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Animal Instinct: Human Zoo

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Animal Instinct: Human Zoo

By: Simon Booker
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Brendan Coyle, Victoria Hamilton, Joseph Marcell, Niky Wardley, Lia Williams
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About this listen

We're all animals...although some of us have more primal instincts than others.

Ex-policeman Joe Cassidy has a keen interest in animal behaviour and how it can have a bearing on some of the most heinous of human crimes - a talent that has heavily informed his detective work over the years. Although until now, he thought that he had left detective work behind....

Suffering from PTSD and wracked with guilt and failure after a grisly discovery in a particularly disturbing case, Joe lives in a lonely shack in the shadow of the nuclear power station at Dungeness. But when the daughter of an old friend goes missing, the investigation centres on the wealthy family's animal park.

Owing the owner a favour from years past, Joe is drawn further and further into the enquiry - hoping to solve the riddle of the disappearance amid the family's increasing dysfunction and desperate to find redemption for himself in the process.

Featuring: Fehinti Balogun, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ed Bluemel, Imogen Church, Brendan Coyle, Laurence Dobiesz, Victoria Hamilton, Rebekah Hinds, David John, Harry Lloyd, Brigid Lohrey, Joseph Marcell, Michael Shon, James Smith, Jo Stone-Fewings, Niky Wardley, Sarah Whitehouse and Lia Williams.

©2018 Audible, Ltd (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Mystery Police Procedurals Exciting

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Loved it. What an interesting and different plot. More like this please. A different take on traditional audio books.

Gripping

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Excellent from start to finish, especially the character build up and the relationship between Joe and Luke. The cast were amazing

Loved it

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absolutely loved this. story was great,acting great,twist and turns,great idea having two detectives,married but separated. recommend.

brilliant.

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Thoroughly enjoyable listen. The narration and characters for this audiobook are fantastic. The storyline is gripping throughout. Wish there were more to this series.

Gripping audio drama!

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

The pace of this book is pretty breakneck and suits an audible original drama production well (similar style to the Fitzek adaptations).

Would you be willing to try another book from Simon Booker? Why or why not?

I would try another book from Simon Booker as the plot never lost my interest.

What aspect of the narrators’s performance might you have changed?

Now this is where things get tricky as i listen to these dramas on over ear headphones whilst walking the dog normally. The sound mix, as other reviewers have stated, is all over the place - good sometimes...the bird chatter and muffled voices on the edge of the mix really put you in the centre of the story BUT, (and it is a big but), crucial conversations do get lost in the audio mix (one particular one on one conversation was 'inaudible' to my ears) and spoilt part of the drama. The overall mix through headphones felt muted certainly compared to the Fitzek drama productions.
Also, at times, it sounded like the narrator had a nasal cold!
Funnily enough, the mix sounded a lot clearer on my laptop speakers and i just do not know why?

Was Animal Instinct: Human Zoo worth the listening time?

Yes, but probably not one that i will revisit, unlike say, the superb Martin Beck audio dramas.

Any additional comments?

Keep making these original dramas, Audible - i may not like them all, but they all get listened to!

Yes... and no.

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Great voice acting, I liked the soundscape and feel it added a sense of tension and place. the storyline ends up bit predictable, but overall I really enjoyed this.

atmospheric immmersive audio drama

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Was a good story, took a while to get going but loved the twist at the end but it felt a little rushed once you got there but enjoyed it non the less.

Enjoyed

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This was a refreshing change for an audiobook listen. The range and quality of voices were engaging and told the story well. The author had clearly put thought into the tale, which did have enough layers to retain interest. However, the choice of narrator spoiled it for me. She labours unnecessary and insignificant points with a distracting and heavy emphasis that becomes tiresome to listen to very quickly.

Sadly let down by an intrusive narrator

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This was a story with some unusual twists and turns, told superbly. Having each character played by different actors there were no jarring accents. I really enjoyed it.

Best thing in ages.

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fantastic read from start to finish
the narration makes the audio book alive
loved every chapter, well done

a real twist

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