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Salt Lane
- the superb first book in the DS Alexandra Cupidi Investigations
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
She always went too far.
DS Alexandra Cupidi has done it again. She should have learnt to keep her big mouth shut after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - from the London Met to the lonely Kent coastline. Murder is different here, among the fens and stark beaches.
She was the one who found the killers.
The man drowned in the slurry pit had been herded there like an animal. He was North African, like many of the fruit pickers that work the fields. The more Cupidi discovers, the more she wants to ask - but these people are suspicious of questions.
And now it was killing her.
It will take an understanding of this strange place - its old ways and new crimes - to uncover the dark conspiracy behind the murder. Cupidi is not afraid to travel that road. But she should be. She should, by now, have learnt.
Salt Lane is the first in the new DS Alexandra Cupidi series. With his trademark characterisation and flair for social commentary, William Shaw has crafted a crime novel for our time that grips you, mind and heart.
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"William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction. This is his best book to date." (Peter James)
"Taut, terrifying and timely." (Val McDermid)
"William Shaw is a superb storyteller." (Peter May)
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- Sarah L Burner
- 10-06-23
I loved it… I will be downloading the next one
Great narration, fast, paced story, believable characters and interesting storyline. I really enjoyed it - highly recommended.
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- Matthew
- 14-04-23
Very enjoyable
Fantastic gripping storyline with brilliant narration. Thoroughly enjoyed all the characters and looking forward to getting the next instalment!
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- Lynne
- 28-06-21
please cut the accents!
a very good story sadly hampered by the narrators ham-fisted accents. just read it please
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- Mellonclan
- 22-06-22
excited to have a new series to listen to
Really good characters well developed through the story. Deals with current illegal immigrant problems in a well balanced way. interesting interaction between the 2 main female characters especially as one 8s the boss and the other often seems quite cheeky. about to download book 2.
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- Nick Greenwood
- 24-01-19
Excellent
one of the best of the year, congratulations to William Shaw - and very well read as well
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- S K NOWLER
- 13-09-22
Excellent!
I really enjoyed this series opener and am keen to listen to more. The central characters are easy to identify with and the plot licks along without any make weight details or diversions. I have experience of working on farms in Kent and fond memories of Dungeness. I also remember the era from which some of the plot dates. Personal experience can sometimes be a disadvantage when reading, but not in this case.
The narration is particularly good. Jasmine Blackborow does a fantastic job of distinguishing the characters, especially given that the main characters are women of different ages, but broadly similar accents. She also does not have the habit that I've noticed in other younger women narrators, that of dipping her voice at the end of a sentence. This is perhaps a modern speech pattern, but it gives me the impression that they are reading bullet points. Well done Jasmine.
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- Jan
- 01-10-19
Overhyped; thin characterisation
Looked forward to this, female detective novel but formulaic writing with heavy handed 'female' storylines lacking in insight was irritating. Terrible reading-upper class narrator voice with 'essex clubbing girl' voice for everyone else.
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- Teresa Harwood
- 10-06-20
Enjoyable
A great start to a new series. Good characters, good plot (although I did guess a few things) - I will definitely be reading more from this author.
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- Alžběta
- 13-09-23
A celebration of the beauty of Kent.
William Shaw's "Salt Lane" is a solid and enjoyable mystery, but the star of the story is the gorgeous and slightly sinister Kent landscape.
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- Debra Woods
- 02-06-24
Credible interesting characters and story
Great narrator. Complex plot without being over elaborate. The characters build as the book progresses. Evocative descriptions of the Kent coast and marshes.
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