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Broken Harbour
- Narrated by: Hugh Lee
- Length: 22 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin - half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned - two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. Scorcher's personal life is tugging for his attention. Seeing the case on the news has sent his sister Dina off the rails again, and she's resurrecting something that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control: what happened to their family, one summer at Broken Harbour, back when they were children. The neat compartments of his life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk.
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- Sally
- 26-08-12
what a narrator
brilliant listen, great story that got me through pruning the raspberries and polishing the caravan. etc etc Can't believe the narrator did all the voices, especially the women, I had to check to see if there was a women reading as well. My husband and I had a debate about it, he was so convincing. I'll deffo look out for him again, made it for me.
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- c
- 01-10-12
A Very Classy Thriller Indeed- Fabulous Narrator
It was after reading other member's reviews and those of the critics, that I chose this novel. My thanks to those of you out there who took the trouble because listening to this novel was a real experience that I may otherwise have missed. It is a truly realistic and tremendously well crafted story-line that you could well believe had its' roots in fact and not fiction. The characters are so compellingly believable that you will be hooked from start to finish! Most definitely this will be the first of many Tana French novels for me. Hugh Lee is just SUPERB! You must buy this!
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- Mrs
- 01-11-12
Excellent
A gripping police investigation, which kept me hooked throughout. The narration was amazingly good - so many variations on accents and the women done as well as the men - Brilliant.
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- Janice
- 23-12-12
Enthralling
This was a new author for me and I found the story completely enthralling. The story was really well read, the scenes set with skill and dexterity and all the characters with their sub plots coming alive. So much human frailty is exposed in this book I was absorbed from start to finish and didn't see the final twist until the very last minute. Definitely an author I will return to.
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- Trevell
- 18-01-17
I don't ever listen to crime but this is fantastic
What made the experience of listening to Broken Harbour the most enjoyable?
I thought I'd give it a try so that I could tell the friend who recommended it that I had. I find crime and police procedurals upsetting and formulaic.I was amazed that I couldn't stop listening.
What did you like best about this story?
The way that it was about closely observed real people with real flaws and the way that the relationships become the point of the story; it wasn't a crime story, it was a really good well written novel.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Detract from the book? Whaddya mean detract? He was WONDERFUL. This reading was so good that I kept thinking that Tana French must have been over the moon. I would have been. And he can do women too.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I listen to books while I'm doing housework. I hate housework. While I was listening to this I looked about for extra bits so that I could listen longer.
Any additional comments?
When I was on the last chapter I bought 'In the Woods', the first one. I am going to listen to the lot.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-11-16
great !
fast paced , narrator amazing emotion and entertaining great plot best read/listen for a good while !
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- Moizyff
- 29-04-16
Slow start but gained great momentum
The narrator was brilliant, I even had to check there wasn't more than one. The story was slow at the start for me and I did struggle with some of the thick Irish accents. I would however recommend hanging in there as the plot twists and turns in directions I did not anticipate. Tana French still has it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-20
Long, but worth every minute
I love Tana French's involvement with her protagonists and minor characters. And this narrator, his female voices are phenomenal, and he can be every kind of Irish!
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- KCT
- 14-05-19
Superb Performance
Great story and the most incredible performance by Hugh Lee. What a talented narrator – all of those voices were spot on! Really enjoyed this... my first but not my last Tana French book.
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- Gadget Girl UK
- 15-01-15
Engrossing
This book was engrossing and superbly read by the narrator
Recommend it totally to anyone who enjoys a good story
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