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The Blood Detective (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Dan Waddell (Author), Colin Mace (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 8 hours and 57 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
  • Audible Release Date: 31 Mar 2009
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ8NG2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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As dawn breaks over London, the body of a young man is discovered in a windswept Notting Hill churchyard. The killer has left Detective Chief Inspector Grant Foster and his team a grisly, cryptic clue...

However it's not until the clue is handed to Nigel Barnes, a specialist in compiling family trees, that the full message becomes spine-chillingly clear. For it leads Barnes back more than one hundred years - to the victim of a demented Victorian serial killer. When a second body is discovered Foster needs Barnes's skills more than ever, because the murderer's clues appear to run along the tangled bloodlines that lie between 1879 and the present day. If Barnes is right about his blood-history, the killing spree has only just begun...

©2008 Dan Waddell; (P)2008 WF Howes Ltd
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic 7 Aug 2008
By jack
Format:Paperback
Absolutely fantastic, i seriously could not put it down, the plot lines and ties between past and present are consistent and believable, and the thriller element is highly entertaining and indeed thrilling. One small caveat though, there are certain clues which are a bit on the obvious side and you get to a point towards the end where you solve bits before the characters. However the writing is of such high callibre that you are compelled to continue you reading and it is far from boring even if you are a step ahead.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant 8 Aug 2008
Format:Paperback
This is a great book. A thriller that links the past and the present and has a real Britishness to it. It has a similar feel to Prime Suspect with characters that ring true. Nigel the genealogist is an unlikely but brilliant hero. The linking of the past to the present is effortlessly done taking you on a real journey through the past. Brilliantly written, it passed the couldn't put it down until it was finished test, the mark of a good thriller. Much better than the implausible "conspiracy" thrillers that are all the rage at the moment. Great plot, good characters, well written, read it!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A really gripping read 19 July 2009
By Helen Simpson VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
The plot is interesting, atmospheric and educational, switching smoothly between 1879 and the present day. I love it when I learn new things and I found the informative snippets on names interesting. The area of London that this is set in is really brought to life by the author, and some of the historic information is key to the plot (and yes..I even found myself Wiki-ing the station Barnes did!!).

Nigel Barnes as the genealogist is shy and old fashioned but still attractive and likable. His love of history and knowledge of tracing people via census returns and archives was inspiring, as well as an integral part of the plot and the story. Never before has hours pouring over microfilm and dusty records been so exciting!

I'm looking forward to the next book so I can 'catch up' with the main characters again.
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Enthralling Genealogical Murder Mystery
Being interested in tracing family history, I loved this book. The investigations into the link between the current serial killer and that of 1879 were fascinating, all the more... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Julia
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After reading all the reviews I had to try this but after listening to the first cd was very disappointed with the narrator. Read more
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The Blood Detective
Very slow start but livened to a good story line - narrator was very booring but after a while I got used to his hum drum voice and enjoyed the audio book.
Published 7 months ago by bunny
Five Star Enjoyment!!!
I have not come across Dan Waddell's work before but I shall be seeking him out in future! I love detective novels but not many have the excellent characterisation and absorbing... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Susie Tood
Holiday Audiobook
Got this as one of our holiday audiobooks to while away the long drive to the South of France. Used the Kindle for the first time to play audiobooks which worked surprisingly well... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cath McCarthy
Genealogical Crime Mystery, a great concept for this fast paced story
I recently read In the Blood (A genealogical crime mystery) and from there came across the author's listmania detailing other genealogical crime books; read the reviews and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Bannister
Very clever and a good read
I am a keen amateur family historian & also crazy about police procedural novels. When I read a review of this book which said it is a mix of the two my curiosity got the better of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Can't Stop Reading
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Books are Blood Dective and Blood Atonement, detective stories with an extra appeal in that they both have a background of research through a family history element. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Freds Girl
Brilliant!
This is a really great book for those who like a good story with lots of action tied around historical research. Really well plotted and a wonderful read!
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