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Angel with Two Faces: Josephine Tey Series, Book 2

By: Nicola Upson
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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Inspector Archie Penrose has invited Josephine Tey to his family home in Cornwall, a struggling but beautiful country estate on a magnificent stretch of coastline. But death clouds the holiday from the outset.

When the local theatre proves to be a stage for real-life tragedy, Archie's loyalties are divided between his friends and his job, and he and Josephine must confront the violent reality which lies beneath a seemingly idyllic community...

©2009 Nicola Upson (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Mystery

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I really like the characters Archie and Josephine and I thought this was an enjoyable read by the end. However, at times I found the piling up of harrowing events all a bit much - page after page of misery and really awful images. The strength of the characterisation wins through though and I thought it was a good mystery with a good Cornish setting.

Enjoyable overall

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Another well-written novel by Nicola Upson. Archie Penrose invites author Josephine Tey to his family home in Cornwall. Poor Josephine! She arrives as the community gathers for a young man’s funeral and finds herself drawn into their web of secrets and lies.
The subject matter was dark and disturbing but handled sensitively by Upton. Apart from the familiar characters of Josephine, Archie and the Mottley family, the inhabitants of this close-knit community were an odd and unpleasant bunch. However, the glimpses into Josephine’s life and references to Daphne du Maurier and other figures from the era were fascinating inclusions in the story. Narration by Sandra Duncan is first class.

Dark mystery

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This book is kept my attention from start to finish. I loved the story and I felt very sad when I came to the end of the book. The narrator was excellent and she brought the characters to life. The author has developed a cast of interesting and believable characters and she somehow manages to deal with issues relevant to the present day in an historical setting.

I will come back to this book again because it is too good to only read once. I am looking forward to the next book in the series and I I have no hesitation in recommending this author.

I loved this book

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Having listened to the first book in this series I was pleased to have found a new author to listen to . However, from the very beginning I found this book dark and depressing and wondered if i should continue. I did , thinking it would be ok once the detecting began but it just spiralled down into more misery and woe. It is well written and well performed but the story itself is not what i enjoy in my reading. I love to follow the detecting of the crime and how the writer tells you things and leads you down different paths but in this book it was more about the characters, few of whom were likeable and most of whom had little in their character to warm to. I will not be rushing to buy the next in the series but hope it comes up in the plus catalogue rather than commit to something that is more of the same.

too dark to enjoy

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beautifully acted out by the reader, this story keeps dishing out surprises till the very end. A real joy.

this story just keeps giving!

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A good story told well. Second in the series - planning on reading book 3 next

Very interesting story

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My second Josephine Tey mystery and I continued to enjoy the characterisation, enhanced by reader

Good reading helped plot that dragged a bit

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A lovely listen, an interesting plot and wonderful setting but all very much enhanced by the perfect narration.

Narration excellent.

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The Author and Narrator are just a dynamic duo and make this series just addictive to listen to!!

There are a few gruesome bits and I may well skip by a couple of mins in future books, but only because I’m squeamish lol and they are written SO well, you almost feel you are there witnessing it!!

Beginning to feel that Josephine Tey is actually not required to appear in these books as Archie, his deputy and the cousins are so fab, that they could easily carry these books to be 5 stars every time!

So enjoying this series

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I adored the first novel in this series and wanted to love this one but found this one had far too many outrageous & sensational incidents (murder, fire, incest, domestic violence, etc etc ) to actually make one care about the victims or perpetrators. I don’t like being negative but I won’t be seeking any more in this series. On the plus side the narration is excellent

Disappointing

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