, someone is leaving a trail of bodies across the Northwest. As Kate confronts some harsh truths in her own life, the case stretches her love and loyalty to its limits.

©1995 Val McDermid (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Exciting

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Critic reviews

"Stunningly exciting, horrifyingly good." (Ruth Rendell)

"A clever and exciting thriller." (Sunday Telegraph)

"The Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game." (Independent)
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The narrator draws you into what is a really good story. I will definitely be continuing with the series

Engaging read

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, kept me gripped all the way through. Great Reading.
Quite intense, with plots, subplots, keeping the reader glued to the different story lines, hoping that the Heroine comes out in one piece.
just when you think you've solved the mystery it's takes you on another track.
Brilliant!

Gripping!

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It had the requisite mix of deceit, robbery, death and fraud to make it entertaining, but the overly frequent similes became irritating.
I don't know if Chloe Massey had been instructed to change her narration style, but this time round it was lacking in intonation, which detracted from the delivery of the story, with a couple of bizarre pronunciations. At least the awful Scouse accent remained consistent though.
It can't have been that bad, I've downloaded the next in the series.

Enjoyable, but not as good as the previous books

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I have generally been disappointed with this series of books. The characters are very weak, and the storylines not very believable. Keep reading them in the hope they will get better. Narration is excellent

Not as good as the Tony Hill series

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Loved this book mainly because the narrator was fantastic. I hope to find she has narrated more.

What fantastic narration

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I have been listening to this series of books, and love the narrator's voice, the main characters are interesting, and the love story between Kate and Richard amusing.
Although they were written a while ago, they are still fresh.

Love the narrator

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Another hit book really love these books always lots of twists and turns narration was really good

Brilliant mystery always involved with twists

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The plot becomes too far fetched & ridiculous in the latter third. Almost gave up

ok listen

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Great story from the decade when "women can and will" didn't mean botox and silicon implates. That's one of reason why it puzzles me why so many female narrators sounds like the story is just boring the s*** out of them. It's so flat and unengaging read and it dosn't fit the story at all, witch is fast moving and even inclueds some level of action. So many femal narrators read like it's a boring manual for a dishwater or somthing similar. Get a grip, and lead us through the storys with more feeling and engagement!!!!

Great 90's nostaglia

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Can’t wait to start listening to the next book in the series. Love the story, brilliantly brought to life by the narrator

Loved it

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