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The Unburied Dead

DS Hutton, Book 1

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The Unburied Dead

By: Douglas Lindsay
Narrated by: David McCallion
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The Unburied Dead introduces Thomas Hutton, the coarse, melancholic, drink-fuelled, sex-addicted police sergeant Tartan Noir has been waiting for.

A killer stalks the streets of Glasgow, his attacks bestial in their ferocity. The police are lost, and soon, as the past begins to haunt them, they themselves become targets. Step forward Detective Sergeant Hutton, adrift in a sea of love, lust, deception, alcohol and murdered colleagues. And lost though he is, the dead will not rest, the past will not be buried, and Hutton must find the answers before the killer strikes again....

©2017 Douglas Lindsay (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Suspense

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Critic reviews

"Lindsay is an underrated writer with an eccentric, blisteringly satirical voice." (Sunday Express)
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I was wary when reading reviews about this book and I am glad that I took the plunge and purchased it on audible.
So glad I have found this author and the character DS Hutton. Some reviews are a bit too serious. I found the storyline excellent. Very gruesome in parts and Hutton's character definitely has flaws, bear in mind it is fiction though! Listening to Hutton telling the story is so funny. He is a bit of a chauvinist. However, by the end of the book I found him to be a very likeable character. The humour is just brilliant. The story overall is very well written. The narrator brings all of the characters to life.

I have already purchased the second book in the series and I am looking forward to listening to it.

Excellent

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Gritty, harsh, and graphic at times. Good story. Lots of who done it questions. Well made.

Very well made police story

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Great storyline and characters , plot twist good , lot of suspense kept interested right through excited for next book

Great narration

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Not read anything by this author before but the book was good with a good story line and characters

Great read

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brilliant really enjoyed it, easy listening, well narrated. A lovely mixture of characters, well done every one

characters

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Couldn't stop listening, gripping story. I see there are only 3 DS Hutton books on Audible, why?? Please can we have more:.

Gripping Story

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Definitely give this a chance. takes time to settle into itself but honestly it's really good.

give it a chance

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I have enjoyed really enjoyed listening to this story. The author, characters and narrator were very good completed in one go.

A very enjoyable listening experience.

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Not for me. I did listen to the whole story, but won't be following the next book.
Too misogynistic for my taste.

Great narrator

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I can see that the sometimes somewhat explicit references to the many conquests of the hero detective may offend, but taken as a whole the book works quite well as a who done it. Good pace. Engaging characters. A good enough plot resolution. I do think, on a purely procedural point, that senior officers would have intervened fairly quickly when police officers began to be systematically slain. Perhaps that is what others object to. Who knows? I must say that I do not feel anxious to seek out more material by the author. That may change.

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