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

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!

I love finding a new author

One of the reasons I love Audible so much is that other readers review books I haven't discovered before. A recent review of Deborah Crombie's latest book led me to the first in the series. Set in a country house, organized as a time share, this could have been a re-telling of the old "parlour" whodunit. Happily, the story was fresh and the characters were well-drawn. I enjoyed "meeting" Duncan Kinkaid and look forward to learning more about him. What little was glimpsed of Gemma James made me want to know more. The narrator, Michael Deehy, is excellent. In all, a very enjoyable listening experience.

Solid beginning to series

I read this years ago and have kept up with this enjoyable series. This is a solid, if not spectacular, opening. The mystery is good, and Duncan Kincaid emerges as a very attractive and sympathetic Inspector. There's not the instant feeling that this would develop into the top-notch series it has become, but it is a worthy start. The narrator is adequate, with precise enunciation, but he fails to convey any real personality in the characters.

Deborah Crombie's Kincaid/James series is among the best. I hope the audio versions will improve with future entries.

Good lighter mystery

I’m looking forward to the next book. I liked the true mystery of it. Not SO dramatic. Also, not so adult in language or scenarios either. So, if young ears are around you’re ok. The story was good. I actually did not figure it out early on. Though, it wasn’t extremely plausible either. However, I really enjoyed this. The setting was great. The characters were well written & there was humor here & there. I would definitely recommend this book & am planning to continue the series.

Classic who done it

This book was a classic who done it. Very well done with a good cast of characters. Enjoyable.

Share in Death

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The characters might have been developed more. I found the story nearly boring for a mystery.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I liked the idea of a mystery for the Detective on holiday. His partner was least interesting because she was minimally involved in this story.

Which scene was your favorite?

no favorite

Did A Share in Death inspire you to do anything?

Yes, not to buy the next book.

Really Enjoyed!

Well written, very good narration. Nice Character development & believable. Narrator did a great job speaking as multiple people. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Slow, but a nice read

Slow start, but characters were engaging and story picked up. I will read the rest of the series