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The 2nd DS McAvoy Novel

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By: David Mark
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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About this listen

The second instalment in the acclaimed Hull-based DS Aector McAvoy series and the follow up to the Sunday Times best-selling Dark Winter.

Their sins will seal their fate.

Suzie Devlin lived for pleasure - until her best friend Simon was murdered. Now Suzie seems to be in the killer's sights....

Who wants her dead? And why? She's done nothing wrong...except, perhaps, get involved with the wrong person.

DS Aector McAvoy has been a marked man all his life. He knows how one misstep can put you in harm's way. He's determined to protect Suzie, even if it means inviting danger to come to him....

In a dark world of sin and retribution, he will stand against a killer to save a life.

Hooked on Hull? Then check out the third instalment in the DS McAvoy series, Sorrow Bound....

©2013 David Mark (P)2013 WF Howes Ltd Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Richly satisfying and told with remarkable flair, it confirms Mark as one of the darkest of the new faces in British crime writing, and not one to miss" ( Daily Mail)
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Really enjoyed learning more about the characters and good plot. Very well read. Definitely on to the next in series.

Excellent

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This is a good book ruined for anyone living in yorkshire where the story is based. The glaring and constant mispronunciation of several local place names is jarring. Why on earth pronounce Anlaby as Anlaybe over and over again. More research needed next time please Toby

terrible narration gaffes

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Great story that held my attention throughout and well narrated, for the most part, but oh I wish the narrator had been told that Anlaby has a short a in the middle (as in cat) not a long one ( as in baby).

Narrator needs to hear a Hull accent and to check place names

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I wasn't a great fan of the first book in the series but appreciated the author's hard work enough to try the second. For a lot of the "Original Skin" I felt unconvinced, it just didn't seem as enthralling or well rounded as other detective series I really enjoyed such as PC Grant and Stuart McBride's but I stuck with it. I was rewarded by a spreading sense that maybe this series could progress as I found myself actually caring what happened to the cast of characters and rushed through the last half dozen chapters anxious to get the final twist
It'll be enough to draw me back for the third book, let's hope this improvement continues

Still unconvinced by McAvoy

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Hull-based DS Aector McAvoy is an outsider in his workplace because he had previously unearthed corruption in the force. He still wants to do the right thing.

Suzie Devlin is an outsider who is into 'an alternative scene'. Her best friend is brutally killed and she is now in the killers sights.

McAvoy is determined to protect Suzie. even if it means danger for him....

Great story and super narrative by Toby Longworth.

DS Aector McAvoy -Book 2

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I find myself fascinated by the characters in these books. McAvoy is a slightly confusing jumble of intense determination and incongruous shyness. His relationship with his boss is interesting and unusual with an undercurrent of something sexual.
The plot kept me guessing and a great twist at the end.
The narrator does a really good job of bringing the characters to life , I enjoyed listening to his variation of tones and accents.
I am about to download the third book !

I love this series

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I would still like a little more pace, but overall I am enjoying this series. The characters are very good and the storylines mesh well.
As remarked on by another reviewer, PLEASE get the pronunciation right! How can Wincolmlee be said correctly, but not Anlaby? It's An-lu-bee, not An-lay-bee. It got very irritating.
Well rounded characters, unusual plot lines and a tidy ending. Not enough to set my world on fire, but still enjoyable.
One last thing that's annoyed me about the narration - though overall, it is good - quite a few times there is practically no pause between paragraphs and you jump from one scene/storyline to the next without pause. If you're not paying attention, it can be a little confusing!

Better than the first book

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Crime has been my thing since I started to read books at about 10yo, and this is the perfect companion when needing to get out of your head for a while or some company doing chores. I fell over this series by lucky accident and I'm grateful. Usually I reed my books but occasionally it's great to have your hands free to do other stuff, and here we are. This is book nr 2 in this series and I'm starting book 3 as soon as this review is done. It's light, funny, descriptional and interesting. I see my self as picky about crime and its too easy to grasp the plot, this book took me to the last 10 chapters before I figured it out. I love (H) Aector and his rosy onloock at what the world should be, how his wife is his opposite and at the same time preserve his vision of what he wants for his family. I love the humor and banter between all the colleagues and how when you think that bad ones are really bad, they does something nice. This is "normal" people, whatever that means, and we can see ourselves and the reality in these stories. Been a fan of Allison Brennan for over 20 years, and this author gives me the same smile, mystery and "time off" as her.....and that's a compliment!

New favorite

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The perfect story to while away time. Absorbing, but not taxing. Hours flew without me noticing. This is the second of Mark's books I've had on audible. I continue to enjoy the characters- particularly with Longworth as the narrator.

Very easy and enjoyable

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one star taken off for not knowing how to pronounce Anlaby. Do your homework, please!

gripping story

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