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The Distant Echo

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Tom Cotcher
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On a freezing morning four drunken students stumble upon the body of a woman in the snow. Rosie has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in a cemetery. The only suspects are the four young men now stained with her blood.

Twenty-five years later the police mount a cold-case review of Rosie’s unsolved murder, and the four are still suspects. But when two of them die in suspicious circumstances, it seems that someone is pursuing their own brand of justice....

©2003 Val McDermid (P)2004 Recorded Books Inc Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime Detective Cold Case Exciting

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Critic Reviews

"A classic.… McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable." ( Guardian)
"A few more sly, old-fashioned whodunits like this and she’ll join the sturdy ranks of the queens of crime, on course to become Dame Val or Baroness McDermid." ( Sunday Times)
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Not sure why it’s book one in the Karen Purie series as she really doesn’t feature at all. Almost as if the author is introducing her to see what readers think. You really don’t get to know her at all. I picked the murderer early on but even so I found this very enjoyable and

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Utterly riveting, captivating and well researched , could not bear to stop listening, finished in two days!

Star story

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I loved the unpredictable end, I thought the reader was easy to listen to . It was a really well written crime thriller!

Kept me guessing!

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Great story with lots of suspense and twists. The setting is Scotland, the narrator has a Scottish accent and does a great job.

Very entertaining

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Really enjoyed this story. The reading was lovely to listen to and the plot was extremely well written. Totally surprised me but also made complete sense. Thanks!

Great storyline

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