Terrible editing marred a good tale

Enjoyed the food and the imagery of Venice. But utterly terrible sound editing. You could hear each time a recording session ended and started. Destroyed the flow and enjoyment of the book. No idea how any publisher signed off on this. Real shame.

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A Death in Venice. Excellent

I listened to this story in several long chunks and enjoyed every minute of it. Great historical details, an interesting plot and very skilled narration. The murder happens fairly early on in the story and the author does well to keep the investigative narrative going for so long. The final denouement took me by surprise and I certainly didn't see it coming!

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Brings Venice to life!

This was a super story, well plotted, complex and gripping. I suspected the final reveal from fairly early on but that didn’t spoil the pace or tension. The narrator would have earned 5 stars if he had pronounced campanile with 4 syllables and not used 3 to make it rhyme with stile

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Loved it

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, well written and very well read, can’t wait to hear the next one.

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Excellent

I have not met this author before but was hooked from the start. As someone who also chose to live in a different country, Poland, I recognise the authenticity of the description of the experience. The Reader was excellent and had none of the ugly mispronounced words some of the readers, particularly some of the American ones, interject . I can really recommend this book.

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Loved the narration and the twists and turns

A great blend of historical fact and fiction. Intertwined with a great who done it (infact two who done its) - three if you count the Wolf Legacy. Wasn’t sure at first but kept going and loved it. What’s not to like about Richard Armitage speaking Italian 🇮🇹 a great performance and I have already downloaded book two.

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Beautifully written but too predictable.

Beautifully written and overflowing with the charm and magic of Venice, "The Medici Murders" would be a perfect mystery if only it wasn't so predictable. I knew what twist was coming from about 10% in.

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Atmospheric but dull

Good sense of location (Venice) but too much detail - began to read like a guide book. Characters not convincing. Didn’t find them likeable or interesting. Clover very dull. Plot unlikely, convoluted. Finished the book - but almost didn’t! Might try one more by this writer.

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unusual crime story.

This was a slow burner for me. After 10 hrs of listening, there was no real crime committed in the story which was a disappointment and there was more of a history lesson in art and Venice and some of it was relevant. other times the author went on too long regarding places, the past and even the food !! I couldn't fault Richard Armitage's performance, he did an excellent job as always. Story could have finished a few chapters earlier. but i still enjoyed the book .

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Superb performance

Richard Armitage‘s narration is superb as always. The only room for improvement are various mispronounced Italian words, maybe someone could supervise this next time. The story is a matter of taste, I found it a little boring and the author’s love for Venice shining through a bit too often.

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