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An Invitation to Murder
- The Oldminster Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Welcome to Oldminster, a quaint little town where there’s always a mystery to be solved.
Frank Renfield, Baron of Renfield Hall, will stop at nothing to save himself from ruin. Even if that means marrying his daughter off to a rich American. Unfortunately for him, she is already in love with a penniless nobody named Alan Lavender—to the glee of Alan’s greedy uncle Guy. He’s been nosing into the Renfields’ murky past, and he says he’s uncovered a secret. Something so shocking it casts a shadow over Frank’s entire legacy.
Tensions run high at the hall, until Guy Lavender turns up dead. A convenient coincidence for Frank? Detectives French and Edwards are on the case. But in a town full of secrets, the truth can be hard to find. And Guy’s won’t be the only body to fall before their work is done … Who will be next to die under the Renfields’ roof?
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- Nicola Lyell
- 01-04-24
Odd narration
The story was interesting but it was a bit like having a story read to you by Siri! I put it on 1.2x speed, which made the voice a bit more animated and normal.
Story was ok
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- Viz
- 01-05-24
Quaint, But up my Street
I like the ethos of this novel.
The narrator also has a quaint way of reading. But I quite like it,
Quite nice hearing 'Chichester' so much, as I live here.
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- Angus
- 27-06-24
Automated Narration?
The storyline was ok, full of stereotypes and cliches but pleasant enough however it was the narration which was terrible. I sounded like it was being read by the satnav rather than the Audible app.
I managed to get to the end by increasing the playback speed which made it a little more natural but I certainly won’t be listening to anything else by this narrator.
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- Nel
- 21-02-24
An Invitation to Murder - the story seemed to be okay but I stopped listening a third of the way through as ....
I found the narration so stilted it really grated - like listening to an automated voice. I see the rest of the author's books are also narrated by the same person so I'll be avoiding them
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- Marion Dunn
- 22-03-24
Didn’t like the characters
Narrator didn’t work for me. Found voices slow and unrealistic. Characters seemed a bit two dimensional and not very relatable to. Plot was generally okay but I wouldn’t look for this author or narrator again
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- Jude
- 25-10-24
Terrible narrator
The plot was good. the narrator completely destroyed it.
I very nearly gave up after the second chapter, but the story kept me going.
The narrator had a monotonous voice, it was difficult to differentiate between the characters; and he certainly didn't manage to give them any personality.
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- Silverj
- 28-03-24
Invitation to Murder, an awful narrator!!
What would’ve been a good storyline was thoroughly spoilt by this narrator, a very flat & uneventful reading quality, Audiobooks should review before people listen or buy.
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- Polly
- 05-06-24
Nice easy listening
Good story and I liked the various characters. I'll be looking for another by this author.
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- Coco51
- 08-03-24
Dire
The dialogue was abominable - two people who know the same information to bring details into the story. The plot very weak and narration terrible
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- Anthony Leveridge new user
- 04-12-22
Rubbish and a waste
Badly written,absolutely rubbish ,don't waste your time on this book .would,t listen to anymore
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