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  • Death on Cromer Beach

  • The Norfolk Murders, Book 1
  • By: Ross Greenwood
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (235 ratings)

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Death on Cromer Beach

By: Ross Greenwood
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Publisher's Summary

The first in a new series from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood!

A brutal double murder on a Norfolk beach horrifies the town of Cromer. The way the victims died is chilling and so Norfolk’s Major Investigation Team task DS Ashley Knight to manage the case.

It soon becomes clear that the murders were carefully planned and the finger of suspicion points to an organised crime gang, but as the evidence mounts, a far more sinister theory emerges.

Ashley has been allocated a young but opinionated partner in Hector Fade, and sparks soon fly. Annoyingly for Ashley, Hector is no pushover and looks destined for great things. When the pair delve into the case, they struggle to understand who would inflict such suffering on their victims and hope the crime is a one off from a deranged and dangerous individual. But then another body is found.

There’s a killer on the loose who must be caught, or other victims will meet their fate by the sea.

Bestselling Ross Greenwood is back with the start of an exciting new series, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Ian Rankin and Peter James.

©2023 Ross Greenwood (P)2023 Boldwood Books

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I liked di Barton but I LOVE this new detective!

Loved Ashley so much. She's funny and confident and unaffected! not the usual brash and aggressive female detective who ends up having a "surprisingly" soft heart.

I can't wait for the next book in this series.

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The narrator was boring.

The story could have been a great story to listen to but I found the narrator truely boring great book to fall asleep too. I kept having to go back to previous chapters. But having said that I loved the story line so will listen or maybe read the next book.

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Good story

For me I would’ve gotten a woman to narrate this as much as I love David, was expecting Milton to make an appearance…

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death on Cromer Beach

excellent yarn and very well read! easy voice to listen to with good clear diction

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Crime novel - police procedural

The murder were not really believable and the guilty party breaks with the usual pattern

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Very interesting crime story

Love the story, the investigative team! Another story that keeps one guessing who did it until the end. Well narrated and engaging from start to finish. Loved it!

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Good story

Another great story by Ross. Love his storyline and narration. Plenty going on to keep you interested. .

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Loved it! Hopefully, it will be the first of many.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I absolutely loved the DI Barton series, and I don't mind admitting that I was a little heartbroken when it came to a close with The Santa Killer. Ross has a way of painting the characters so vividly with his words and humour that I see it all unfold in my mind. Great storyline and well-developed characters, I can't wait to hear the next chapter for DS Knight and co. I was very happy to hear David's narration again on this story. His voice and character interpretations make for the perfect combination to Ross' story. 10 out of 10 all round!

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A bit far fetched for me

In really wanted to like this story bit is was a bit too implausible to really get into. Carving off someone’s head for no good reason just didn’t seem terribly likely to me and the connections throughout the plot were hard to follow until too far into the story. David Thorpe was excellent as always but I can’t compare to the DI Barton series.

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enjoyable and riveting

I wish there was already another book available in this series. I thought I knew who did it a few times then changed my mind just as many times.

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