An easy listen

Any additional comments?

I didn't particularly like the narration at first, but it got better the more I listened.

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confusing

What did you like best about Never Apologise, Never Explain? What did you like least?

still not sure

What could James Craig have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

not to jump about without finishing one storey

What didn’t you like about Joe Jameson’s performance?

I found it very hard to remember what storey the next jump belong to

Was Never Apologise, Never Explain worth the listening time?

I stuck to it to the end hoping what the real point was, it left me still wondering.

Any additional comments?

I was hoping for a gripping storey I was board part of the time, but most of the time confused.

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A bit mediocre

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I don't regret spending a credit on this, but it's not the most thrilling story I have ever listened to.

Would you be willing to try another book from James Craig? Why or why not?

I believe I will listen to the rest of this series at some point, because I like the main character and that the stories are set in London. The plot is entertaining enough, but the pace is a bit slow at times.

What does Joe Jameson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He adds his own touch to the characters, and I think he does a very good job.

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Fun Characters - Disappointing Ending

I bought this book as it was cheap and had four stars. £4.99 is a good deal compared to the £15-32 some publishers are demanding.

The main character is warm, human and amusing. If you are familiar with Central London then the locations will twig the memory and I found myself a little jealous of Carlyle's ambling about London bumping into and chatting with various characters.

However, the plot seems to open up and then just finish in the last chapter with very little involvement from Carlyle himself, apart perhaps from his idle chats in between meals. Without spoiling the plot directly (although can you review any media without discussing, to some degree, the content?) the denouement of the main villain seemed totally far fetched and inconsistent with the rest of his actions.

Another of the main characters also seemed to do a personality shift (based on the back story given) just to tie up another lose end.

So, I enjoyed the rambling about London and the amiable conversations, but no deeper meaning and the plot was a bit weak at the end. Only 3 stars from me.

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Not for me

Would you try another book written by James Craig or narrated by Joe Jameson?

I might try another book by Craig but not from this series.

Was Never Apologise, Never Explain worth the listening time?

I didn't give up on this book but I felt like doing so a few times.

Any additional comments?

It is a mild type of comedy that didn't appeal to me. I got annoyed with the bumbling inspector rather than laughing at him. I didn't find him entirely credible and although the plot should have been engaging it wasn't.

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AARRGGHH!

James Craig gets me under the skin, I loved the intelligently written plot, but as with the first in the series Inspector Carlyle's deeply flawed character really brassed me off so much so I wanted to climb into IPod and kick him in the butt!
His character totally made me want to cringe and yes he is very realistic, but surely you would not be that incompetent? would you.?
and again a very unsatisfactory ending, I can forgive once but twice? this looks like a pattern, it's as if JC dangles a juicy succulent fruit at you all the way through the book and then whips it away at the end, leaving you both hungry and dissatisfied.. the ending just did not do it for me.
Still saying all of this I will still read Inspector Carlyle, hopefully he will develop a brain and some police instinct in the next book..as I do enjoy his very caustic wit and inner monologue observations, because what you are privy to on the inside is definitely not the same person on the outside..

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Not my kind of story

I found this book a bit disappointing and particularly found some of the graphic descriptions of violence off putting. Perhaps it would be possible to include a description of this type of content (among other things) in the book's description in the same way as for TV programmes?

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Disappointing

I purchased this after reading several rave reviews. The lead detective was a likeable character but the plot was tedious and poorly resolved. Can I have my money back please!

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Definitely getting a refund on this one

Struggled to the end but was none the wiser as to the purpose of the main character, why would anyone want to read about such a completely incompetent and ineffective detective? As one of the other reviewers mentioned the internal dialogue commentary was well written and witty and the narrator did a good job with the reading but the failures of Inspector Carlyle to even once protect someone he was meant to help and the disappointing ending was just too much. Certainly not an author for me.

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