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The Body in the Dales

A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 1

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The Body in the Dales

By: J. R. Ellis
Narrated by: Michael Page
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An unpopular victim. An impossible crime. A murderer on the loose.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Body in Jingling Pot, this edition of The Body in the Dales includes editorial revisions.

A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London.

The deceased is Dave Atkins, well known throughout the village but not well liked. While there is no shortage of suspects, the details of the crime leave Oldroyd and Carter stumped. How did Atkins’s body end up in such a remote section of the cave? When someone with vital information turns up dead, it becomes clear that whoever is behind the murders will stop at nothing to conceal their tracks.

Oldroyd and his team try to uncover the truth, but every answer unearths a new set of questions. And as secrets and lies are exposed within the close-knit community, the mystery becomes deeper, darker and more complex than the caves below.

©2017, 2018 J. R. Ellis (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Cosy Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense England Thriller

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I expect the story is more than likely to be of the enjoyable standard I have previously seen in other books by Ellis. Sadly, as a resident of the Dales, I can not get past the irritatingly poor attempt at a Yorkshire accent and the mispronounciation of keighley tipped me over the edge. The narrator would do well to do their homework before narrating in future .

we do not speak like that in Yorkshire.

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the narrator was terrible the so called Yorkshire accent was so bad , I am born and bred in Yorkshire and i can assure you nobody sounds like that, it's a shame the story wasn't bad ,

story not bad however I haven't finished the book

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For a book so steeped in Yorkshire, the narrator HAS to come from there! What about Ralph Ineson??? He is a Yorkshire man who is a very skilled story teller.
Shame because the story is great with extensive research done on pot holing :-)

Narrator let it down :-(

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a reasonable story completly spoilt by a person who had clearly never been north of Watford Gap. Could NOT do accents or even pronouce town names correctly. Laughable. Would have bought the whole series of 8 if they had a narrator who could do a Yorkshire accent- a pre requisite for a series set in Yorkshire.

Terrible Narration

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I won’t be buying any more books with this narrator think he ruined the story

Ok bad narrator

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Being an ex Bobby, I am always interested in police mysteries and found this relaxed but enjoyable with an interesting story. I have never known a Yorkshire man with such a strong accent as in this story and would have liked a kinder voice for the female Detective Sgt in the case but overall, it came across well. I would certainly be happy to listen to another book but his author and narrator. I would have given it a 5 star across the board but for the 'female' voice. I will accept that there must be one or two Yorkshire men with such a strong accent - must be all that strong tea!

An enjoyable listen with a plausible story

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Blimey, it was like an evening at the pantomime. My husband enjoyed the story but I just couldn’t get past the dreadful narration, simpering women’s voices and general panto nature of the rendition!

Well researched but missing a good narrator!

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The story is unnecessarily complicated and the narration is the worst I've heard. Not recommended.

Avoid

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liked it, good insight to the Yorkshire dales countryside and caverns would really recommend it

good story

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loved the story & the characters read well .
enjoyed listening while walking my dog.

Easy listening

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