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The Broken Cage

Crow Investigations, Book 7

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The Broken Cage

By: Sarah Painter
Narrated by: Kate Rawson
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Get the Crow.

A man dies in a locked room, leaving a message written in blood and a lot of unanswered questions.

Lydia is still recovering from the fallout with her psychopathic cousin, but there are new threats to the Crows, and she must fight to maintain her position as leader of the Family.

Meanwhile, an actor has gone missing and Fleet is under pressure to find him fast. But there seems to be more to his tension than he is letting on…

Can Lydia solve the mysterious murder before she gets arrested for it?

Don't miss the seventh instalment in the bestselling urban fantasy mystery series, Crow Investigations.

©2022 Sarah Painter (P)2022 W F Howes Detective Fantasy Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Paranormal Suspense

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absolutely love this series but then there isn't a book by Sarah I don't love 🥰

brilliant 👏

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Audiobook narrated by: Kate Rawson
First of all, let me say that I hate hate hate cliffhanger endings. You have to read/listen to this book along eith the next in the series (The Magpie Key) which was probably the authors intention. Well, it worked, but I still didn't like the ending. Having said this I do like the Crow Investigations books and would have read the next book regardless. In this Lydia Crow is recovering from the aftermath of jumping off a roof and killing her evil cousin, Maddie. Lydia seems to have inherited some of Maddie's power, a not inconsiderable benefit as long as she keeps strict control of herself. She's still with Detective Fleet and sharing a flat with ghostly Jason. A prisoner in Fleet's police station is found dead in a locked cell, with a smile on his face and no indication of cause of death. There's a connection with the Crow family and an attempt to implicate them, Can Lydia Crow solve the murder before she's charged with it? In the meantime a high profile actor has gone missing and Fleet is under pressure to find him. Lydia begins to suspect that her uncle Charlie, supposedly safely locked away by a shady government department, is managing to cause trouble. And then, as I said, there's a cliffhanger ending. Ouch.

Beware cliffhanger ending

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Another fantastic book in the series by Sarah and I just want the next one now! Kate Rawson is a brilliant narrator.

Brilliant again

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I’ve really enjoyed this series so far, and did enjoy listening to this book. When it finished I had to check there wasn’t an error because I don’t think there was any real storyline in this book? It felt like a prologue to the real story, like it was just warming up then over. A ploy to create the extra money from an 8th book and spread it out? A shame really. I will give number 8 a go because 1-6 were really good. But really hope for a better story and proper ending next time- or may conclude the storyline has run its course and leave it.

Not sure what actually happened…

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I enjoyed the book very much. The plot is gripping, characters likeable, and the narration superb. Cannot recommend enough.

Great book

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I disliked the endless reviewing from previous books- i like the main character and her growth.

Creative, interesting characters, London setting.

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Really enjoyed as with other books in this series, ending a little bit abruptly I thought.

Another good story

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The last three books have seen the rise of Lydia, this one seems to be only a part story, finishes before you expect it to. Waiting for the next one 😀

The Crow saga goes on

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Love Lydia as a character and her development during this series can’t wait for the next one

Great story in a great series

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Another exciting story. Interesting new character, waiting for the next book to find out more.

Great read

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