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Past Mortem

By: Ben Elton
Narrated by: Ben Miles
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 With old friends like these, who needs enemies? It's a question short, mild mannered detective Edward Newson is forced to ask himself having in romantic desperation logged on to the Friends Reunited Web site searching for the girlfriends of his youth. Newson is not the only member of the Class of '86 who has been raking over the ashes of the past. As his old class begins to reassemble in cyberspace, the years slip away and old feuds and passions burn hot once more. Meanwhile, back in the present, Newson's life is no less complicated. He is secretly in love with Natasha, his lovely but very attached sergeant, while comprehensively failing to solve a series of baffling and peculiarly gruesome murders. A school reunion is planned and as history begins to repeat itself, the past crashes headlong into the present. Neither will ever be the same again. In Past Mortem, Ben Elton, previous winner of The Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for Popcorn, delivers both a heart-stopping thriller and a killer comic romance.©2004 Ben Elton (P)2004 Random House Audiobooks Mystery Police Procedural Romance Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Heartfelt

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"Ben Miles' reading...is flawless." ( The Times [London])
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Not a huge amount, but this has been shortened from the original book. I have no clue why. Disappointing.

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I loved this! Ben Elton is a terrific storyteller!
I really enjoyed this book. glad it was on the booklist for bookgroup

one of his best!

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