Where the Bodies Lie

DI Rob Marshall Scottish Borders Police Mysteries, Book 2

De: Ed James

Narrado por: Angus King

A serial killer’s secret grave. Another murderer’s victims.

The case that broke Rob Marshall crashes back into his life.

Ten years ago, Marshall profiled a serial killer the press had dubbed the Shadow Man, who killed six young athletes at remote sites in cold blood, and he worked with Northumbria Police to catch the perpetrator. But the Shadow Man kept the burial locations of the final three bodies to himself. Tired of the passivity, Marshall quit profiling and joined the police.

Now a detective inspector in Police Scotland’s Borders Major Investigation Team, Marshall is summoned to HMP Frankland in County Durham, a.k.a. the Monster Mansion. The Shadow Man promises to show them where one body lies, allowing a family to finally grieve. But he will only show Marshall.

At a lonely woods on the banks of the Tweed, the Shadow Man leads them to where the body lies. But they find another three, freshly killed. Victims the Shadow Man couldn’t have murdered, with a vastly different MO. Is it a copycat? A collaborator? Or someone else entirely?

As Marshall and team scour the Borders and the North of England, desperately trying to identify the victims and track down the killer, it becomes clear someone else has been abducted and will suffer the same brutal fate. Can Marshall unpick the trail in time to save them?

Where the Bodies Lie is the second book in the DI Rob Marshall series, starring a haunted detective who masks his trauma with biting humor. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, JD Kirk, and LJ Ross.

©2023 Ed James (P)2024 Grey Dog Audio

Interesting story.

Interesting story line. Nice character development. Enjoyed the plot twists. Narrator did a nice job although the woman characters still sound a bit baritone. Overall good read and would recommend. Look forward to next book.

A slow start but picked up a lot

Interesting story. So many potential suspects. Plus Marshall’s “love” life. Can’t beat Angus King’s narration.

Best narrator

Angus King makes it sound like there are a dozen different people in the books he narrates. So enjoyable.

characters

I love how the characters work so well with each other and I love having characters to love and to hate

this is the 2nd Ed James book I have and love it and looking forward to his other series as well

Angus is the King.

Ed James certainly picked the right narrator for his DI Marshall series. A great story with a very late twist and Angus did a great job of managing all the characters.

Great story- little muddy

I am fresh off a Robert Galbraith bender, and these last two books have been a very enjoyable hangover cure. I like the characters and the plot. The narrator is awesome with tone and inflection. HOWEVER as someone from the US, I had a little difficulty keeping track of who the characters were based on accents and found myself replaying things a few times to try and figure out who was talking. I’m sure it’s a me problem, and it didn’t stop me from enjoying the books.

Enjoyed this book!

I enjoyed this second book in this series more. I guess I've gotten used to the author's writing style of this series, and/or he is now more fluid with it. The first book sounded more like an American police procedural/thriller type of story, just narrated with a Scottish accent (which I love). When the next book comes out, I will purchase it, and also try other books this author has written.

Where the Bodies Lie

So many characters to follow I got confused on who’s who but thankfully I listen for a second time and I am so glad I did. I love Angus Kings narration and I have fallen in love with Ed James writing. Rob Marshall is a complicated man and with each book we learn more about him and I am hoping that he finds peace and happiness.

Really good mystery - one small problem

This is a really engaging mystery. Not too graphic, but does grab you. Love the character development. Love some characters, detest some (as appropriate to the story). I LOVE Scottish mysteries, & Angus King is my favorite narrator. Only problem with this book was narrator talking way, way, way too softly in certain sections of the story and for certain characters. He did this in the first book of the series, too - but I’ve never heard him do this with other authors’ books. So for some reason I’m guessing this was part of direction given to King by this author … ?? Anyway, that’s my only reason for 4 stars instead of 5.

Good one

You need to read this. Anything written by this author is fantastic and I love Angus!