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A Place of Execution

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Paddy Glynn
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In the Peak District village of Scarsdale, 13-year-old girls didn’t just run away. So when Alison Carter vanished in the winter of '63, everyone knew it was a murder.

Catherine Heathcote remembers the case well - a child herself when Alison vanished. Now a journalist, she persuades DI George Bennett to speak of the hunt for Alison. But when a fresh lead emerges, Bennett tries to stop the story - plunging Catherine into a world of buried secrets and revelations.

©2001 Val McDermid (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime
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The author is a legend and this is more evidence of their greatness. The narrator has done a spectacular job of bringing the story to life ....and the story, well, I think you should give it a listen.

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As I read each book by Val, I become more enthralled within the stories she creates. This one was such a believable tale as you see how life would be inside such small villages made up of intertwined families.

Val McDermid at her best!

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Orator was good. Characters well thought out and interesting. Easy to follow over the years.

twists and turns

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loved this book. it blew my mind. what a tormented twist. val's best so far.

wow

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Another wonderful book by Val McDermid enhanced by the narration of Paddy Glynn. This book has all the hallmarks of excellence we expect from Val McDermid but the twists and turns give no clue as to the bone shaking finale. Highly recommended and why isn’t it a movie????

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