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The Coffin Tree

By: Gwendoline Butler
Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
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Summary

A new mystery featuring the complex and fascinating London policeman John Coffin finds Coffin investigating the apparently accidental deaths of two of his officers, deaths linked to a strange half-dead tree. By the author of A Coffin for Charley.

©1994 Gwendoline Butler (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Mystery Police Procedural Fiction

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Gwendoline Butler’s 26th John Coffin mystery, The Coffin Tree finds the embattled police chief of London’s Second City embarking on an investigation into the "accidental" death of two of his officers, and leads him straight into a sticky web of money-laundering, arson, and duplicity in this absorbing police procedural radiantly performed by Nigel Carrington, who’s authentic British accent and confident delivery transport the listener to the criminal underworld lurking beneath the Thames.
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Have been enjoying the series but have to stop. The main characters continuous petty jealousy and neurotic, whining self.doubt about their relationship is doing my head in.

Good story, but …

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liked all of it, especially the twist at the end which I didn't guess. can't wait to hear another John Coffin series

the detailed characters and the story line

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Firstly the narration was superb. Good narration brings a story to life.
Story itself was good. It kept me guessing.
No bad language - what a blessing.
Pity I'd pick this up before reading the previous books.

Loved it ....

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On the whole an enjoyable listen. Well narrated and characterised but a shame the plot concludes so weakly.

Entertaining but…

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This main character is an incompetent prat with a mommy complex that’s fixated on the character of the wife , indicating that behind all successful men there’s a woman , a didn’t I do well success , being a poor lad from a deprived background who has made good . Still not surprising seeing that the author of this drivel is a woman .

How many have to die .

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