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When the Music's Over

The 23rd DCI Banks novel from The Master of the Police Procedural

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When the Music's Over

By: Peter Robinson
Narrated by: Simon Slater
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Summary

 When the body of a young girl is found in a remote countryside lane, evidence suggests she was drugged, abused and thrown from a moving van - before being beaten to death.

While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances in which a 14-year-old could possibly fall victim to such a crime, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks must do the same - but the crime Banks is investigating is the coldest of cases. Fifty years ago Linda Palmer was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet no investigation ever took place. Now Caxton stands accused at the centre of a historical abuse investigation and it's Banks's first task as superintendent to find out the truth.

As more women step forward with accounts of Caxton's manipulation, Banks must piece together decades-old evidence. With his investigation uncovering things from the past that would rather stay hidden, he will be led down a path even darker than the one he set out to investigate . . .©2016 Eastvale Enterprises Inc. Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Banking Crime
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This was a great challenging almost uncomfortable story and would have felt really current if not for the shocking narration... this chap portrayed every character as they were in a pre 1950's serial. The women were wholly patronised despite being very strong characters as you could imagine them wearing bonnets - that's a metaphor for something I think, the West Indian accent was insulting and men were completely unreal! I nearly stopped listening out of principal several times but I really did want to know who done it!

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I've read every DCI Banks story and looked forward to this latest one. A little disappointed with it if I'm honest. I expected more plot twists, but it seemed as though I knew all along what was going to happen. As ever I love the setting, I'm a Yorkshire girl. And I the only one who still wants Banks and Annie to get together?

A little disappointed.

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What made the experience of listening to When the Music's Over the most enjoyable?

The plot is current to recent high profile cases and is extremely believable. The action, for want of a better word, has two story lines running concurrent.

Peters Best Yet

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I found the narration really annoying at times. Lots of heavy breathing and what I can only describe as slurpy sounds. Also a man narrating as a middle aged woman made her sound like a bit like a haughty dame. Her female warmth was lost. Also, please research properly how to pronounce Sinead and Nuttall. I nearly stopped several times because of this.

Relevant well observed storyline

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, but I would recommend that to get the most enjoyment from it you would be better starting on the earlier books to acquaint yourself with the characters

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Death in the Dales

Any additional comments?

One of the worst traits of Peter Robinson's books are when he has to go on about Bank's musical tastes which have become boring, on the written page you can just skip the paragraph but in a talking book it is not that easy. Ian Rankin talks about Rebus's taste in music but does it in far less intrusive way. Another sad factor is that in the earlier books Robinson went on about unlike a policeman Banks was and often wore his hair over his collar which made Stephen Tomkinson just about the worlds worst casting in the role for TV.. Now Robinson talks about his close cropped hair and I guess by the next book he will have grown five inches and look every bit the policeman in plain clothes, in other words Stephen Tomkinson.

An enjoyable read but with a few caveats

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