
The Mystery of Mercy Close
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Narrated by:
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Niamh Daly
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By:
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Marian Keyes
About this listen
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Marian Keye’s heartbreaking stunner of a novel, The Mystery of Mercy Close, read by the actress Niamh Daly.
“I employ this thing called The Shovel List.” “A shovel...?” “No. A Shovel List. It’s more of a conceptual thing. It’s a list of all the people and things I hate so much that I want to hit them in the face with a shovel.”
Meet Helen - youngest of the Walsh sisters and a law unto herself. She’s easily bored, has an inability to filter her thoughts and was fired from every job she ever had before she found her true calling as a private investigator. But times are tough for PIs, and Helen’s had no choice but to take on the search for AWOL boyband has-been Wayne Diffney: The Wacky One. It’s not all bad this game of Where’s Wayne.
It may have brought her charming crook of an ex Jay Parker back into her life, but it’s giving her an excuse to avoid the usual Walsh family dramas and the intense looks from her gorgeous boyfriend Artie that make her heart beat wildly with lust and panic in equal measure. But most of all it’s an excellent distraction from the huge swarm of black vultures gathering over her head. If she hides out in her target’s empty house on Mercy Close for long enough maybe they’ll go away...But as Helen begins to unravel the mysteries secreted on Mercy Close she discovers a kindred spirit in a man unwilling to be found. Could someone be telling her to look a little closer to home?
©2012 Marian Keyes (P)2012 Penguin AudioThe reason for the three star rating is that the novel is just too long - doesn't Keyes' editor ever, er ... edit? It could have been cut down to the standard chick lit length of say, 7 to 8 hours without losing a great deal except the padding.
The narrator on the other hand, was excellent and managed to convey a series of characters with consummate ease, although Artie sounded northern Irish. It's a real pity that Keyes has decided to narrate her own work now, which is the reason why I returned 'Grown Ups'.
The Mystery of Mercy Close
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fab!
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Both entertaining and thought provoking.
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I’ve read the book and it’s a good story classic Marian if a bit darker than normal but for me the narrator ruins this story. It’d be better if re-record with another narrator
Like the story not the narrator
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How mental health can affect a person!
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It was time spent - I'm glad I have listened to it, however, it took a while to really get into and I had to focus on listening which was unfortunate.If you’ve listened to books by Marian Keyes before, how does this one compare?
I really enjoy listening to Marian Keyes books, but I was not 100% sure I truly enjoyed this book. It was a distraction rather then something I really wanted to listen to.Which character – as performed by Niamh Daly – was your favourite?
The main CharacterDid The Mystery of Mercy Close inspire you to do anything?
No not really.Any additional comments?
If you are comparing this and another book, take the other book,A good story if you are running out of options
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What did you like most about The Mystery of Mercy Close?
It was funny but dealt with a serious issue in a sensitive but factual wayI thought Mammy Welsh was as funny as ever; some parts made me cry with laughter and one with sadness.
A great read/listen - would recommend
What did you like best about this story?
All of it - hugely entertainingWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When we had to deal with the main characters severe depression and her almost indifference to dealing with her condition in any other way but following it through to the end in her own wayHilarious
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Not her best
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Very focused on manic depression
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Mercy Close
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