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Wednesday's Child
- Inspector Banks, Book 6
- Narrated by: Neil Pearson
- Series: Inspector Banks Novels, Book 6
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- By Jeff White on 22-03-2017
Publisher's Summary
It is only when they fail to return Gemma the following day that Brenda realises something has gone terribly wrong. Particularly worrying is the calculated manner of the abduction, and the fact that one of the "social workers" was a woman. For Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, ritual Satanic abuse is a dreadful possibility.
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- Kirstine
- 03-07-2007
Excellent, abridged story
I'm a fan of Peter Robinson, but in the past have only read/listened to unabridged books. I was impressed by this abridged story, which didn't appear to lack detail about the solving of the murder. I guess that the usually prevalent peripheral details about Inspector Banks' marriage/love-life, interactions with colleagues and drinking habits have been pruned to shorten the length of the book.
The story was gripping and the excellent reading by by Neil Pearson added greatly to the enjoyment as he manages to convey all the different characters most convincingly.
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- Mr
- 27-07-2016
Neil Pearson is a great narrator
The story is very good. I live the character Banks. But Neil Pearson's narration makes it for me. A pity he hasn't done all the Bank's books.
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