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The Stranger House

By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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For years, the Stranger House has stood in the village of Illthwaite, offering refuge to travellers. People like Sam, a brilliant young mathematician, who believes that anything that can't be explained by maths isn't worth explaining. And Miguel, a historian running from a priests' seminary, who sees ghosts. Sam is an experienced young woman, Miguel a 26-year-old virgin. But both want to dig up bits of the past that some people would rather keep buried. As they uncover intertwining tales of murder, betrayal, and love, they must put aside their differences to find the dark mysteries at the heart of this ancient place.©2006 Reginald Hill; (P)2006 W F Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Mathematics Mystery
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"A mystery novel, but far more than that. It's gripping...Hill is wonderful." (The Times)
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The Woodcutter was my first Reginald Hill book, I loved it and I want to hear some of his other books, so I bought this one. I found the first couple of hours quite difficult to stick with not because of the narrator who I thought was very good but because I could not make sense of it, however it was worth staying with as it turned out to be a good story and nearing the end of the book could I make sense of the beginning.

Good listen in the end

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This is a clever, intricately plotted book that weaves and turns right up until the last page. Essentially it is a mystery that draws together two polar opposite people; one a Spanish ex-Catholic priest and the other a fiery, independent young Australian woman and deposits them in a Cumbrian village inn called the Stranger House.

I found it gripping from beginning to end, and talking of endings, it has an ending that really delivers - well done Mr Hill.

One last point, I actually liked the narrator and thought he really added to the tale but even if you don't, the incredible story should be enough to see you past any shortcomings.

My favourite audible book so far

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This is a long book but well worth sticking with. I enjoyed the story and the narration.

A very enjoyable story

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I loved this book with its numerous twists and turns. I liked especially the way the author crisscrossed between the here and now and past historiy to present parallel settings linked by the pairing of two main characters in order to solve misdeeds in their family histories. What makes it all the more interesting is that running through this backdrop is a who done it! My only disappointment (If one could call it that) is that the investigators have to content themselves with probable culprits rather categorically guilty parties but the probabilities are so strong and this doesn't detract in anyway from the storyline.

A fantastic read

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I have not read any of the Dalziel and Pascoe series, but this is the second standalone I have read our Reginald Hill's, and like the first (the woodcutter) I found out utterly absorbing. Not at all a standard whodunnit, but there is plenty of mystery for our hero and heroine to uncover, and a supporting cast of characters that are full of flavour and fun, brought to life by Gordon Griffin, who does a very creditable job. Only Sam's Australian accent sounded a little suspect!

absorbing mystery

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