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Deadly Motive

DS Jack Mackinnon Crime Series Book 2

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Deadly Motive

By: D.S. Butler
Narrated by: Rupert Bush
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A man is found poisoned by the deadly toxin aconite. A note found at the scene leads Detective Sergeant Jack Mackinnon to a University of Oxford laboratory, where staff and students are desperate to hide their association with the victim. As Mackinnon gets closer to the truth, he finds his own family could be at risk.©2019 D. S. Butler (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Crime Fiction Suspense
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characters not as likeable in this story. Charlotte's Inexplicable aversion to accepting aid when someone in her position should have

not as good as first book

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I liked this and the introduction of the science worked. I found the narration worked for me, I had got used to it in the first book. This is another author and narrator I have discovered through the plus catalogue which works well for me.

This worked for me

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I struggled with the first book but thought I'd give the second book the benefit of another try. The narrator seem stilted and disjointed in places. His attempt at an Irish accent had me cringing! If you cant do an accent.... just dont! I found the story hard to follow at times because of the disjointed narration, ends of sentences were spoken with too long a pause between the penultimate and final word! I guess its horses for courses but I'll be avoiding any further books with this narrator. The book itself seems an alright read, although there seems to be big gaps in the story line, no continuity between certain elements of the story. Some story elements seemed unnecessary. I also found some of the descriptive parts of the story long winded and unnecessary, they didn't add to the story! It felt a bit like an English literature project that was a few 100 words too short, so it had been bulked out to make the grade. I most likely wont bother with the third book... shame, as the main character, McKinnon, had promise.

Probably a better read...

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a definite who done it with twists and turns all over the place, good social ongoing story to keep the intrigue high.
Narration superb for me.
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excellent listen

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I found this rather slow and dreary. It went on far too long and I lost interest.

Not the Best

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