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The Valley of the Shadow

A Cornish Mystery

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The Valley of the Shadow

By: Carola Dunn
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
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While out on a walk, Eleanor Trewynn, her niece Megan, and her neighbor Nick spot a young, half-drowned Indian man floating in the water. Delirious and concussed, he utters a cryptic message about his family being trapped in a cave and his mother dying. The young man, unconscious and unable to help, is whisked away to a hospital while a desperate effort is mounted to find the missing family in time.

The local police inspector presumes that they are refugees from East Africa, abandoned by the smugglers who brought them into England. While the Cornwall countryside is being scoured for the family, Eleanor herself descends into a dangerous den of smugglers in a desperate search to find the man responsible while there is still time.

©2012 Carola Dunn (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Cosy Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction

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The combination of writing and narration is, once again, perfect and a great listen.

Another hit by the author!

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Well read, engaging storyline without the “gore”
The books link well together. now to download the next one

Another good listen

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really got into this story. I am also getting used to the occasional odd pronunciation.

this story hooked me.

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A good story-line, though I second-guessed the outcome long before the amateur sleuths! Spoiled rather for me by a number of medical inaccuracies. A good editor/proof reader might have spotted this. Nevertheless, a good, well-crafted, believable plot.

A jolly, if out-dated, cosy crime

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I have listened to a few of Carola Dunn's Cornish mysteries and this is definitely the best yet. Good plot and very well read.

A good listen

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This is a fascinating story with a sad historical backdrop that many, many people would have forgotten. It concerns a period of the British Empire history that is conveniently glossed over. I thoroughly this book because it tells the individual human story behind the callousness of Government policy… I believe that there will be a reckoning for this, one day.

The plot is well outlined, the story is not frivolous, but well told, with the interweaving of the various characters idiosyncratic personalities!
I can honestly say that, the first story, introducing this series, was so underwhelming that it could have dissuaded one from continuing - that would be a shame. However, since then, the stories have got better and more interesting.

Head and shoulders above Daisy Dalrymple!

The narrator, Wanda McCaddon, is ok. Dialects and accents are not her strong points. Also, she gets the characters voices mixed up/intertwined in some dialogues which makes it challenging to discern which character said what… but overall, it was a pleasant listen.

This Series Just Gets Better and Better!

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Please Ms. Dunn, write some more after the 4th which I will start tonight. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and just had to continue listening,despite having urgent thing to do. Will start book 4 tonight. PLEASE, let there be more. Both this series and the Daisy Dalrymple stories would make great TV series. 😃

Brilliant Story, Superbly Narrated

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A very enjoyable read and the characters grow and evolve with every book. Narration is perfect for the characters portrayed and look forward to the next one 😀

Just like Previous publications

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The performance is reasonably nuanced and pleasant to listen to.

The story is reasonably interesting though the denouement is a arbitrary, but what lets it down is being too preachy, especially having started the book with a warning that it is a period piece.

A bit preachy

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The characters grow on you, although the plot is a bit obvious. Nice, light reading excellently told.

Grows on you

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