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Strong female lead, great plot

Revisado: 06-08-24

Such a great book! Realistic characters, great pace, complex plot, strong female protagonist, keeps you guessing. I’m on to the next in the series!

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Monotonous story, not worth the time

Revisado: 11-09-21

The fantastic cast isn't enough to make this listen worth your time. The plot, seemingly meant to constantly deliver twists, becomes monotonous. The end is good, and this book could have been too, had at least an hour of the repetitive "twists" been deleted.

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Nothing like the Department Q novels

Revisado: 08-05-21

If you’re thinking of downloading this book because you loved the Dept. Q series, you may want to reconsider. This book is completely different; nothing like the fast-paced, complex situations in which Detective Carl Mørck and company find themselves. I binged that series one after another, buying extra credits like they were going out of style, but had to force myself to finish this book. Such a slow start and unsatisfying end. It’s hard to believe this was written by the same author.

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I binged the whole series!

Revisado: 07-24-21

Every single book from this series is amazing! I listened to one after another, buying extra credits like they were going out of style. Complex plots, high drama, colorful characters. Loved them all!

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Repetitive; same plot and similar conflicts to other Kruger books

Revisado: 03-22-21

I listened to all 6 Kruger books back-to-back, and while doing so picked up on so many similarities between books. Pseudo-spoiler alert: Kruger debates retiring (multiple times), his family comes under attack (again), and there is another white-knuckle terrorist with an automobile chase situation. Sound familiar? I enjoyed the first books in the series but really had to force myself to finish this one. It was just more of the same.

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Amazing story and narration

Revisado: 09-23-20

As usual, JK Rowling delivers the vibrant characters and complex plot that kept me glued to the story. I plowed through the book so quickly, and now I’m sad it’s over. Trying to figure out the meaning of the last line is driving me crazy, though!

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Should have been hours shorter

Revisado: 10-22-19

I appreciate the author’s passion for elephants, but the repeated sad descriptions of their death and the herd’s mourning was a real downer. This was less murder mystery than disturbing stories of elephant abuse or natural death. Over and over. Seriously, at least 2 hours of the elephant commentary could have been removed from the book, making it less depressing, and wouldn’t have made a impact on the plot at all. I was glad to finish this one.

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Huge theory holes; made him look more guilty

Revisado: 10-11-19

The logic of the investigators/narrators shows numerous weaknesses; theory holes large enough through which you could drive a truck. For example, they base a large part of the podcast to where the body might be buried. They assume she was buried, and speculate how unlikely it was that the convicted could have done so without getting dirty, sweaty, etc. No speculation was made that she could have been dropped in a creek, a deep culvert, a sink hole, whatever. They present their conclusions as THE fact, without seeming to peruse all avenues. That being said, they did seem to do a lot of research, but appear to have skipped a few steps in interpreting their data. Audio quality is uneven throughout, and the convicted’s account is entirely over the phone, which is quite muffled.

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Fantastic in every way!

Revisado: 09-30-19

This is a fabulous story with enjoyable characters, high suspense, and even some warm fuzzies, delivered by an amazing narrator. This is King’s best book in a while, IMO.

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Great book, but the narrator...

Revisado: 08-23-19

The pace of this book is a little slower/less nail biting than the Pendergast novels, but the backstory is great! The author was ok until the end when Pendergast enters the scene. She gave Pendergast a British-ish accent! She obviously did no prior research on the series from which this book originated. How did no one notice this??

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