A Share in Death

By: Deborah Crombie

Narrated by: Michael Deehy

Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

A week's holiday in a luxurious hotel is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But his vacation ends dramatically with the discovery of a dead body in the whirlpool bath. Despite a suspicious lack of cooperation from the local constabulary, Kincaid's keen sense of duty won't allow him to ignore the heinous crime, impelling him to send for his enthusiastic young assistant, Sergeant Gemma James. But the stakes are raised significantly when a second murder occurs, and Kincaid and James find themselves locked in a determined hunt for a fiendish felon looking for fresh blood....

©1993 Deborah Darden Crombie. All rights reserved. (P)2011 AudioGO

Unexpected

(As posted in Goodreads)
A couple of interesting and extremely relevant twists! The overall concept was completely invisible at first, but it was totally practical and believable. There were a couple of people whose consequences would have interested me, but I can see they really didn't relate to the story overall; I would love for her to write a subsequent book that addresses those people (I don't know, maybe she has -I haven't examined her other books in the series…). Overall, an interesting and satisfying mystery.

The first of many

Great book, the first of many I’ll delve into by Deborah Crombie. I love the quick wit between Kinkaid and James already. A right Brit who done it!
Can’t wait to hear the next one and Michael Deehy was Brilliant with his many voices and story telling.

A share in death

Riveting reading. I enjoyed the characters . I found it difficult to put the story down, looking forward to reading the next story in the series.

Great Find

Loved this book. I was looking for a Joy Ellis type book. This is that and then some!! Highly recommended!

Mixed feelings

I've developed a habit of checking the reviews on Amazon along with those that are here on Audible. Most of the comments were favorable, and since Audible was having a sale, I thought I'd give this author a try. First off, I'd say that it DID hold my interest until the end, however, I found the story to be mediocre. I continued to listen because I wanted to find out who did it. Would I listen to more by this author? Maybe. But I'd save the money and rent from my local library.
For those who are interested, this book contains some language that may be considered offensive, but it's not often - just a sprinkling here & there. No F-bombs, though. Some of the people are having affairs, but it's not described in detail.

An early installment in this great series

This is one of the early books in this terrific series, which I had somehow overlooked reading or listening to. I did not find it as interesting or engaging as the subsequent ones, in which Gemma and Kinkaid are working together more directly, but this certainly provides interesting insights and, as usual, is beautifully narrated.

A good Old Fashioned Mystery

A real page turner. If you like a straight forward mystery this is it. The characters are ok but the story really took up some slack.

Pleasantly surprised.

What did you love best about A Share in Death?

The characters were interesting. I wanted to know more about them. I kept trying to figure out who the antagonist was.

What did you like best about this story?

Like life, many lives converged in a great setting. Crombie was very good in helping me visualize surroundings.

What does Michael Deehy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Deehy is a new narrator for me. His vocal changes worked for me in identifying the different characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the 15-yr old girl opened up to the Inspector. His handling of her showed a lot of research on the author's part.

Any additional comments?

I'll look for another of Crombie's books.

Crombie always tells a good tale. You care about her characters! I want to read the next book.

Crombie tells a great tale with great characters and makes you look forward to the next book in the series

Time Share Murders

First in series, introducing us to Scotland Yard Superintendent Inspector Duncan Kincaid and his assistant Gemma James. Kincaid's brother gives him a week in a timeshare, a much needed vacation, which is cut short when Kincaid discovers the body of the assistant manager of the hotel, floating dead in the hot tub. The local constabulary is quick to try and quiet the buzz and put the death down to an accident . . . but to his dismay, Kincaid inserts himself into the investigation. All of the lodgers at the country villa are high class, concealing secrets . . . and Kincaid finds it difficult to break the ice with most of them . . . things are never quite what they seem . . . soon he is calling on his assistant, back at the Yard for help. In the beginning, I found the snooty visitors at the time share a bit much to deal with, but as time went on, I got hooked on the investigation and really began to like Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. I think I will like the series. I appreciate the fact that its clean and not filled with needless profanity. The local police (inept to put it bluntly) were in over their head, and but for the help from Kincaid and James, would never have solved the case. Great story and great resolution!