Paper Girls by Alex Smith
Book 1 in the DCI Kett series
Narrated by Tim Bruce
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook
Book 1 in the DCI Kett series
Narrated by Tim Bruce
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook
About Paper Girls:
The one case he couldn't crack was the one that finally broke him.
Haunted by his inability to track down and save his missing wife, DCI Robert Kett leaves the Metropolitan Police behind and moves to Norwich with his three young children, hoping to heal their broken family.
But his newfound peace doesn’t last. Two newspaper delivery girls have gone missing in the city, and the clues point to a serial kidnapper.
Kett is dragged into the centre of one of the darkest cases of his career — a case that pits him head to head against a horrifying evil.
And a case that might uncover the terrible truth of what happened to his wife.
Source: Info in the "About Paper Girls" was taken from amazon on 28/04/2024.
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My Thoughts:
What JD Kirk and David J. Gatward said about this book is true. It is gripping and it is brilliant!
And this kinda worries me because when one starts in a high note, it is usually downhill from there... I hope not! Anyway already bought the second book.
The plot is not that twisty. But twisty enough!
The ending is as good as can be. But it is good!
I thought that the fight scenes there in the end is not quite believable but I am wilfully ignoring that for the lovely reading time that this book gave me.
This is my first Tim Bruce audiobook and I would listen to him again.
Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4.5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 4.5
Writing Style = 5
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (7 hrs and 59 mins listening time)
Plot = 4.5
Narration = 5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 4.5
Writing Style = 5
Ending = 4.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (7 hrs and 59 mins listening time)
Plot = 4.5
Narration = 5
Books In The DCI Kett Series:
Meet The Author
About Alex Smith:
Hi there, and welcome to my Amazon author page! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my books. If you want to be the first to know about new releases then feel free to follow me by clicking on the follow button on my book pages or on my author page.
I've been a writer for almost all my life. I wrote my first book when I was six, and even though it wasn't very good it did have monsters in it. It was a sign of things to come, as I spent most of my twenties and thirties writing horror books for children and teenagers under my full name, Alexander Gordon Smith, including the award-winning series Escape From Furnace. It was only after I had my three daughters that I thought about writing a series of thrillers about a detective with young children, and DCI Robbie Kett was born.
I live in Norwich with my family, where I spend half of my time writing and the other half trying to keep up with my three girls.
The Narrator
About Tim Bruce:
Essentially a British RP actor-narrator, Tim was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the North East of England (native Geordie), but spent most of his life (when not on tour!) in London. He currently stars alongside comedian Phill Jupitus in CITV’s popular children’s comedy series ‘Bottom Knocker Street’, in which he plays 21 different on-screen characters! Tim’s other work includes the BBC’s BAFTA award winning drama series ‘Bleak House’; long-running TV soaps such as ‘Hollyoaks’, ‘Family Affairs’ and ‘Byker Grove’; the West End production of ‘Blood Brothers’; films such as the BAFTA award winning ‘Supertramp’, Stephen Fry’s ‘Bright Young Things’ and the RTS award winning opera film ‘Boheme’; voice-overs and cartoons. Audiobook authors include Peter James, Mark Billingham, Terry Brooks, Lisa Jewell, William Blake and the Oxford Book of War Poetry. Comfortable with all kinds of accents and languages, Tim can even be heard singing Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Sanskrit!
Described by AudioFile™ Magazine as ‘a chameleon with language… who keeps listeners on the edge of their seats…a great storyteller who can really deliver’, Tim Bruce is an Earphones Award-winning British actor with over 25 years experience narrating best-selling audiobooks for publishers all over the world.
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FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.
