Cut Short by Leigh Russell
Book 1 in the DI Geraldine Steel series
Narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook![Audiobook Audiobook](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs0G1pW9yRT5TvnxpUpVUP5pmEreRSkUVxumnOTBKO8BDlqE0C01jRp6Q-LC8J1nwaiRayaTWK8OIdTSysaVHgksuC5EcgPQI0eai0RZjIygFAL72J8DOMYBhWfBMChP_wY04SoqyZhw1/s50/audiobook_2.png)
Book 1 in the DI Geraldine Steel series
Narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobook
![Audiobook Audiobook](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs0G1pW9yRT5TvnxpUpVUP5pmEreRSkUVxumnOTBKO8BDlqE0C01jRp6Q-LC8J1nwaiRayaTWK8OIdTSysaVHgksuC5EcgPQI0eai0RZjIygFAL72J8DOMYBhWfBMChP_wY04SoqyZhw1/s50/audiobook_2.png)
About Cut Short:
When D.I. Geraldine Steel relocates to the quiet rural town of Woolsmarsh, she expects to find her new home to be somewhere where nothing much ever happens; a space where she can battle her demons in private. But when she finds herself pitted against a twisted killer preying on local young women she quickly discovers how wrong she is...
By day, the park is a place for children's games, for people walking their dogs or taking a short cut to avoid the streets. But in the shadows a predator prowls, hunting for a fresh victim. When an unwitting bystander comes forward as a witness she quickly becomes the next object of his murderous obsessions — someone whom the killer must stop at all costs.
D.I. Geraldine Steel is locked into a race against time, determined to find the killer before they discover yet another naked corpse. But can she save the lives of the town's young women — or will Geraldine herself become the killer's ultimate trophy?
Source: Info in the "About Cut Short" was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18745888-cut-short on 25/08/2023.
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My Thoughts:
This is my first Leigh Russell read and I am glad that I stumbled upon her!
The story telling quality is good but for some reason I find myself needing breaks every now and then.
The plot wasn't very twisty for a crime fiction. However, it is not the twistiness of the plot that brought me reading enjoyment but how they got there. How the bad guy got caught. It is more about the journey than the actual end. Not that the end does not matter as well, because it does!
I got a little annoyed with the victims in the story. It was like they were running through hurdles to get killed! Geez!
This is my first Lucy Price-Lewis audiobook listen and I would buy audiobooks by her again.
Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4
Character development = 4
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 3.5
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 3.5
Pace = (8 hrs and 46 mins listening time)
Plot = 4
Narration = 4.5
Character development = 4
Story itself = 4
Writing Style = 3.5
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 3.5
Pace = (8 hrs and 46 mins listening time)
Plot = 4
Narration = 4.5
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Books In The DI Geraldine Steel Series:
Meet The Author
About Leigh Russell:
Leigh Russell has sold over a million books in her Geraldine Steel series of crime novels. Published in English and in translation throughout Europe and in China, the Geraldine Steel titles have appeared on many bestseller lists, including #1 on kindle. Leigh's work has been nominated for several major awards, including the CWA New Blood Dagger and CWA Dagger in the Library.
Leigh has also written a trilogy featuring Lucy Hall, set in the Seychelles, Paris and Rome, and two standalone psychological thrillers.
Leigh serves on the board of the Crime Writers Association and chairs the judges for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger Award.
She is represented by Bill Goodall.
The Narrator
About Lucy Price-Lewis:
Lucy Price-Lewis is a professional narrator and voiceover artist who hails from Wiltshire, England. In addition to having recorded over forty audiobooks she is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. Skilled in Audio Books, Audio Editing, Editing, Journalism, and Radio. Strong professional with a Postgraduate Diploma focused in Broadcast Journalism from London College of Communications.
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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.