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The Grave Tattoo
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
When torrential summer rains uncover a bizarrely tattooed body on a Lake District hillside, old wives' tales also come swirling to the surface. For centuries Lakelanders have whispered that Fletcher Christian staged the massacre on Pitcairn so that he could return home. And there he told his story to an old friend and schoolmate, William Wordsworth, who turned it into a long narrative poem.
Wordsworth specialist Jane Gresham, herself a native of the Lake District, feels compelled to discover once and for all whether the manuscript ever existed - and whether it still exists today....
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"An irresistible combination of contemporary psychological thriller and historical mystery." (Tess Gerritsen)
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- Cindy
- 26-08-22
Brilliant
I enjoyed this book very much, especially where it went back in time to the Mutiny on the Bounty, Wordsworth and other historical figures. This is a book of intrigue, greed and murder and although fiction, it allows your imagination to flow.
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- jo
- 26-07-22
Far fetched but nonetheless enjoyable
A well written, though perhaps a little protracted, tale. The historical elements sometimes stretch the imagination but generally hold the narrative together.
The narration is good - though I’m not sure why all the residents of The Lake District have north east accents.
The kind of audio book you might enjoy on holiday or when out for a walk through the fells.
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- Kay
- 22-03-18
So good
The story held me all the way through.
Written well read easily
It was great.
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-03-21
Hard to switch off
Thoroughly engrossing. A few hours sleep lost listening to ‘just one more chapter’
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-06-22
slightly different from usual Val McDermid
Not sure if I was going to enjoy this story but glad I persevered. Narration confused me at times not too sure about accents.
Warmed to characters eventually
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- Kathy Atkinson
- 02-07-23
Great read
I totally enjoyed this book, both content and the oratory. I found it difficult to put it down from start to finish.
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- Mr M.
- 29-07-24
A good enough story
Started off a bit slow and rambling but eventually got going and developed. Excellent last quarter. Well narrated.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-08-24
Excellent
As with all Val McDermid’s books I found this captivating from the start, I couldn’t stop listening and was sad to finish
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- Blondie
- 29-08-21
Wide ranging
You’ll enjoy this more with an interest in late 18th/early 19th century history and literature. It’s an enjoyable if complicated yarn, few writers could keep the tension going through so many strands and Ms Mc Dermid manages it but you have to pay attention.
Strong plotting and character development.
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- MrsO’D
- 03-08-19
Interesting construct with dull execution
A really good performance from the narrator, notwithstanding a couple of inflection errors midway through. This story has the potential to be interesting, albeit to a somewhat limited market of listeners with a liking for the Lakes & Wordsworth. However, the characterizations are so one dimensional & wooden, that despite the best efforts of the narrator, no empathy is felt at any level. It’s rare to feel absolutely no interest in the experiences of any of the characters - but that is the case with the characters in this book. Relying on cliched assumptions about the characters socio- economic backgrounds just adds to the leaden feel of this piece.
I persevered to the end, and enjoyed some aspects of it, but it is very low on my list of recommendations.
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