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Angel with Two Faces: Josephine Tey Series, Book 2

By: Nicola Upson
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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Inspector Archie Penrose has invited Josephine Tey to his family home in Cornwall, a struggling but beautiful country estate on a magnificent stretch of coastline. But death clouds the holiday from the outset.

When the local theatre proves to be a stage for real-life tragedy, Archie's loyalties are divided between his friends and his job, and he and Josephine must confront the violent reality which lies beneath a seemingly idyllic community...

©2009 Nicola Upson (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Emotionally Gripping Scary Fiction Mystery
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I live nearby to the Penrose Estate, Gunwalloe, Porthleven. I frequently enjoy strolling through the Penrose walks as well as the beach walks by Loe Pool and beyond to Halzephron. I can completely recognise the places described so perfectly in this intriguing story, set in the 1930s. They are the marvellous backdrop to the fictional characters as
is the section involving the Minack Theatre at Porthcurnow. The narrator reads this unabridged book wonderfully with all the voices true and identifiable individually. There is a series of these Josephine Tey detective stories and this is the second. References are alluded to which would enrich enjoyment further if you knew them so I recommend the collection as a whole as well
as this delightful choice.

Rich and many stranded story with superb narration

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I really like the characters Archie and Josephine and I thought this was an enjoyable read by the end. However, at times I found the piling up of harrowing events all a bit much - page after page of misery and really awful images. The strength of the characterisation wins through though and I thought it was a good mystery with a good Cornish setting.

Enjoyable overall

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A slow moving and somewhat old fashioned tale. Marred a little by an implausible storyline but very well narrated by Sandra Duncan.

Slightly old fashioned

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This book is kept my attention from start to finish. I loved the story and I felt very sad when I came to the end of the book. The narrator was excellent and she brought the characters to life. The author has developed a cast of interesting and believable characters and she somehow manages to deal with issues relevant to the present day in an historical setting.

I will come back to this book again because it is too good to only read once. I am looking forward to the next book in the series and I I have no hesitation in recommending this author.

I loved this book

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A lovely listen, an interesting plot and wonderful setting but all very much enhanced by the perfect narration.

Narration excellent.

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