The Tooth Tattoo

By: Peter Lovesey

Narrated by: Clive Anderson

Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Peter Diamond, head of Bath CID, takes a city break in Vienna, where his favorite film, The Third Man, was set, but everything goes wrong, and his companion, Paloma, calls a halt to their relationship. Meanwhile, strange things are happening to jobbing musician Mel Farran, who finds himself scouted by methods closer to the spy world than the concert platform. The chance of joining a once-famous string quartet in a residency at Bath Spa University is too tempting for Mel to refuse. Then a body is found in the city canal, and the only clue to the dead woman’s identity is the tattoo of a music note on one of her teeth. For Diamond, who wouldn’t know a Stradivarius from a French horn, the investigation is his most demanding ever. Three mysterious deaths need to be probed while his own personal life is in free fall.

©Peter Lovesey (P)2013 AudioGO

Part of the Peter Diamond Series

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This title isn't listed in the Peter Diamond Series even though it is, not sure why the oversight on the part of Audible. This is a good story and I wasn't sure who the killer was until very near the end. The only negative for me was the change in the narrator. I have come to expect Simon Prebble as the narrator and the change to Clive Anderson was REALLY difficult to endure. I just didn't care for Mr. Anderson's narration style. However, that shouldn't detract from the story but for me it did. I found it a challenge to stay focused on the characters and the story due to the narration. No criticism for Mr. Lovesey who provided an excellent plot and a wealth of information about string quartets.

A Little Too Long For My Taste

While I've enjoyed several other Peter Diamond mysteries, this one was almost a chore to finish, both because of the narration and because the story seemed to go on & on. The narrator read the story well but without dialogue tags, it was often hard to know who was speaking. I have grown accustomed to the narration of Simon Prebble.

New narrator unsatisfactory

this narration threw me off. Some voices so soft could not hear dialog. Interesting plot. Diamond wraps up in few sentences as usual. Interesting complicated plot as usual.

Story is Excellent; Narrator notsomuch.

Some of the conversations are barely audible because of the narrators attempt at varying the voices of the characters. Very annoying.

Interesting but not entertaining

This was a good murder mystery but the narrator lacked in character distinction. I wasn’t interested enough to say it was a great story.

stopped listening

I found the narrator unbearable to listen to. I can't rate the story because I stopped so soon. Love Peter Diamond, guess I will read this one.

Narration: not good

The performer is not good. He whispers for some of the female characters. Not helpful when you’re listening outdoors.

A good detective story

Started out listening to Peter Lovesey's short stories (excellent) and am now on a mission to listen to all his full feature books. Very much like watching a Sherlock Holmes movie in your head or an old black and white movie in color. Enjoying the full books especially since I've yet to figure out "who-done-it" before it was revealed! Gave the performance only 4stars because I couldn't get into the voice of the character "Kat"... probably just me, it might not effect someone else the same way.

Interesting, Well Researched, Great Characters

It got more and more interesting. The Storyline gives particular insight into the arts and culture unfamiliar to me. I found the characters to be unique and interesting. A great read!

Ponderous

I managed to finish this audiobook the second time around. I found the early chapters hard going and I found I didn’t really care much about any of the characters. It is nice to see a more modern approach to crime scene investigation. There is a lot of interesting musical background and Diamond’s deliberate ignorance allows opportunities for this to enter the narrative in a fairly convincing way as explanations from other characters . The second half was better than the first but it certainly isn’t my favorite Diamond story and not one I would return to