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The Night Caller

DS Lucy Golden, Book 1

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The Night Caller

By: Martina Murphy
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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About this listen

Sometimes darkness stalks the most beautiful places....

On Doogort East Bog, Achill Island, a body is found. The close community is stunned to learn that it's Lisa Moran, a popular teacher who disappeared two days earlier.

DS Lucy Golden is assigned to the case. For her, it's personal. As an Achill native, she knows that sometimes great evil can lurk in plain sight. Having moved back from Dublin, she has spent the last 10 years trying to prove herself to her colleagues after her husband was jailed for fraud. This is her chance to put the past behind her. Her teenage son Luc's behaviour, however, is increasingly troubling, and Lucy doesn't have time for distractions.

When another body is found in an abandoned property on the bog, with links to a murder 20 years ago, the stakes are raised - but a pattern is emerging. Can Lucy put the pieces together? Or will her family crisis mean the murderer claims his next victim?

©2021 Martina Murphy (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Exciting Suspense

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Critic reviews

"Well plotted and page turning." (Patricia Gibney)

"A tense, fast-paced and deftly plotted thriller, which kept me guessing right to the end. I'm already looking forward to the next outing for Detective Sergeant Lucy Golden and her crew!" (Andrea Carter)
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I must say I really enjoyed this book I liked all the characters, even the DI wasn't so overbearing like in some books. Some put this book like the Lottie Parker books but this book is far far better, it concentrates on the case and shows how they try to solve the case, yes there is a little bit of home life for Lucy but unlike the Parker books its more about the case and less about her.
Aoife McMahon is a perfect as always as narrator I don't know the different dialects in Ireland but sure Aoife does them well. I am looking forward to more books

A brilliant listen

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This had likeable characters and engaging enough tale, although not a storyline that sticks with you.

Note to self

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new to this author and attracted due to the narrator as love her test and turns not unlike Peter James books can't wait for the next book

Brillant story twists and turns

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It was a good plot, which kept me listening.
I will definately be listening to other books by this author.

Thoroughly enjoyed this.

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Enjoyed this and will read more from the same author. Similar to Jo Spain with the same narrators used. Would recommend

Good book - kept me interested

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Oh wow. Fabulous. Beautifully written and read. Great characters. I’ve already downloaded the next book and will be buying anything else I can find by this author.

Superb

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Bought this on the 2 for 1 and it would have been worth one credit by itself.
Great story, excellent narration.
Definitely going to try more by this author.

A real find

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At first did not enjoy all the accents. But plat was very good lots of twists and turns. Kept me thinking right to the end. Thoroughly enjoyed this Audio Book

Good Plot

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A very enjoyable listen with good characters. loved the accents they added to the story

A great story well told

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Lucy Golden is a single mother, police woman living with her son & her own mother in a small community in Ireland.
She’s involved in a case where a murder has taken place and it’s not obvious who the murderer is, so the many investigations she and her colleagues have to go through are not surprising as it is a small place & everyone seems to know each other. IMO There are at least two hard to believe questions that are asked of victims concerning memory, especially considering the age of the child and length of time passed and the obvious errors Golden makes. But it doesn’t really spoil the story.
I love the various Irish accents, male & female that are used, all by the narrator.

Who dunnit

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