Quite entertaining but a bit predictable

Overall, the story was a bit basic and predictable - not much of a twist at the end. The narration was quite robotic, like listening to Alexa or Siri, and the attempt at a Scottish accent was pretty cringeworthy!

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it was ok

it took quite a while to get into the book and the characters were very drab. however the narrator was very good

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Wow!!!

I couldn’t stop listening to this gripping story
All the characters were well flushed out and I felt I really knew all of them
Im immediately moving on to the next book Death with Dostoevsky and hoping it’s equally enthralling
Caroline Schaffer did an excellent narration 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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a love story within murder

this feels like a love story with twist and turns around murder. A story beautifully told

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Not a classic

I did like this book but it was too drawn out and took for ever to get to the murder. I know the author has to set the scene of why everybody was there but it took too long and gave away to much of the plot, this ment the plot twist and killer came as no surprise, despite the number of suspects or even intended victim . You even knew the motive rather than guessing, which is often the case. You don't need to be a fan of the classic to listen, which had put me off in the first place, expecting lots of quotes or references that means nothing to me but there is nothing like that it. I did like the characters and the plot line, just wish it had moved at a faster pace.
When Emily opens up her home as a writers retreat, her first group of customers were recommend by a friend. Unfortunately an uninvited guest and a storm has her wishing she had held off until after the christmas holidays. Especially when like an Agatha Christie novel one of guests is murder. The guest was one of the more disagreeable ones but as Emily looks for the killer questions arise who was the intended victim and will the killer strike again.
I liked the narrator. I loved the french accent she used and to be honest she was the main reason I kept listening, although the story did pick up more by the end.

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Very enjoyable.

Easy to listen to and not a grating American accent for a change, so I was not put off from following the story.

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I enjoyed it

Good story. Well read. As a Brit living in Scotland I found some of the ‘accents’ poor, but that didn’t affect my enjoyment of the story.

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Good easy listen

Listened to this over a few days. It was a nice easy listen where you can just go with the flow.

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Soporific

No really! Holding back from marrying the man of one’s dreams in order to complete a book?
Giving away most of an inheritance for altruistic reasons?
The characters are rather improbable and stilted. The murder mystery is just the lesser part of the story.
No intellectual challenges here, nor sparkling prose, and the whole seems to be aimed at a very orthodox Christian readership.

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A real find!

Beautifully narrated by Caroline Shaffer, this book was a delight from start to finish.
Great characters and twists. Highly recommended for light listening.

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