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Vanishing Girls
- Detective Josie Quinn
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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She was close enough to see that the girl had written a word on the wall in bright, warm red blood. Not a word, actually. A name...
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- Valerie J. Dumond
- 09-30-18
Beware! Story would have been really good,but NOT the narrator!!
I've just started listening and I'm not sure I can finish! This narrator is AWFUL! So very distracting. I cringe every time I hear "been" pronounced as "bean"...or "eat" as "et" just as some examples. Her pronunciation of so many words are so off its almost funny. Too bad she narrates all the books in the series. I doubt I will listen to any more from this series. Before purchasing, I STRONGLY suggest you listen to the sample. Terrible terrible, and yes TERRIBLE, narration!!!!! ++++update+++++ ok...I stuck it out despite my constant eye roll for the narration, but this was actually a very good thriller/mystery. I give it 4+ stars for the story. And I will go ahead with book #2....I figure I've gotten used to the narration so I might as well persevere rather than wait and have to adjust to the narrator again :)......not sure I could! I would recommend reading the series.
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- DeLeon
- 10-07-18
Narrator makes me cringe!!
Nasally, annoying voice, mispronounces words throughout the whole book. Her accent drove me nuts. Ruined the story. I don’t think I can continue the series if she is the narrator
30 people found this helpful
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- Marci
- 09-27-19
Great Storyline - Ridiculous Narration!
The book itself is very good. Lots of twists and it kept me listening, The narrator takes some getting use to (which I didn't) and you have to wonder where the hell she grew up to to acquire such a strange accent if you can call it that. Word pronunciation is beyond bazar. Or why authors / producers keep using the same narrators when the reviews clearly state that the only negative thing about the book was the narrator, Now I have to listen to the same narrator for two more books to continue through the series, Seems it took them till book three to figure out the narration may be an issue. But the author and storyline are why I am continuing with this series because so far it's been very good. Just wish the powers-that-be that produce these audible books would "Catch A Clue" a little quicker when the narrator is as ridiculous as this one.
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- D.Gettys
- 12-24-18
Great storyline, awful narrator
I've tried to listen to this book for days. I'm going to stick it out because I want to see how badly the bad guys lose in the end. But that narrator....I just read the other reviews so it's not just me. Frankly, she sounds like she's ignorant. Most of the pronunciations that she destroys has nothing to do with locational accents. They're plain bad English and lack of grasp for speaking it correctly.
"Ate" is pronounced "et".
"Been" is "bean".
"Anything" is "anythin".
"OB-GYN" is "objeen".
"Massage" becomes "maaaasage" with a looonng a like baaaaa goes the sheep.
"Figure" is "figger".
"Khaki" becomes "cocky".
"Estrogen" becomes "Eeeeestrgen".
"Length" is "linth".
"Tousled" is "toosled".
"Protest" is "prahtest"
So much more. Any of this by itself would pass me by. When it goes on and on, it becomes very annoying. Top it off with a lisp. Where do people speak this English?
I wrote an author once to tell her how much I loved her books but hated her narrator. She told me she had no control over the narrator. The book company who owned her audiobooks made that decision. If I were a successful author, I think I'd make sure I had some control because a bad narrator can ruin a book. This one would be doing herself a real favor.
So today I wrote Lisa Regan, author of this book about how I loved her books, but couldn't take this narrator. She responded immediately that future books will NOT be narrated by Eilidh Beaton and they have a different narrator. Good news!
The narrator is distracting from the story and that's the last thing that should happen.
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- Amy
- 10-24-18
Why this narrator??!
I actually listened to the second book in this series first. This author is new to me, and I like her books so far. However, I’m not sure I can continue to listen to them. This narrator is one of the worst ones I’ve heard, and I’ve listened to a lot of audiobooks. I’m guessing she’s from another country, judging by the way she mispronounces so many words. For example, the state of Maryland was pronounced Mary-land. Estrogen was east-rogen. Record, as in “for the record” was Rec-CORD. Ugh! Those are just a few examples. I almost can’t stand to listen to her! And the way she talks makes the characters come off as very aggressive. I’ve found myself cringing multiple times while listening to her narrate. It looks like I may be reading the other books in this series. So best of luck to those who decide to listen to this story or any other in this series.
30 people found this helpful
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- Donna M.
- 10-25-18
Narrator was lifeless
The story was good but the narrator made it so dull. Need to find a narrator with emotion
12 people found this helpful
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- Rayne
- 10-11-18
The story is fantastic, but the narrator ruins it
In addition to making the characters sound hostile and condescending during every single dialogue exchange, the narrator also mispronunces every other word. I did some research and discovered she is Scottish, but she (unsuccessfully) attempts an American accent in this series. I would have preferred she just read it in her normal voice, because listening to her butcher word after word is painful. She is unable to correctly say simple words like “been, “record,” and “saltine.” I recommend just reading this on kindle, because it truly is a great story.
24 people found this helpful
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- J. Gbur
- 10-20-18
Awful narration
Story was good. I’ll continue with the series, but in ebook form. The narrator killed it for me though with the audiobooks. Very common words were horribly mispronounced. It was was like she was trying to do some weird accent that she didn’t really know how to do well. Made the main character hard to like.
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- Eric J Valenzuela
- 02-26-18
I’m not sure I can finish...
I’m so distracted from the story and being able to get into it because of the narrator...she talks like an “angsty teen” and it’s hard to get past.
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- StL Reader
- 08-15-18
Distracting Narrator
I don’t know if smaller town Pennsylvania folks have New York accents, but in this rendition they do.
I could get past that if it weren’t for the frequent mispronunciation of words, frequent dropping of syllables altogether (o-bit-chur-ee for obituary, sanc-chur-ee for sanctuary, and more). I had to listen to one part like three times before I figured out that “esteerior” was hysteria (exterior didn’t make sense in context).
Basically, it was all incredibly distracting to the story - jarring. I won’t listen to this author again unless the narrator is different. I have listened to over a hundred books on tape/audible and this is the worst narrator I’ve come across.
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- Mr. S. M. Elliott
- 03-10-19
A solid start
The characters and story are quite well constructed. Things run at a fast pace and keeps you guessing. The dialogue is the only draw back at times feeling strange, it is used to explain situations rather than well written descriptive text. Hopefully the author will develop as the series continues and move up to 5 star's, but an encouraging beginning.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-23-18
Well written book about warped and cruel people
Thought this book was excellent. It was basically a cruel story which with skill pulls the reader into the twists and turns on a race to the crashing finish
I have to disagree with the reviewer who thought there was too much swearing .. it was little and appropriate and I have seen and heard much more on TV.
Highly recommend this book.
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- Mrs CJ
- 03-18-20
Great start to a series and author
I listen to audiobooks all the time, mostly crime and thrillers, and I’m always looking for new authors and series. I’d not come across this author before, but this was such a good story, I’ve already got No.2 ready to listen to. The story was complicated, but mostly believable. The characters were well drawn, and the heroine only mildly irritating. Took a while to get used to the narrator’s voice and accent (I’m English), but Ms Beaton did a very good job. Highly recommended.
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- Miranda
- 04-19-19
Disappointed
Weak story boring narrator but held me just enough not to return it, as it has had good reviews but I was disappointed in the end.
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- L_McC
- 03-29-18
Enjoyed it
Great book but the narrator was terrible which wastes it a bit. If u can get over that though I’d recommend it.
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- Jaye22
- 06-07-22
*Josie and her Demons*
**3.5 Stars**
This is the first time I have read anything by Lisa Regan and the first book in the Detective Josie Quinn series.
The book opens up with her being suspended from the force for using too much force but although she is tough and a brilliant detective, she seemed to be on the defensive most of the time. She has been betrayed by her husband and high school sweetheart but she has other demons.
This made her come across as cold and quick tempered. She also has a problem with the word no in relation to her job. She knows something is going on that means girls are vanishing but nothing seems to be happening, why???
On approaching the chief to be reinstated she is turned down. But Josie is like a dog with a bone and is tenacious and nothing will stand in the way of her getting to the truth.
Things change as she is getting close to the truth, then all of a sudden she is in a very dangerous situation and realising that she must choose who to trust, as the problem may run deeper into the force.
A good first outing but I could not connect with Josie, apart from admiring her courage, but will read more to find out why she is the way she is as this has the premise of a great series.
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- lil
- 03-14-22
Difficult to judge
The narration of this book is so awful I can’t listen. Might just be a terrific story, such a shame.
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- Barbieasakid
- 03-01-22
Narrator or character attitude?
I’m only a few chapters in but already I am getting annoyed by the attitude and petulance in the voice of the narrator. Not sure if it’s her “style” or if it’s the characters personalities (Det Josie sounds like a petulant teen with a chip on her shoulder). Will stay with it for a bit and update and revise my review if it gets better!
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- M. J. Tudor
- 12-11-21
Very good once used to narrator
I was hooked once I increased the narration speed as long pauses between sentences
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- M. Little
- 08-17-21
A really promising series start
I listen to a lot of crime fiction, and it feels like years since I’ve found a really promising new series to listen to. New to me anyway, and I’m excited to listen to everything else in this series. I read some reviews not keen on the narrator which nearly put me off, but I think she’s very good and perfect for the characters.
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- Michelle
- 07-13-19
The Narrator ruined this for me
I felt cheated by the narrator when listening to this book. The storyline had potential however her voice was so annoying I couldn’t wait for the book to finish. So much so that I jumped ahead quite a lot just make it to the end. I felt like she was talking to me as if I was a child or patronising me. I won’t ever buy a book with her as the narrator again.
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- Denise Smaron
- 09-08-18
Very enjoyable
loved it Couldn't put it down as there was so much happening in the storyline you had to find out what was going to happen next.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-25-19
It's Just Not Believable
I know that writers have some poetic licence, but, surely, they have to make the story somewhat plausible? Banging on someones door for 15 minutes without that person not calling the police but instead inviting our heroine in, is a little beyond the pale. Out of an entire police force, only our heroine could find the one vital (tiny) clue...
In real life with the level of insubordination that was being dished out, detective Quinn should have been fired by chapter 3. In real life, she would have been fired long before that.
Then incompetence as these officers let themselves be ambushed and, as expected, the cops gun somehow manages to be useless. By this stage of the book, one could see it coming a mile off anyway.
What took detective Quinn over 60 chapters to figure out, the Police Chief seems to have done that in about a tenth of a chapter. As smart as he is, he goes to make an arrest without backup. And, you would think our heroine would have at least had the had the decency to yell out "he has a gun" - but alas, no. With all his years of experience as a police officer, he still can't hit the side of a barn with his service revolver - but, that is one of the things one could see coming.
There just were too many holes - convenient escapes, my mobile phone was dead so I couldn't call 911 (no ones phone goes dead in these days) and the list as they say, goes on and on.
However, I see that the title has made the majority of people happy, but, I hope that this does not turn in to a series.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-24-19
Difficult
I found the narrator hard to listen to hence my unwillingness to venture further into the actual story, mistake to not listen to a sample before purchasing,
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- Anonymous User
- 11-29-20
nup!
I can't do it! the narrators voice is so adolescent, I'm not focusing... sorry!
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- Carly B
- 09-03-20
Good story, bad narrator
I quite liked the storyline, which had a ‘Grant County’ series (Karin Slaughter) feel about it. Beware if you’re sensitive to poor narration.
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- Katie beardsley
- 03-25-20
So boring and annoying narrative
This book may not have been so boring and hard to listen to if the narrator changed her voice for different characters in the story so disappointed with this one
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- sam
- 10-11-19
Another great story by Lisa Regan.
A great story which was let down by the narrator somewhat. Good expression and voices. But I've never heard a narrator mispronounce so many words... and so repeatedly it becomes a bit annoying. However, the story kept me listening. I'm a huge fan of Lisa. Since discovering her debut novel shortly after its release, I've been reading everything she's written. Love it all.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-13-22
Poor narration
I only got a few minutes in and knew I would not be able to cope with the narrators voice. I love audible but so many good books are ruined by bad narrator choices.
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- Lisa
- 07-29-21
gripping
had us hooked from the first chapter. Have downloaded the second book and looking forward to more Josie Quinn.