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The Blood Strand

Foroyar Triology, Book 1

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The Blood Strand

By: Chris Ould
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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Jan Reyna is a murder squad detective, British by adoption and choice, Faroese by birth and history. Called back to the remote Danish Faroe Islands when his father suffers a paralysing stroke, Reyna is forced to reexamine his decades-long rejection of the past and of his father in particular.

But in this now-foreign country, whose language and customs he no longer understands, Reyna is also drawn into a rare Faroese murder case. The crime seems to have Reyna's father at its centre, but investigating it inevitably brings Reyna closer to the childhood events he's purposely erased from his memory. He is also confronted by his half brothers, who have their own agenda and seem intent on protecting the family name from any implication of wrongdoing.

Reyna's choice, then, is either to push through the resistance and risk what he might reveal about his past or to forsake the strange, windswept Faroe Islands for good. His decision will change the lives of everyone around him, but the truths he's already uncovered can't be reburied.

©2016 Chris Ould (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Crime Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Murder
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A police mystery set in a place I’m guessing not many of us know about
Story nicely twisting but thus has been left hanging for a sequel? I would definitely listen to that

Refreshing change

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Not quite sure why I bought this book, probably because of the unusual setting of the Faeroe islands, but am very pleased that I took the chance. Thoroughly enjoyable weaving of the threads of the 2 stories in a gentle but captivating fashion. The narrator was excellent, and I was so
envious of his spoken Faeroese, to my ears it was truly 'local' and not stilted! The only thing that was, in my personal opinion, confusing was where there was a break in the chapters, ie a new section, where I felt there could have been a slightly longer 'gap' of a couple of seconds rather than carrying on immediately. However, I'm downloading book 2 of the trilogy straight after finishing this review. I hope it's as good.

Brilliant story and narration

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Good but slow story. I was waiting for some twist or surprise in the book to step it up a gear but it never happened.
The joy of the book though, is Matt Addis. His narration is one of the best I've hear. Every character in the book is different and instantly recognisable.

Not bad

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The story was found to be plausible without unnecessary violence or blood curdling moments. It was a realistic and clever dissection of an investigation of crime. It was set in a place I had little knowledge of so I found the descriptions of life in these Danish Islands fascinating and illuminating. I learned a lot and was very surprised to find their way of life is nothing like I had imagined.

The Narrator was up there with the best! His voice is calm on the ear and he gets the tempo just right.

This evening, I was delighted to find two more in the series with the same Narrator.

Excellent all round.

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Well interesting enough to be tempted to listen to the next in the trilogy. Regional crime drama with good voices and interesting solid characters.

Interesting . . .

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