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Animal Instinct: Human Zoo

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Animal Instinct: Human Zoo

By: Simon Booker
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Brendan Coyle, Victoria Hamilton, Joseph Marcell, Niky Wardley, Lia Williams
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We're all animals...although some of us have more primal instincts than others.

Ex-policeman Joe Cassidy has a keen interest in animal behaviour and how it can have a bearing on some of the most heinous of human crimes - a talent that has heavily informed his detective work over the years. Although until now, he thought that he had left detective work behind....

Suffering from PTSD and wracked with guilt and failure after a grisly discovery in a particularly disturbing case, Joe lives in a lonely shack in the shadow of the nuclear power station at Dungeness. But when the daughter of an old friend goes missing, the investigation centres on the wealthy family's animal park.

Owing the owner a favour from years past, Joe is drawn further and further into the enquiry - hoping to solve the riddle of the disappearance amid the family's increasing dysfunction and desperate to find redemption for himself in the process.

Featuring: Fehinti Balogun, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ed Bluemel, Imogen Church, Brendan Coyle, Laurence Dobiesz, Victoria Hamilton, Rebekah Hinds, David John, Harry Lloyd, Brigid Lohrey, Joseph Marcell, Michael Shon, James Smith, Jo Stone-Fewings, Niky Wardley, Sarah Whitehouse and Lia Williams.

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Really enjoyed this book & the narration. Easy to listen to and make you want to put it one whenever you can. 👍

Loved it, very entertaining

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Some performers diction made it easy to loose the plot. The plot was so intent on twisted perversions that I didn't mind loosing it.

Awfully negative

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The story is good enough, easy listening, but entertaining if you don’t mind guessing the the gist of the finale well in advance.
Narration is ok, but the production is one of those where they go overboard on music and sound effects just for the sake of it. The music does absolutely nothing to enhance the story here and in most occasions is out of place, plain annoying and so loud it blocks out the dialogue at times. I had to refrain from abandoning this book prematurely because of it, that’s how much it interfered with the story.

Bottom line; easy, quick story to listen to, but no need to suffer from fomo if you don’t.

Not too bad a story, but awful production.

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I thought I recognised Brendon Coyle’s voice! This was fantastic. Now I want to read more of Booker’swriting. Thank you so much, it was stunning.

Wonderful

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The title Human Zoo says it all. Really great mystery with a fantastic ending! Will look for more by Simon Booker

Brilliant mystery

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This was so good I got through almost all of my housework finish without even realising it!

Loved it! 😍

Really Fascinating Story

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Found this a reasonable story ,enjoyed most of the characters. Didn't like the Aussie accent very annoying.other wise fine

Not to bad

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