St. Benet's

British Detective Tanner Murder Mystery Series, Book 2

By: David Blake

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

St. Benet's is a gripping crime thriller, the second in a chilling series of serial killer books, ones which will rapidly convert followers of Faith Martin, Joy Ellis and Damien Boyd into David Blake devotees.

When the body of an old man is found lying in the ruins of St Benet’s Abbey, his throat cut, a knife resting in his open hand, DI John Tanner and DC Jenny Evans are given no choice but to accept a ruling of death by misadventure.

But when the body goes missing from its tomb, after a priest is found nailed to a cross, and another impaled on a stake, everything begins to point back to the murder of a teenage girl, thrown from the top of a church tower, some 43 years before.

Set within the mysterious beauty of the Norfolk Broads, this fast-paced British detective series is a murder mystery with a slice of humour and a touch of romance, one that will have you guessing until the very end.

©2019 David Blake (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Another Great Story

Another great storyline, very interesting you can just never pick who it is, then the last chapters you are drawn into the climax of the story. Again Jonathan pulls you right into the storyline great narration.

Performance is stellar!

Another outstanding mystery with great characters, interesting plot, and wonderfully interesting locale. The plot was intricate but not confusing.

Excellent!

Another great addition to the series. A solid British police procedural with undercurrents of a developing romantic relationship. Excellent narration.

Love most Blake novels

I struggled to like many of the characters of this one. Also, my ears did not care for the shrill sounding raised voices. The storyline dragged a bit.

Excellent

Narration and story both great. Very glad to find a talented new author. Hopefully this will be a long series.

Snarky, grisly, twisty

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It's still a real winner in the investigation and plot twist arena but the bed hopping between members of the same force seemed unnecessary to me. There is a new DCI for cause and a replacement for the DI who was killed off in Broadland but the crew is much more cohesive now.
Tanner still lives on that boat without running water.
The victims who are tortured and murdered are all Roman Catholic clergy but trying to find the real thread that you know is there, that they are definitely not random, is a tough slog.
The red herrings are sneaky, but the plot twists are beyond diabolical. I'm re-evaluating how I feel about this series but will try the next one.
The audio is performed by Jonathan Keeble is basically terrific but does get a mite dramatic sometimes.

Story line

Love the story. Lots of detail about the area , the crime scenes. Narrative was very good.

What's not to love....

Love listening to these books/stories/mysteries. Excellent writer and narrator. On to the next one in the series.
Scotty,
Audible addict

Very entertaining!

I like the series. I like the characters. And the storyline is creative and keeps you engaged. I would recommend this book! 

One more

I am really enjoying this series. But I believe there's 1 more book That I have to read. Which I'm not happy about at all. This is a bit more humorous then the last Seems I can't get enough of it I hate to see it end I hope you keep Writing more. I made wait a little bit to see if it comes in audio Because the acting In it is absolutely wonderful. Definitely recommend It's a fun Humorous Mystery twist and turns Love it.