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Past Lying
- Karen Pirie Novels, Book 7
- Narrated by: Lauren Lyle
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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Past Lying
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Publisher's Summary
THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE
Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.
Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.
As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiraling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .
The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.
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- Elizabeth McMahon
- 25-01-2024
As usual the storyline was extremely well written.
The narration of the last book in this series spoilt it for me. It was stilted with very little difference between characters.
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- Vicky Dawson
- 06-12-2023
Great story dreadful narrator
The story was as usual excellent with lots of twists and interesting insights into the Covid pandemic. Unfortunately the narrator ruined it for me. She didn’t seem to understand the punctuation and emphasised incorrect words changing the meaning of some sentences I will avoid books narrated by her in the future.
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- Margaret
- 26-10-2023
Great Book As Always.....But
Loved the book, Great story line. The reader, not so much. Thought the performance was very flat.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-2023
Brilliant Val
I absolutely love this series, I feel so invested in all the characters. So strange to be reading work set in the pandemic!
Love the book, Val. Preferred Cathleen’s performance as narrator, her voice is Karen’s in my mind.
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- michele taylor
- 15-10-2023
Great series
Karen Pirie goes from strength to strength, long may Val continue the series. Great social commentary.
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- Christine
- 19-10-2023
Terrific
Val McDermid is terrific. I love the Karen Pirie series and this was another really exciting and satisfying read
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- Yolande Collins
- 03-02-2024
Great story set in lockdown Scotland
I very, very much like Val McDermid’s books, so was disappointed by the narrator chosen for this, her latest Karen Pirie book. Lauren Lyle did not narrate distinctly often gulping the last part of her sentences. The publisher should have stuck with Cathleen McCarron who was brilliant in her narration of the earlier novels. I solved that by buying the e-book! Really great plot. Took me back to the severe (but in my opinion necessary) lockdowns where I lived in Australia. Love Val’s books and love Scotland.
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- finnea
- 02-02-2024
Great book about crime writers, despite reader
So glad Val has returned her attention to Karen Pirie. This is a great one.
i always love it when crime writers write about crime writers -- they seem to have so much fun with it, especially Val who knows a lot about writing.
i wasn't sure how a lock down story would play out (not being keen to relive that time!) but it was terrific, with lots of good sub plots (eg. the one about Jason's family which is both moving and funny).
This isn't so much a whodunnit as the ending becomes apparent a while before -- but it's a wonderful complex plot and a delight to listen to, despite Lauren Lyle being a hopeless reader. At least her accent is okay but not a patch on Cathleen.
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- Olivia Fontaine
- 13-04-2024
Intriguing and Compelling
I enjoyed this read. It was intricate and complex which I like because you get value for money. I have listened to all of the Karen Pirie books so feel a connection to the character. Love her wit, strength, insight, compassion, empathy, intelligence and independence. A great read, full of unexpected twists.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-04-2024
Dreadful narration
Loved this series of books but the change in narrator made this one difficult to listen to. Every Scottish character sounded the same and there was frequent bursts of a robotic voice. Hard to listen to to be honest.
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