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An Invitation to Murder

The Oldminster Series, Book 1

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An Invitation to Murder

By: Norman Russell
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
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Summary

Welcome to Oldminster, a quaint little town where there’s always a mystery to be solved.

Frank Renfield, Baron of Renfield Hall, will stop at nothing to save himself from ruin. Even if that means marrying his daughter off to a rich American. Unfortunately for him, she is already in love with a penniless nobody named Alan Lavender—to the glee of Alan’s greedy uncle Guy. He’s been nosing into the Renfields’ murky past, and he says he’s uncovered a secret. Something so shocking it casts a shadow over Frank’s entire legacy.

Tensions run high at the hall, until Guy Lavender turns up dead. A convenient coincidence for Frank? Detectives French and Edwards are on the case. But in a town full of secrets, the truth can be hard to find. And Guy’s won’t be the only body to fall before their work is done … Who will be next to die under the Renfields’ roof?

©2021 Norman Russell (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Crime
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The storyline was ok, full of stereotypes and cliches but pleasant enough however it was the narration which was terrible. I sounded like it was being read by the satnav rather than the Audible app.

I managed to get to the end by increasing the playback speed which made it a little more natural but I certainly won’t be listening to anything else by this narrator.

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The plot was good. the narrator completely destroyed it.
I very nearly gave up after the second chapter, but the story kept me going.
The narrator had a monotonous voice, it was difficult to differentiate between the characters; and he certainly didn't manage to give them any personality.

Terrible narrator

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Story may not be as slow as the narrator made it feel. Tried to stick with it but couldn’t.

Awful narration

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I like the ethos of this novel.
The narrator also has a quaint way of reading. But I quite like it,
Quite nice hearing 'Chichester' so much, as I live here.

Quaint, But up my Street

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The story was interesting but it was a bit like having a story read to you by Siri! I put it on 1.2x speed, which made the voice a bit more animated and normal.
Story was ok

Odd narration

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