Brilliant!!

I loved this book, lots of twist and turns. Great narration. Fiona McIntosh is my new favourite author.

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Engrossing...but...

i absolutely loved the second half of this. i had listened to Mirror Man first (which is mistakenly described by Amazon as book 1 in the series), and so already knew the outcome of Bye Bye Baby - but i still found it riveting.

I do agree with reviewers complaining about Kate fawning over Hawksworth who is portrayed as a cliched romantic hero. The thing i disliked most in this book and Mirror Man is how Kate is described as beautiful and 'intuitive'--and therefore a brilliant detective, whilst the DS is plain and hard working, lacking Kate's supposed flair. Every time the DS does something brilliant, Hawk is surprised and Kate is vindictive. That sideshow was a bit tedious, overplaying gender stereotypes, but then the pacy thriller elements came together and i was fully engrossed.

The story isn't flawless but it's pretty clever and more exciting than most.

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Captured me from the start

Story had me turning on my audible when cooking , walking dogs and laying in bed. It captured me from the start. Lots of twists and turns. I have a dislike of male voices trying f to sound like females particularly when emotional and crying. Didn’t work. But otherwise the characters where well presented by the reader

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Really good.

This was a really good book from start to finish plenty of twist to keep you wanting more. found it hard to put down. Narration excellent

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Riveting story

I throughly enjoyed this story Fiona should definitely write more suspense.
Will look forward to another gripping mystery.

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Thrilling

Absolutely enthralling. Spent hours early mornings until finished.
Naration was perfect. Well written for audio.

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Good read

It took me a while to get into this story. Although the narrator did a relatively good job, I did find his voice grated on me however, I perservered becoming use to his voice as I ventured further into the storyline. The story was enjoyable and made for a good read. Most of the characters were believable and likeable. Some doubt about the complexity of Anne's character and whether she would have been able to carry out all of the activities especially surviving it all however, it is fiction and I guess the writer's poetic licence to write as she did. Having said all of that I still enjoyed the book. Can't say it was the best story I read but not too bad considering my above-mentioned comments.

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Great writing great narration perfect pairing

Loved this book engaging and enjoyable the narrater was excellent and completed a great read

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Enthralling story, grim and addictive

Loved the twists and turns of characterization and plot.
Just about returned the title though, after listening to others of Fiona Mcintosh's ( which I loved), I did not enjoy this narration. I think her normal narrator, Kate, does a far superior job with accent and inflection .

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Fantastic. Couldn’t put it down!

Loved this book. Perhaps her best so far (I’ve read them all). I don’t read too many psycho thrillers (they scare me!) and there were moments this story was confronting, but the characters were gripping and real and I just could stop listening. I highly recommend this book. Oh, and the narration was excellent - very easy to listen to and voice distinction was excellent.

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