Excellent listen

I confess I do tire of drug related stories, but I did enjoy this one as there was enough other stuff to distract from it.

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A great romp though a dark subject

Nicely paced with enough twists to keep it interesting,the second I’ve read and will be reading more !

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She’s cool!

I don’t know if I would like the main character if I met her, but she’s amazing, strong and tough. I admire her tenacity, strength and guts. I enjoy the accents the reader uses when speaking for the characters. The book wouldn’t be as enjoyable without the accents!!

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Excellent Read

Really talented narrator. Great story. If you like this genre, it is worth the listen. Keeps you guessing and you end up emotionally investing in the characters.

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Same Whodunnit Storyline as Book 1

Really well written and thought out story. But almost exact same situation just a different name...becomes a friend quickly, overly nice, asks too many questions. Could see it coming in repeat.

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Intrigue

Good story with interesting characters. Had to listen to the first few chapters twice to figure out the characters but after that the story progressed nicely.

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Amazing story and perfect presentation

Great story. It was engaging right to the end. I will continue on with the next book in this series. Book 1 and 2 left me wanting more. Looking forward to #3.

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Too much accent

The problem with this book is that the narrator has to much accent for me to understand it.

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Never Captivated Me

I tried.. I really tried. Having listened to HUNDREDS of Mystery-Thriller audiobooks, I can usually set aside reservations and concentrate on the most enjoyable aspects of more or less *any* book. I think I can furthermore recognize the ones that grab listeners with compelling plots, atmospheric settings, and intriguing characters. This Alex Coombs effort falls flat in all of those spheres: the disappearance of the daughter of a dirtbag political bigwig is pedestrian; the potentially immersive underworld-infused Edinburgh setting comes across as cartoonish & uninteresting; and perpetually combative iron pumping/fist fighting-obsessed ex-Detective Chief Inspector Hanlon is straight-up unlikeable. Despite a workable plot, my efforts to pay close attention to 'Missing For Good' were misplaced.. my mind wandered annoyingly frequently while listening to this story.

Likewise unfortunate: Carolyn Bonnyman's more than capable professional narration (exhibiting a great natural Scottish accent and truly excellent voice-acting, for example) tries to elevate the text, but comes across as monotonous and faintly bored overall.. inadvertantly contributing to the ho-hum impression that I got from the recording. Bonnyman has a ridiculous habit of including looooong pauses in the middle of dialogue (increasing the playback speed to 1.20X helped somewhat - if you elect to download this product, I recommend adjusting the reading rate).

Altogether, this recording merits a disappointing 4.5 stars out of 10. The first book in the 'P.I.Hanlon' detective series was quite a bit better than this one - possibly even worth your Credit - but this installment was appropriately made available as a 'Plus' selection (included with your membership). Spend your money on something else.

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