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No Man's Nightingale

A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 24 (Unabridged)

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No Man's Nightingale

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
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Sarah Hussain was not popular in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parents - a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu. She was also the Reverend of St Peter's church. But it came as a profound shock to everyone when she was found strangled in the vicarage.

A garrulous cleaner, Maxine, also shared by the Wexfords, discovers the body. In his retirement, the former Detective Chief Inspector is devoting much time to reading, and has little patience with Maxine's prattle. But when his old friend Mike Burden asks him to assist on the case as Crime Solutions Adviser (unpaid), Wexford is obliged to pay more precise attention.

Wexford retains a relish for work and a curiosity about people, which is invaluable in detective work; while Burden tends to jump to conclusions. But he is wise enough to listen to the man whose office he inherited, and whose experience makes him a formidable ally.

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This was an ok story not the best or the worst i have listened to. narration easy to listen to.

Ok story

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This book was a great variety of mystery, great characters and I particularly enjoy the soothing tones of his voice👍 well done😊

Great story

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I love this series and wish there were more available on Audible. Wish i could listen to it again for the first time.

Excellent story

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A good classic murder mystery. Entertaining and a great escape from the troubles of life. The narration by Nigel Anthony is wonderful, with consistent accents and character voices. This book exceeded my expectations.

A good classic murder mystery

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Very good story but the narrator should really work on his female and elderly men voices. They all sound quite nasty.

Horrible female voices

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This was well written in the sense of descriptive writing but so underplayed you would think the story was about a pleasant day out at the seaside rather than a murder investigation. No sense of a case building and when it was solved it felt over contrived.

Lacking

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