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Where Death Delights

By: Bernard Knight
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Forensic pathologist Richard Pryor uses his 'golden handshake' to set up in private practice with scientist Angela Bray. A friendly coroner gives them a start, and when two women both claim that human remains found near a reservoir are their relatives, the dilemma is given to them to investigate. Set in 1950’s post-war Britain, this thrilling new series is set during the emergence of forensic science.

©2010 Bernard Knight (P)2010 WF Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Historical Medical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Forensics Exciting

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Great narration of a well crafted story. As always Jonathan Keeble made you feel relaxed and able to concentrate on the story. Often a narrator distracts. Lovely simple gentle story full of fascinating detail

Great narration of a well crafted story.

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This was a very new and original story line which I found very enjoyable. It was written in a part of the country I remember as a child which added to my interest. The suspense continued to the end. However the narrator did not qualify for 5 stars because of his poor pronunciation of Welsh words! For such a good narrator that was a shame as it caused a lot of annoyance! I hope there is a follow up story.

The suspense set in 1950s

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interesting story with a little humour thrown in too. Quite enlightening to understand just what can be revealed in lab tests. Well worth a listen

good insight to police procedures

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Set in the 1950's it was a really good read and brought back memories of that time
as I was a girl back then
Beautifully read by Johnathan Keeble.

A really good read

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I enjoyed this story describing what forensic tools were available in the 1950's and the lifestyle of that period of time.
as Bernard knight was a pathologist at that period of time he should know what he is writing about making it authentic. it is explained that the characters are all fictional but the area in which the stories are set factual.
Jonathon keeble did a good job of performing the book.
looking forward to the next book.

good story.

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Brilliant narrator as always, a master of his art but bring back the Crowner series please

Rather slow to start and a bit long winded afterwards

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This is set in a 1950s small town and is very refreshing. The details of everyday life rang true and the actual pathology and forensics were clearly done without being burdensome. It was a good mixture of scientific procedure and police investigation and I thought that was all well done.

Where it lost me was in the rather clumsily inserted passages about the potential love lives of the characters. The pathologist is sharing a house with his business partner and it is platonic but the author puts in passages where they each wonder about the other in a rather half-hearted way before getting back to the plot. The partners have two young attractive female employees so the author tried to build some romantic tension between them all which was unconvincing and, I felt, unnecessary. It always improved when they were all concentrating on their work.

I have listened to just one Crowner John novel by the same author and this is much better done in that the main characters have expertise and are quite likeable.

Jonathan Keeble as ever reads it very well.

Pretty good but laboured in places

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I enjoyed the story line very much, it was interesting to imagine how things were back then when we are so accustomed to the facilities and science available to today’s society. The older I get the more I find I’m turning to fiction set in days gone by as current fiction doesn’t seem to provide the escape from life I need.

The era setting…

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Great story and great storytelling. Lovely historical detail and interesting protagonists. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

nostalgia and forensic procedural all in one

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I enjoyed this book, well read and good caricature’s the story is entertaining and no bad language

A enjoyable book I

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