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The Great Darkness

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The Great Darkness

By: Jim Kelly
Narrated by: Peter Wickham
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Cambridge, 1939. The opening weeks of the Second World War, and the first blackout - The Great Darkness - covers southern England, enveloping the city.

Detective Inspector Eden Brooke, a wounded hero of the Great War, takes his nightly dip in the cool waters of the Cam. Daylight reveals a corpse on the riverside, the body torn apart by some unspeakable force. Brooke investigates, calling on the expertise and inspiration of a faithful group of fellow 'nighthawks' across the city, all condemned, like the detective, to a life lived away from the light. Within hours The Great Darkness has claimed a second victim.

War, it seems, has many victims, but what links these crimes of the night?

©2018 Jim Kelly (P)2018 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Historical Mystery War Fiction Crime Detective Suspense

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There were surprising errors of pronunciation but they didn’t really detract from the overall experience.

Good but depressing

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loved the story along with the references to war time cambridge. the story brought things to my attention that I did not no about.

being set in Cambridge

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The recording wasn't great, the first part of sentences at the beginning of a new chapter were cut off or too quiet

Good story, loved the phoney war historical setting, intriguing plot.

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Struggled to finish and found characterslacking indepth emotionally I did enjoy the many references to areas of Cambridge.

too much dressing up of personal descriptions .

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The story was good enough to maintain interest, but the narration was irritating. The character voices in particular, were distinctly odd and inconsistent at times.

ok

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Well informed about the era without it reading like a history lesson. Many twists and turns with a unforseen ending.

very good

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Atmospheric WW2 setting, interesting characters, complex and satisfying plot. Highly recommended - I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Excellent

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The story was very clever and nuanced - loved the way it portrayed the time and place and wove together all the strands in the denouement. The only downside was the stilted tone of the narration, particularly when voicing the 'hero'.

Neat story spoilt by delivery

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