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Dark Secret
- DS Merry & DI Neal Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Who killed Gray Mitchell?
Gray Mitchell’s body is found buried under fresh snowfall in the early hours of the morning outside Stromford Cathedral. DI Jim Neal and DS Ava Merry are called in to investigate. It seems that a number of people had motives to kill him, including Mitchell's partner.
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- Lyn butterfield
- 18-07-2023
Easy listen
Enjoyable listen storyline had few twists characters were very appealing with some humorous quotes recommend to lovers of who dunnits narrator great
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- Peter Gray
- 16-07-2023
Complicated but enjoyable.
The story twists and turns and the listener is never quite sure who is the guilty party, if indeed there is one. Certainly a unique tale.
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