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The Mash House

By: Alan Gillespie
Narrated by: Angus King
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Infused with love, addiction and free-pouring measures of single malt, The Mash House is perfect for fans of Fargo and The Godfather.

Cullrothes, in the Scottish Highlands, where Innes hides a terrible secret from his girlfriend, Alice, a gorgeous, cheating, lying schoolteacher. In the same village, Donald is the aggressive distillery owner, who floods the country with narcotics alongside his single malt; when his son goes missing, he becomes haunted by an anonymous American investor intent on purchasing the Cullrothes Distillery by any means necessary. Schoolgirl Jessie is trying to get the grades to escape to the mainland, while Grandpa counts the days left in his life.

This is a place where mountains are immense and the loch freezes in winter. A place with only one road in and out. With long storms and furious midges and a terrible phone signal. The police are compromised, the journalists are scum and the innocent folk of Cullrothes tangle themselves in a fermenting barrel of suspicion, malice and lies.

The Mash House uses multiple narratives to weave together the parallel lives of individuals in the village. Each fractured by the fears and uncertainty in their own minds.

©2021 Alan Gillespie (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Highlander
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This was the first time for this author, and happy to listen to more . Enjoyed the storyline twists and turns . Liked the characters, and there inaction between then. Narration very easy to listen to

Great story

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Enjoyed the tension but did not like gory descriptions Overall enjoyed perform of the reader Good all rounder

Storyline

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This is a cleverly written story with unexpected twists and turns. The characters are interesting and make me want to learn more about them. Angus King's narration is his usual high standard. I recommend this book.

Loved it.

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So many unlikeables in this book, but intriguing. Shows the darker sides of an idyllic place.

Dark characters

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This had good potential but was a mishmash rather than a mash house. The storyline was random and got to be irritating in the end.

miss mash

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