Diane Barnes

Another winner!

Revisado: 08-01-23

DC Sergeant is at it again — stepping on the toes of his betters as he single-mindedly leads his squad on the trail of master criminals in Kings Lake, Norfolk. Full of nostalgic gum-shoe detective work, local lore and colorful characters, this series is one of the best Audible has to offer. DC’s droll observations and dry sense of humor are perfectly captured by the excellent narration.
I highly recommend the DC Smith series, and the spin-off series, King’s Lake. Sit back and be prepared for laugh-out-loud enjoyment!

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Outstanding!

Revisado: 11-15-22

A bit of a change from previous works by this author, her foray into this new territory yielded excellent results. The story was original, fast-paced, “steamy” and laugh-out-loud funny. Plenty of heroines, who are savvy and inspiring. Perfect pairing with the narrator. Quite a ride. Highly recommend!

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Meh

Revisado: 11-10-22

Too bad. I love this series but the narration was terrible. Started it three times and finally gave up. Couldn’t finish it.

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Original

Revisado: 02-01-21

Great fun! Zip Ono, lady detective, puts a new slant on solving cases by making use of many skills ignored by the run-of-the-mill Shylock. Original, inspiring and clever — I look forward to Zip’s next case! Highly recommend — especially for those of us fed up with the formulaic, repetitive and unoriginal police procedurals that just seem to re-chew the same elements. Quite original, mind-expanding, funny and fun!

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Great fun!

Revisado: 09-23-20

A romp through the behind-the-scenes of NYC high society — funny and entertaining. I chose the book because i sooo lived Barbara Rosenblat’s narration of Anna Pigeon in Barr’s series. Worth the time.

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Delightful!

Revisado: 09-16-20

I’m looking forward to more works from this author. Maybe we can expect the protagonists to pair up to solve future crimes!? The narration was superb.

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Strictly Mediocre

Revisado: 08-18-20

No surprises. Pretty ho-hum. Don’t know how I even managed to finish it — or why! Maybe because the narration was very good.

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The best so far!

Revisado: 08-15-20

I love following the characters through the years — from our favorite detective and his the police colleagues to the boxing coach to the criminals — they gain dimensions as the series continues. And, who could resist Scout!

Well done, Mr. Parsons!

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Confused

Revisado: 06-01-20

I concur with Tara’s review: why was the protagonist killed in the first book of the series, only to be well and alive in the second? I found the first book to be confusing and disappointing — the second even more so. The author shows promise, but not really good, yet.

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Meh

Revisado: 11-20-19

Sometimes Ms. Crombie paints her women offensively simplistic. Our heroine is so hot-headed and reactionary, she seems very immature to me. Why would a dish like Duncan Kincaid bother with her, I find myself wondering. And every story leans heavily on the preconception that men never acknowledge the competence of women. As for dialogue, most suspects spend a lot of time braying, “but Inspector, you can’t think that I killed him!!.....blah, blah, blah.” These timeworn devices are tiresome to me, and really differentiate the literary writers from the pulp fiction writers. Because that is what this is — fodder for the recycle bin. Too bad, because the story was good, and descriptions of the beauty of Scotland are travel-inspiring.

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