Loved it

This is exactly the kind of book I love listening to. Great storyline, great narration, loved the characters. Thank you, just downloading number 2 in the series! :)

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New Detective

Very enjoyable , Cross a very interesting character.
Not hiding the fact that the main character has Asperger’s syndrome was very good.

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Intriguing story and well narrated.

I found the narrators style and voice perfect for the character who seemed to find his Asperger’s the issue for others, not him. Lots of twists and I enjoyed getting some of them right. A good listen.

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Very enjoyable and well narrated.

Great plot with a good build up. Although of a serious nature, there were many laugh out loud moments for me. It was also informative regarding the Asperger’s condition.

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More to it than a run-of-the-mill Whodunnit

Excellent story, writing, characterisation & narration. A very satisfying listen & will definitely help myself to another in the series.

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Well drawn together story

Good plot with a clever twist
Excellent narrator make for an engaging listen
The detective Cross comes across as both preposterous and endearing. He fits the story well.

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The portrayal of Asperger’s

I enjoyed this story about a detective who is an Asperger’s sufferer. I imagine this is how people like him function in the world. Their unique talent was clearly portrayed in this twisty journey novel. very enjoyable.

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Don’t be put off by the subject

It had all the makings in the intro of a story I would normally give the pre-verbal body swerve to as I’m partial to a bit of action which is lacking in this particular story. However it more than makes up for its no-guns, no action by the engaging well written story and narration with its neurodivergent main character . In a word it’s a breath of fresh air, so looking forward to the next one.

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Enjoyable and creative

The story is well played out and mostly interesting although I did skip some of the Aspergers explanations. They were heavy-handed, repetitive and far too frequent. They also made the interviewing of suspects laboured.
I like the narrator’s voice and pace, although it is sometimes difficult to distinguish who is speaking during a conversation.
While completely unrealistic to think that this behaviour would be accepted from a police officer, I am happy to go along with this as a work of fiction. I like the characters, and I really like the story which is well through out and creative. The author’s stye of writing is good and I will look for more of his work.

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A detective with Asperger's works!

To come up with a new detective series, one that's different in this crowded police procedurals genre is no mean feat, but Tim Sullivan has succeeded with a detective with Asperger's (and, a Bristol setting).
Have no personal experience of the autism but having watched, enjoyed the first two seasons of TV's Walter Present's foreign language series Astrid in Paris, where a young woman with the syndrome is superbly portrayed, helped me visualise brusque DS Cross. He's an interesting character, with his OCD tendencies, need for order, routine and his unique method of working gets results. Relationships being difficult for those with Asperger's, his work partner, DS Ottey, who as a black single mother, has faced her own fair share of discrimination in the police force, has learnt to d/w his quirks. She acts partly as a buffer, guiding hand between him and colleagues, suspects & victims alike.
This first book in the series, have now invested in the next two, starts with the murder of a homeless man, a former dentist, that to all but Cross looks straightforward. It's far from that, what follows is absorbing investigation, a Cold Case, that's linked to another event in the past.

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