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Murder by the River Usk

The Havard and Lambert Mysteries, Book 3

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Murder by the River Usk

By: Pippa McCathie
Narrated by: Rebecca Travers
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Murder by the River Usk is the third murder mystery by Pippa McCathie set in South Wales. Look out for the first, Murder In the Valleys and the second, Murder at the Old Abbey.

A cold case warms up when an archaeological dig uncovers the remains of a student who went missing a decade previously. It was a missing person case that bugged ex-inspector Fabia Havard long after she left the force. Now she has been asked by DCI Matt Lambert to aid the investigation. Caleb Morgan went missing whilst studying at a university campus near the ancient Roman city of Caerleon. Now, with his body finally found during an archaeological dig, partly exposed due to the riverbank subsiding after a flood, there is new evidence. It is clear he was murdered.

The question facing the police is who did it and why? As they probe deeper into his background, suspicions arise around a local firebrand preacher, a boxer and the police themselves.

©2020 Pippa McCathie (P)2020 W F Howes Cosy Crime Crime Fiction Murder Mystery Fiction

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I found this one a little more predictable with who the killer was and I hate when there seems to be steps forward with a relationship but then one keeps putting the brakes on which seemed to happen here but it was still a good read.

Another good read in the series

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Very much enjoyed this book . Good pace and plenty going on .
Going to now listen to the rest of this series. .
Love finding a new ‘ team ‘ to follow .

Absorbing

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Such a good story, touching on real issues in life, but also really love all the characters

Another Success

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I only persisted with this book as I was enjoying the story. The narrator, however, was, to my mind, awful. She read far too quickly in a childish manner with no emphasis or definition of tone. Each character sounded exactly the same which made it difficult to follow the dialogue is some places. Sadly, whilst I liked the author, I couldn’t listen to any more of her books if it were narrated by the same person.

Good Story, awful narration

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Ridiculous ending and irritating narrator. The Matt and Fabia stories have run out of steam with this one.

Implausible Plot

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