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The Rat Stone Serenade

A D.C.I. Daley Thriller, Book 4

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The Rat Stone Serenade

By: Denzil Meyrick
Narrated by: David Monteath
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It's December, and the Shannon family are returning home to their clifftop mansion near Kinloch for their annual AGM. Shannon International is one of the world's biggest private companies, with tendrils reaching around the globe in computing, banking and mineral resourcing, and it has brought untold wealth and privilege to the family. However, a century ago Archibald Shannon stole the land upon which he built their home, and his descendants have been cursed ever since.

When heavy snow cuts off Kintyre, DCI Jim Daley and DS Brian Scott are assigned to protect their illustrious visitors. As an ancient society emerges from the blizzards, and its creation, the Rat Stone, reveals grisly secrets, ghosts of the past come to haunt the Shannons. As the curse decrees, death is coming. But for whom, and from what?

©2016 Denzil Meyrick (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Haunted Crime Suspense
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The story kept me engaged but the attempt at an Aussie accent grated. Sounded more cockney.

Story 5, Aussie accent 2.

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A roller coaster ride . could not put it down. another classic from Denzil. One of the best in the series.

Very good

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I’d have to say I’ve loved this one best so far.
The narrator brings so much to the story.

Brilliant

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the writing in itself is always a captivating and unpredictable storyline, but its the narrator that takes the cake. he brings the story to life and the reader can tell who is speaking based on their "voice" alone. brilliant character distinction and as an Australian, a very good Australian accent!

this narrators accents never cease to amaze!

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Another DCI Daley hit , full of surprises and amazingly entertaining characters.
The narration brings it all to life.

Thrilling

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ruined with a very cliche ending which was very loudly telegraphed. the book was good until the very end

good until the very end

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The author seems to be trying too hard with this one. I know it’s fiction, but aspects of the story were too unrealistic to be plausible.

Too far fetched

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I found the first three books very inte
resting and was able to read without feeling sick. However, this book was overly violent and sickening when describing people's deaths. Does this really happen in Scotland? I found the people there to be friendly and open. The usual style of murder such as shooting or stabbing is much easier to stomach. Also, DCI Daley is always getting himself into dire situations and needs to be rescued. I think he should be retired.

Why so gruesome?

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I so have enjoyed Denzil Meyrick books but The Rat Stone Serenade had too much going on in the storyline. towards the end I felt like it was a TV soap. as always fabulous narration by David Monteath.

too much going on in this one

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Disappointing. Not a patch on previous books in the series. Boring and ludicrous story line. Poor ending

Not a patch

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