Book blurb:
“When two bodies are found sprawled at the bottom of the Devil’s Kitchen in the mountains of Snowdonia, it looks like a murders/suicide. But something doesn’t feel right to Detective Inspector Ian Drake and his gut instinct has never let him down before.
Drake suspects at least one of the deaths could be suspicious, but who would kill such an ordinary couple and why? This might be Drake’s first murder inquiry, but his years as a detective have taught him one thing – every murder has a motive, and every killer leaves a trace.”
My thoughts:
Coming into this not having listened to any previous stories, it was great to go back to the very beginning and find out how it all began for Drake.
There is something about stories set in Wales , the accent ,the scenery it just makes crimes seem that little bit grittier.
Drake for me is tenacious,like a puppy with a stick ,not prepared to leave anything unchecked to find the answer to the case, when everyone else is telling him to close it. I can see his tenacity only getting stronger.
I loved the descriptions of the scenes, the names of the towns, I can could never hope to pronounce but i really want to visit,
The supporting cast of characters were brilliantly written and complemented/annoyed drake in a believable way, Drake himself the well groomed, fussy cop, did he keep himself well groomed because he wanted to or was to hide deeper feelings, maybe more will be revealed in later books.
The voice behind this fine tale is Richard Elfyn and he does the story absolute justice, great pace and keeps things interesting the whole time.
Despite this book is only two hours twenty one minutes long, it holds nothing back from the very beginning to the end.
In all honesty I loved this, I loved the writing style, none of the characters annoyed me, if your looking for a new series to start, then definitely start this.
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A Listener's Slant 
Sounds pretty interesting. Well written review
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