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Trial and Retribution
- Trial and Retribution, Book 1
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It is every mother's nightmare. Her child is missing, found murdered. Her lover is the prime suspect.
It is every police officer's dread. A child murder. A circumstantial case.
It is every solicitor's dream. Twelve men and women will decide the verdict. But only you can decide if justice is done for the victim.
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- barbara
- 11-18-21
Trial and Retribution
I am really enjoying this author's writing, the murders are thrilling and the characters are excellent. The narration is very good. Will be looking out for more books.
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- Chantal Noordeloos
- 05-16-22
Amazing descriptions
This novel feels like a harsh dose of reality. It’s one of those rare novels that can mimic real life in such a way it makes me a little uncomfortable. I think La Plante has an exceptional gift for description. I’m really impressed by her skill.
The story is decent and very heartbreaking. It zigged and zagged and the end actually surprised me.
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- Steph H
- 01-22-22
Please read below
I'm going to do a review for the series as a whole and post it for each book, this is because I feel that the further along the series and especially the last book are mostly about the private lives of the detectives rather than the crimes themselves.
I do feel that of all the series of Linda La Plante's that I've read/watched this is probably the weakest as far as story and character development go.
The character of Mike Walker is not someone I like, yes he may get the job done, but he really is a dinosaur, and frankly I don't think he is that good of a detective. He guesses a lot or plays a hunch, which by luck has been proved correct, so often no more follow up is done once a case has either had a confession or thought to be proved. Finding evidence whilst the case is going through trial seems really far fetched to me and also not professional.
The character of Pat North has a lot of potential, she should have stayed well away from getting involved in a relationship with Mike Walker, and frankly that whole scenario is completely unnecessary.
The Detective Sargent character of Dave Satchwell starts off predictable, seems to move forward, and then de-evolves by the last book.
How much of all of this is due to the fact that the author was writing for television, rather than writing a "book" I don't know, but the story does seem to suffer because of it.
I won't be revisiting the tv series, and I doubt very much that I will listen to the books again.
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- Fiona Cameron
- 11-21-20
Great book
loved it, good pace and accurate accents by the narrator. Kept you wondering about the suspect's guilt or not until the end.
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- Rachel
- 09-17-21
Great listen
Really brilliant narration, good story- loved this one! Will definitely be listening to the whole series
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- P. Neal
- 10-26-21
Really good performance
The narrater was excellent in my opinion and made every character come alive. He has made it difficult to listen to anyone else.
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- Christine
- 10-07-21
Good read
All in all I did enjoy this book, I thought I had it sussed who it was, but I was wrong... Very suspenseful..
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- Cassy
- 09-14-21
It was ok
Not one of the best, the ending was very disappointing. Hope the next one is better.
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- sunflower
- 09-09-21
Engaging audible
Thoroughly enjoyed this as it works well as an audible book. It’s very engaging plus I also really like the narrator which is always important. I particularly liked him doing the female voices.
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- Pottsy
- 06-27-21
Very disappointing
I need to identify with at least one character and I didn’t have any feelings about anyone. I usually enjoy her books but I felt this one was a waste of time.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-16-21
Depressing
I listen to a lot of crime fiction but did not enjoy this at all. There is no respite from a horrific and depressing story from start to finish. Every single thing that happens to every single character, even minor ones, is sad. I feel drained by it. The narrator was excellent however.
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- david de livio
- 06-24-22
brilliant
brilliant story and narrated wonderfully well, can't wait to listen to the next book, fantastic
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- Anonymous User
- 05-20-22
The best crime story I’ve listened to
Very thrilling and engrossing story which kept you guessing until the end. Well done narrated. Highly recommend
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- alan riles
- 12-26-21
Didn't quite meet expectations, still recommended
I guess the bar was high, following not just Jane Tennison but also the TV series, with Kate Buffery outstanding as Pat North.
I almost lost interest halfway as the the plot of the murdered child seemed to founder in familar cliches of stepfather etc.
But I persisted and glad I did as it did transcend mere cliche.
When I read Lynda la Plante I must admit to a positive bias based on Tara Moss's interviews, which really do highlight Lynda's multi-media skills! Hence the expectations! Books nowadays very much have an increasingly multi-media context.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-20-21
Great book.
Enjoyed this book an easy listen, although was unsure at the start because, I always enjoyed the TV series. Found the book as good as the TV series. Storyline was good and enjoyed the narration.