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Harm Done

A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 18 (Unabridged)

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Harm Done

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
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Two young girls disappear then return home unharmed some days later. Chief Inspector Wexford is concerned about a pedophile who has been recently released back into the community but cannot foresee a series of serious crimes waiting to happen.©2009 Ruth Rendell (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime
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I enjoyed this book. The narrator brought out humour in the characters, and used an amazing range of accents. The story covers the difficult subject of domestic violence. However, the author seemed unaware of the issues around safeguarding children and how this would be dealt with in real life. I also picked up a level of snobbery and stereotyping in how the different characters were depicted, which I had not noticed when reading Wexford books previously. Although amusing at times, this did become annoying.
Also , as others have said, the chapter divisions in the recording bear no relation to the actual chapters of the story

Entertaining and enjoyable

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Another reviewer has already stated how frustrating the various glitches are - like a faulty CD in parts and a chapter listing that is way off kilter. Nigel Antony's narration is superb (except sometimes his 'she' sounds very much like 'he') and his voices are very believable. A great story - stories! - although I thought the opening storyline of the abducted girls Lizzie and Rachel to be a tad far-fetched. Difficult to pinpoint the many characters on the estate, I was confused a lot of the time but as these were fairly 'minor' characters and not directly related to the main plot I didn't worry too much. It kept me enthralled anyway.

Great story; bad audio presentation

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This was a well crafted story with a highly topical and harrowing story of the breakdown in marriage and the long and involved police investigation. The characters were believable and the side stories rang true, the man who was possessed by the belief that his brother in law’s death was caused by the airline manager who gave him cash to give up a seat on an overbooked flight, and been killed in a road accident in a hired car on his way to a ferry crossing. I loved the brief cliff hanger at the very end, masterly.

The truth will out

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Kept me glued to the story for the whole 11 hours. Would recommend it highly.

Brilliant story line

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I enjoyed the stories that ran through this book but I honestly can’t believe it was released in 2009, the attitudes towards domestic abuse and child protection seem more like the 1950’s. Horribly outdated thank god. Also why everyone has a West Country accent when its supposed to be set in West Sussex was also a mystery. Nevertheless I enjoyed the stories.

Enjoyable storyline but very outdated

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