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A Body on the Beach

The West Wales Murder Mysteries, Book 1

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A Body on the Beach

By: P. F. Ford
Narrated by: Andy Cresswell
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Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwelli might be short on sunshine, but it’s certainly not short on murders . . . Norman is a bit old-fashioned, but he’s also willing to learn from his band of misfit recruits.

He’s asked to mentor a team of misfits in a sleepy Welsh seaside town. But training has barely begun when a woman’s body washes up on the beach at Llangwelli.

It turns out to be local woman Kimberley Lawrence. Missing for over a week, but her husband didn’t report her disappearance.

The team’s investigation hits a brick wall — no one will talk, and every suspect seems to have an alibi.

Then the discovery of a missing shoe turns the case on its head.

It’s going to take all Detective Norman’s experience to whip his band of inexperienced misfits into shape to catch a killer.

This absolutely gripping detective mystery full of twists and turns is perfect for fans of Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Pauline Rowson, Elly Griffiths, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.

©2020 P.F. Ford (P)2021 W F Howes Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives
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The plot was well constructed with credible character development. It starts slowly but it is well worth persisting.

Excellent

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Absolutely loved this book. My first for this author but it won’t be the last. Great story, great narrator and great ending

Body on the beach

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Good character development, some very satisfying scenes questioning making assumptions. Enjoyable read, no unnecessary gore

Detailed police procedural

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I thoroughly enjoyed this murder mystery. Just enough twists & red herrings in the plot to keep the little grey cells engaged without the high volatile drama of some crime dramas. Lots of laughs at the unfiltered expressions from many of the characters.

Well written and engaging

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I thoroughly enjoyed this story. the characters were developed well.as the story progressed and there were lots of twists and turns. it definitely kept me engaged. I will listen to others in the series

Well developed

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Loved the characters with each having a different back story. Compelling mystery, difficult to stop listening. Completely enjoyable.

Intriguing web

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I really appreciated the slower nature of this book. The development of a new team and the breakdown of the personalities involved. I'm tired of books representing more and more outlandish murder plots by serial killers and appreciate the slower pace of this one, which includes a plausible murder. Definitely getting book 2

Looking forward to the next one.

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The narrator takes a couple of chapters before he finds his right tone and pace. I nearly gave up in the middle of chapter 2 because I thought all the characters were going to sound like whining-indignant teenage girls, but if you stay with this book it gets better quickly and turns into a very good, very well written and well-told story. I'll be looking for more from the same author.

Give it time..

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I read this as an included book as I ran out of credit and look it’s ok. I wouldn’t rave about it, the plot is very thin and I couldn’t relate that well to the narrative.

Body on the Beach

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I genuinely wondered whether this was an AI creation. Really stilted writing with unbelievable characters and dialogue.

The performance is strange. Some voices done well and others done in a strange, slow, learning-to-read voice like an audiobook for four-year-olds.

One dimensional characters, stiff dialogue

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