Wednesday's Child

An Inspector Banks Novel #6

De: Peter Robinson

Narrado por: James Langton

Wednesday's child is full of woe.... It was a crime of staggering inhumanity: a seven-year-old girl taken from her home right in front of her desperate working-class mother. With each passing moment, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks realizes that the child's death becomes more and more likely. But there are worse fates than death in a nightmare world of human monsters and their twisted games. And the grisly discovery of a young man slain in a particularly savage fashion only starts the clock ticking faster, drawing Banks into the sordid depths of an evil more terrible and terrifying than anything he has ever encountered.

Investigate another case with Inspector Banks.©2005 Peter Robinson (P)2011 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A gripping thriller." (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A fabulous narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, as I feel the story and narration give a great picture of the wild and wonderful Yorkshire Dales and area.

What did you like best about this story?

A complicated thriller with many twists and a great ending.

What about James Langton’s performance did you like?

Having lived in Yorkshire many years ago, although I was not born in Yorkshire, and have lived in Canada for over 40 years. I loved his spot on Yorkshire accent, plus the variety of dialogues, melodic voice. I can visualise Inspector Banks vividly, and the many of the Yorkshire fellows I nursed during my training in Bradford Yorkshire.
Peter Robinson's descriptions of the social problems are handled very well.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The great Yorkshire accent, and description of the countryside and cities brought back many happy memories of my father, who was a Yorkshireman to his core, and took me on many hikes over his beloved moors.

Any additional comments?

I have read (and listened) to all the Inspector Bank's series,and enjoy James Langton's narrations very much.

a hell of a terrible true

Well done and so sadly ever word could be true and I sit here this evening,.

Good series. Don’t listen to this one 1st.

The writing and narration are both good. However don’t recommend you listen to this one first. You can Google “DCI Banks books in order”, and listen that way. Otherwise the character development will seem to be lacking.
This is a more complex story compared to others earlier in the series, so it’s almost a given that more of the writing attention went into the multiple plot lines, with a sense of assumption that the reader/listener already has the back story on the continuing characters. Trigger warning (not spoiler, as you find out right at the beginning) - this book is centered around main story line of young child neglect and abduction. Well written, but difficult subject for me. Will continue with series because of good writing, narration, main characters.

Great Listen!!!

Would you listen to Wednesday's Child again? Why?

I'm listening to the Inspector Banks series while walking six miles each morning, and I find this a fantastic incentive to get me out the door. This one pushed me an extra mile as I neared the finish. Would definitely listen again on some future walk.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Banks is the all time favorite.

What does James Langton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Good voice - nothing overdone or dramatic, and clearly spoken.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

That would be a spoiler.....

Any additional comments?

The series is great for the genre and, so far, consistently good. I definitely recommend it for creative listening.

needlessly explicit

as much as I enjoy the DCI Banks series, particularly the ones narrated by Peter Langdon, this book was really tough to take. There were two scenes in particular that were quite needlessly explicit. Gratuitous. Nearly hardcore p*** in the approach to describing sexual violence.