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London Rain

Josephine Tey, Book 6

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London Rain

By: Nicola Upson
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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May 1937, and London prepares to crown a new king. At the height of the Coronation celebrations, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose is called to the BBC to investigate the murder of a famous broadcaster, a death which Josephine Tey suspects is linked to a decade-old scandal. With Archie's hands tied by politics, it is left to Josephine to get to the truth. Soon she is forced to confront at first-hand the deadly consequences of love, deceit and betrayal.

©2015 Nicola Upson (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Any crime aficionado...should make room for Nicola Upson’s novels." ( Daily Telegraph)
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Back on track with a story that gives an insight to the early days of the Beeb as well as a nice twisty plot. Excellent performance

So much better than the last

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Good story with lots of twists and tuns and also good to follow the characters

Another good Upson

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I am sure it was goo, but I only received 1 chapter on my kindle.

London Rain

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Wow!! By far the best book in the series so far!! I did skip the last book as Archie and the crimes are the best bits and I didn’t fancy a whole book that could be filled with the Josephine/Marta saga!!

But this book was an absolute joy! The narration was as ALWAYS amazing and the book was Nicola Upson at her best!!! writing crime fiction and never straying from the plot!

Bravo!!

Absolutely fantastic!!

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This is the fourth book I've read/listened to in the series and it follows the same formula as the others: some crime detection mixed with a lot of delving into the relationships among the main characters. The present novel is set at the time of the coronation of George VI and involves the demise of the BBC broadcaster doing the important commentary on the event. It's an imaginative story and kept me listening to the surprising denouement near the end. As with the other books the last hour or so has over-wrought and over-long explanatory monologues.
The narrator is excellent employing her skills to produce a range of accents that helps one to keep track of the many characters.

Imaginative story

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Sadly a DNF at 20% Slow and not holding my attention. Bought in the sale and narrator did a good job.

London Rain

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Another great narration of an enthralling Josephine Tey mystery. Can't wait for the next one!

Great performance

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these books just keep getting better. problem is I'm getting through them too fast

excellent

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Really surprised by the ending I thoroughly enjoyed listening and superb narration by Sandra Duncan.

Excellent Book

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It’s hard to talk about the development of characters in this series without giving spoilers but this book centres on the death of a BBC presenter and even some of Josephine’s friends are noticing what a selfish pain in the arse she is. I have so many questions for the author of this series!

Series continues strongly

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