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The Taken

By: Alice Clark-Platts
Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
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There's the lost. There's the missing. And there's the taken.

She asked me once if we had any secrets, and I shook my head.
'No secrets between us', she said.
'No' I answered. 'Never ever.'

In a Durham hotel at dawn, celebrated preacher Tristan Snow is murdered as he prays. None of the other guests - not even his daughter, his wife, or her sister - saw or heard anything. But then again, they each had a motive for murder.

Detective Inspector Erica Martin is confronted by secrets and lies, lost in a case where nothing is what it seems. With no answers, DI Martin is consumed by questions: is anyone in this family innocent? When the victim might have been a monster, is there such a thing as justice? And does anyone deserve to die?

©2016 Alice Clark-Platts (P)2016 Penguin Audio

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I found the English accent a bit distracting

but the reader had an amazing range in voice chacter and range it was very covincing. There is much datail given to describe body language of the characters, as well. If you are a visual person this will give much insight into who dunit.

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Not as great as first book but ok

Overall, I think this is good but the story line was too unpleasant for me. As a matter of personal preference, I dislike pastor/church/religious crime stories because it is not my kind of plot. The story moves a bit slow and characters are devious and ugly. The air throughout the story is heavy and stiffling. Alice Clark-Platts is a great author and her writing is excellent, the pace of her stories is well executed. I love the main characters in the series.

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I'm truly enjoying this series

I'm truly enjoying this series, I hope there're more to follow. If you like thrillers, you won't want to miss this one

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