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No Time to Cry
- Constance Fairchild Series 1
- Narrated by: Rose Akroyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
From one of the UK's biggest crime writers - the man who brought you the best-selling Inspector McLean novels - comes a phenomenal new series guaranteed to have your heart in your mouth.
Undercover ops are always dangerous, but DC Constance Fairchild never expected things to go this wrong.
Returning to their base of operations, an anonymous office in a shabby neighbourhood, she finds the bloodied body of her boss and friend, DI Pete Copperthwaite. He's been executed - a single shot to the head.
In the aftermath, it seems someone in the Met is determined to make sure that blame for the wrecked operation falls squarely on Con's shoulders. She is cut loose and cast out, angry and alone with her grief...right until the moment someone also tries to put a bullet through her head.
There's no place to hide and no time to cry.
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- Simon
- 26-07-18
Oswald's Altered Mirror Images!
Given the faith in his own writing that Oswald showed by self-publishing his first Inspector McLean novel it felt inevitable that he would not want himself to be constrained by a single lead protagonist and so Constance Fairchild must have been born. Oswald's new series is once again a crime thriller but in many ways it's everything the McLean series is not. It's a first person, single POV story of a young and feisty Detective Constable hundreds of miles away working for the Met Police in London. Of course with Oswald things aren't going well for Con when we join her and they don't improve a great deal as things go on. She's plunged into danger from the off and suspicion falls on her when her boss is brutally executed.
I will be very interested to see what our lady reviewers make of this one as Oswald does what felt to this male ignoramus a very decent job of portraying a strong and very enjoyable female character. Much better than a number of more feted thriller writers have managed in recent years anyway. She's spunky, swears a lot but is never OTT, she feels like a finely balanced character and one worthy of her own series. This is also mostly much more direct than the McLean series and there is less attempt to build a loveable set of characters like the wonderful Grumpy Bob and Mrs McCutcheon's cat. There is however an appearance from one of my favourite denizens of McLean's Edinburgh which I particularly enjoyed. This confirms that Fairchild occupies the same world with the same laws of (super)nature perhaps . . .
Rose Ackroyd gives a fine performance with good narrative and character voicing though part of the way through she became very slightly husky suggesting a small throat problem though it never spoils it.
Fans of Oswald are likely to enjoy this book I would imagine but it is very different in style, you aren't getting a female Inspector McLean by any stretch and as Oswald suggests in an introduction read by himself she isn't quite so married to the job. It is damn good though and I have no reservations in recommending it with the only caveat being that if you're after more of the same from Oswald you might be disappointed.
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- Boxerkit
- 26-09-19
Excellent
First book I had read from this author. Will certainly read more. Excellent had me hooked
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- Jim The Tyreman
- 04-10-19
Very engaging, couldn't stop listening!
loved it, could honestly say it was like watching a TV drama! let's hope it is one day!
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- Michael
- 16-03-19
Another great story
I really enjoyed this book, I've listened to all the Inspector McLean books so I am a fan of the author. The "cameo" by Madame Rose I really enjoyed. Looking forward to book 2.
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- Andrew
- 25-06-19
Held my interest
Good story, quite different from the Tony McLean books. Just a bit too much of the f word, especially in parts of the narrative where I thought it was inappropriate.
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- Penny
- 03-08-18
undecided
Not as satisfying as previous James Oswald's DI MacLean, hoping she will grow on me with more books.
Easy to listen to, engaging but lightweight. Love the connection with Madame Rose, hoping the two meet again.
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- morgan
- 31-07-18
great start to a new series!
Great narration, excellent character development and looking forward to the next one! As enjoyable as Inspector MacLean
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- Ann
- 19-05-21
Fantastic!
I'm so pleased I have found this new series! Even better I have downloaded the second!
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- Laura
- 29-12-18
good
Enjoyable. story hard to follow in parts.
Well red, narrators voice draws you in. looking forward to the next one.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-11-19
Complex storyline well told
Enjoyed the story and the characters.
Found the incisiveness of Pete's ghost a bit opportunistic as was the sudden intervention of Dan.
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