Little Doubt

DI Kelly Porter, Book Seven

By: Rachel Lynch

Narrated by: Clare Kissane

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Some places make their own laws....

When Ella Watson, a woman of wealth and status, is brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight, it sends a shockwave through the Lake District community. Later that day, Keira Bradley meets the same fate. But whereas Ella’s murder is a tragedy, Keira’s death on the notorious Beacon Estate is just another statistic in a dangerous place.

DI Kelly Porter has the unenviable job of running simultaneous investigations. Her efforts aren’t helped by a boss driven by protecting his reputation and a housing estate where fear rules and no one dare speak out. Kelly knows the answers can only be found by winning the trust of the residents at Beacon Estate. A task so hard it may be impossible.

Kelly puts everything she has into finding justice for both victims. The only thing she hadn’t anticipated was a traitor in the ranks. When the evidence points to someone in her team, Kelly has to put feelings aside and work the case – no matter where it leads. By the time it is over, nothing in her world will ever be the same....

A dark and gripping police procedural for fans of Patricia Gibney and D. S. Hood.

©2020 Rachel Lynch (P)2020 Rachel Lynch

Mixed messages

Another great Kelly Porter story! This book tells the story of two murders - one, a rich white woman, and one, a poor biracial woman - which are committed nearby and in a troubled, crime-ridden estate. The theme is social injustice. As you can imagine, one murder is viewed as significantly more "important" than the other. Add a dirty, high-ranking cop and a couple questionable lower-level officers and things get interesting. My one complaint about this book is quite specific, and I was warned of it by an Amazon reviewer. Kelly is smart, kind, and cares about her family, friends, and community. When her boyfriend Johnny's daughter comments that she thinks Donald Trump is "hilarious" and no one challenged her, it made me want to vomit. It goes against the entire well-intentioned message of the story. I hope that Ms. Lynch understands that Trump is not "hilarious". If a Trumpian character appeared in one of her novels about social injustice, he would be the villain. Frankly, in any story, he would be the villain. Don't bring American politics into a book unless you understand how incredibly polarizing the content is. Obviously, Ms. Lynch doesn't get it, or Josie would have been, at the least, debated. Politics aside, the book was quite good, and, as always, Clare Kissane reads beautifully.

The language and it dragged

I am so sick of unnecessary excessive swearing--F... this F... that, Sh... this Sh... that. I can understand it when something extraordinary happens, but not in normal conversation. It's so lame. Why do these authors think this is cool? It ruins the whole story. And it drags. Concentrate on words for the storyline and not the swear words-- maybe it will go somewhere. I could not finish it.

Excellent!

Interesting story line and great narration. look forward to the next book in this series when it comes out.

very hard time getting through this one

I can usually rip through a Rachel Lynch book in the matter of a few days... however, this one took me a few weeks... I kept having to replay and rewind due to my mind wondering off due to it not drawing me in. Not much mystery or may I say it, gore, as there usually is. I will say, she must've 'took my notes' from the last books though when I thought Kelly wasn't a 'real person' because she's perfect in everyway, she never gets into trouble in work or personal life, and everyone around her is perfect - making it very 1-dimensional. I guess this book works to rectify that, but still... that rainbow ending... come on... leave me wanting more. I will continue to read the series... but I hope it gets better and not worse. Best books by far: book 2 & 5.

kelly porter does it again

i LOVE DI Kelly Porter! I can't wait for the next book! my memory is Awful so I can listen to the same books again and again and be surprised. and I'm impressed every time with every book by rachel lynch

Excellent story!

I love this series and its characters. This novel has a warm and wonderful ending. I can’t wait to see what the author has in store for us next!

Loved it waiting for next one.

Always love Kelly Porter series. There is never gratuitous writing of violence in this series, there is no need al the creation of the story is exciting and well thought out. The character jump out of the page so very real. I hope Rachel is writing the next one. The narrator is brilliant Clare Kissane makes each character real too.

Such a good series

I love these stories, the main characters are engaging, complicated, likeable and flawed. The stories are complicated, and the descriptions of the locality are interesting. The narration as always is excellent. I’m making these books las as long as I can. Highly recommended

breath taking

Kelly gives it all risking her job her career.
but through her eyes has taken me across the lake district a place I didn't know. now following in her footsteps as I trave across the lakes.
Amazing.

flat vowel narrator

I have tried to keep listening but it so slow with extraneous explanations and the narrator has a very flat and boring voice so i gave up at chapter 26.

Living times

For me this was an excellent listening. I cannot understand why it has a couple of bad reviews.
Real true to life story that is being played out in most inner cities large estate's. Knife crime and drugs is a major issue in todays world.
Once again thank you

not fit for purpose

Good story, awfull robot style narrative. ended up reading text.
Words mispronounced, full stops spoken as 'dot'.

Excellent Story

So good, Sadly so true to life these days, I was on an emotional rollercoster especially having grandchildren. And for the author to dedicate this book to all those who have lost their lives to knife crime just shows what a decent person she must be. superbly read with such emotion as always. Thank You.

Too good

I got tired of the too good detective - the charachters are flat and thus the story ended up as unrealistic

Excellent

Another great Kelly Porter book, full of intrigue and dark secrets. A gritty police procedural dealing with the world of gangs on estates and the power they wield. There is also corruption among the ranks but Kelly has no idea how powerful her adversary is. An enjoyable read.

excellent

love this series. As soon as I start can not put it down. Regularly fell asleep trying to stay awake to listen