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The Drowning Man
- Narrated by: Stephen Tompkinson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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The Drowning Man
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Publisher's Summary
Vincent Ruiz is lucky to be alive. A bullet in the leg, another through the hand, he is discovered clinging to a buoy in the River Thames, losing blood and consciousness fast. It takes six days for him to come out of his coma and, when he does, his nightmare is only just beginning. Because Vincent has no recollection of what happened and nobody believes him.
A mile away from his body, a boat was found covered in blood... Vincent's and that of three others. Forensics say at least one of them must be dead. Vincent, a police detective, had signed his service pistol out of the station armoury, despite being on leave. Many murder suspects fake amnesia and the investigating team are not sure this case is any different. The only clue is a picture in his pocket, a photograph of a young girl, Mickey Carlyle, who disappeared three years ago. And though Mickey is presumed dead, Vincent has the nagging doubt that she is alive and in terrible danger.
Critic Reviews
"This is high-energy drama that's deftly done, with plenty of guessing games and nail-biting tension full of fine characterisation, brilliantly researched detail and subtle humour." ( Mirror)
"Credible characters and a clever plot make an absorbing read by a welcome new name in the genre." ( Sunday Telegraph)
"A highly effective thriller....A gripper." ( Literary Review)
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- Trish Johnstone
- 12-10-2021
The Drowning Man
I love most of Michael Robotham’s books but this one was very confusing. I had to keep winding it back to try and keep up with the story
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-2021
warning:contains 1 scene of cruelty to animals
I wish books had content warnings. Aside from that, great story. I preferred the 2 main charcters as voiced in the previous book ' the suspect'.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-2022
A Good Book.
I quite enjoyed this book but after listening to Sean Barrett narrate most of the other Michael Robotham books I found it difficult to relate to the accents of Ruez & Joe. It just didn't seem to fit!!
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- Anonymous User
- 21-08-2024
Narration spoiled it
i have many Michael Robotham books and usually love them. this book less so. It was the narration that spoiled it for me. i listen to talking books in the car and missed large chunks of the narrative because the narrator often spoke in a low level mutter, probably for dramatic effect but it was just very irritating and hard to follow.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-12-2023
Not his best
I found this book a little disjointed in the story line. Sometimes difficult to keep up. Sometimes I had to go back a few pages to follow
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- Michele Goodyer
- 21-09-2023
Didn’t get into it as I have other books by Robotham
Perhaps I was pre occupied but this book didn’t absorb me as other books by Michael Robotham have.
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- Bronwyn Farr
- 21-10-2022
Dreadful
I am a fan of this author, but this book was dreadful with a convoluted plot, too many characters, no suspense (like, I didn’t care about the characters), highly improbable story line (diamonds in sewers). Disappointed. I didn’t bother finishing it.
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