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  • Tallman's Valley Detectives, Book 1
  • By: Anni Taylor
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (349 ratings)

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One Last Child

By: Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Publisher's Summary

Winner, Earphones Award 2020

Five long-missing children are about to be returned.

It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....

Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families...one by one.

All except for Ivy - the granddaughter of Homicide Detective Kate Wakeland. The other four children say Ivy is dead.

Speculation grows that the mysterious abductor is enacting a cruel revenge plot due to a murderer that Kate put in jail years before.

Kate isn't sure what to believe. But one thing is certain - she's about to begin the battle of her life. When the children were first stolen, she was prevented from investigating the case.

But now, Kate will be relentless in uncovering the identity of the abductor and discovering what happened to Ivy.

©2020 Anni Taylor (P)2020 Podium Audio

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"Lee's delivery of both the narrative and the dialogue is flawless." (AudioFile Magazine)

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Great story

Loved the main character Kate ! Great story - kept me guessing - was not able to pick the villain. Keen to listen to book 2.

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Brilliant!

Another great book by Anni Taylor - please, I need more & the sooner the better! I can’t wait for the next book.

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Loved

Extremely well written and readable definitely going from
Book two and three
Well done
Cheers

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A Must Read!

This is a brilliant book. Engaging, great storyline and likeable characters, full of twists and exceptionally well narrated.

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Gripping

Enjoyed this story which is brilliantly performed by Caroline Lee, who always adds to every story she reads.

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A clever story

So many detective books are fairly predictable, but not this one. The way the story unfolds is so interesting! The characters are layered- I couldn’t make up my mind how I felt about Abbey. Love having a functional lead as well. Highly recommend!

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Gripping

Once the character introductions and the background story got out of the way, I could not stop listening!

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One Last Child

Enjoyed listening to this story. A bit predictable in places but it was an interesting story with twists and turns. I really liked the way it finished with what happened to the various characters.
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Totally captivating story

I was totally captivated by this book. No TV or listening to music untill I finished listening. Well written and performed. I did not see the ending at all. Well done all.

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Thoroughly enjoyable!

I really enjoyed this story, it kept me guessing until the end. The narrator did a great job too, I liked how distinct some of the different voices were. Thanks!

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