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Backlash

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Samantha Bond
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 It is late at night on a notorious council estate in east London. A van - garishly painted with a grinning clown's face on the side - is being driven erratically. When the police pull over the driver to question him, they discover, inside the van, the body of a young woman.


A murder suspect . . . an arrest . . . a confession . . . A case done and dusted? But their suspect claims his victim is not his first, but his third.


Five years earlier, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation and left no stone unturned. The fact that case was not solved has haunted him ever since. The enquiry has opened up again but, unable to lead it due to ill health, Langton brings in DCI Anna Travis. Meanwhile the murder team begins the laborious task of verifying the details of the confessions and uncovering the identity of the second victim.


And then the suspect changes his story. They know they have a murderer in custody - but is he a serial killer or just a compulsive liar? Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction England
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Sorry I did not enjoy the way this was written. Obviously something personal to me as I do enjoy crime fiction. This was almost like a television script.

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Another enjoyable, well narrated, gritty & gripping thriller that doesn't disappoint. Recommend the series.

Excellent read

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As a scouser I found the scouse accent portrayed by the narrator not the best, but not the worst. I could tolerate it though, others may not.
I felt the story finished in the middle of nowhere, & no direction what the follow up book was, or even if there was one.
Apart from what I have said, I did enjoy parts of the book.

Not bad

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Superb narration , characterisation and tension build from Samantha Bond . Excellent, fast-paced story . A very entertaining listen thanks

Great police procedural

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Excellent all round. Well done Samantha Bond too, a measured and polished narration, with appropriate grit., and characters voices that didn’t distract from the great story.

Excellent

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