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Rubbernecker
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Winner of the Theakston's Crime Award 2014
The dead can't speak to us,” Professor Madoc had said. But that was a lie. Sometimes, only an outsider can get to the truth. Patrick had been on the outside all his life. Thoughtful, but different, infuriating even to his own mother, his life changes when he follows an obsession with death to study anatomy at university. When he uncovers a crime that everybody else was too close to see, he proves finally that he has been right all along: Nothing is exactly as it seems. And there have been many more lies closer to home....
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- 13-04-18
Seeing things from a different angle
A good mystery story that has a new perspective, and a different main character that you are never too sure of his intentions.
An interesting plot, good characters, some dark humour and different settings that add to the story.
I am a little bit jaded murder mysteries, so that is the weak part for me, but if you read only a few books per year, this would be perfectly acceptable.
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- amanda
- 02-09-18
Intriguing story and excellent narration
First Bauer book for me - the story was intriguing with different elements and angles / twists. Nothing too cerebral but fills a slot in my library for on the move listening. First class narration - well prepared around the characters with the performance bringing the characters through without over imposing the narration on the story. Definitely coming back for more.
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- mollyeyre
- 20-07-14
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this story on the whole, with its main character being an Aspergers man, I felt that most of the time his reactions were as true to life as was probable, but I was a trifle dismayed to hear him being discussed as being 'disabled'. I liked Patrick and his odd ways, the way that he coped with college life was well told.
The mother was also a bit strange, but I suppose that was relevant to the story.
All in all I enjoyed this book and finished it in one day. Will look for more by this author.
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- c
- 14-06-14
Good but -Takes a While to Get Going.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes but with a warning that they'll need a strong stomach to withstand the detailed postmortem passages and there's lots of them! Belinda Bauer novels are, almost by definition, very rich in detailed characterisations and background information and that's what makes them stand out from the rest. In this novel all the action really takes place in the second half but some of it is pretty unexpected and worth waiting for.
Would you be willing to try another book from Belinda Bauer? Why or why not?
I've read a couple of her novels before and yes indeed she has her place on my list.
What about Andrew Wincott’s performance did you like?
Excellent narrator. Entirely competent and very, very engaging to listen to. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more done by him.
Was Rubbernecker worth the listening time?
Yes. It was definitely worth the stomach-churning moments in the 'lab' and the wait for the plot to unwind.
Any additional comments?
A novel with the usual Belinda Bauer seal of 'different from the rest'. This is no run-of-the-mill thriller and as you'll hear.....no run-of-the mill hero either!. This guy is SO refreshingly different and his directness will give you more than a few smiles. Great stuff because he can get away it too!
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- Catrin M S Davies
- 06-05-21
Why choose an actor who cannot pronounce Welsh names and words?
This narration is really irritating as the actor can’t get his head/mouth round the most basic of Welsh words. Given that this novel is based in South Wales it would seem obvious that the actor should be Welsh - is that too much to ask?
The mispronounciation is irritating but the very poor imitation on characters’ Welsh accents is really cringeworthy. Why choose a poorly qualified performer? Makes it impossible to carry on listening.
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- Doone
- 17-09-13
Really enjoyed this story.
Would you consider the audio edition of Rubbernecker to be better than the print version?
Never read the book.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
Any additional comments?
This as my first time using audible. This was on Simon Mayo's book club.
I really enjoyed the story and I enjoyed listening to it.
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- Paula
- 21-02-24
Easy to listen to
Always love Belinda’s books
The story line is easy to follow but still leaves you guessing what will happen next.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-02-24
it is a book to read/ listen
the story is interesting and the performance is brilliant.
there are some irrelevant or unjust parts but overall a page turner
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- mms
- 01-11-23
Great interesting story
My first book by this author and I found both the story and narration excellent and interesting.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-06-23
Intriguing
The narration was excellent and the story most unusual. There seem to have been a rash of books lately where the main character is ‘on the spectrum’ but Patrick’s strangeness and mental processes were so well described that he was most engaging. It is a who-dun-it and the audio equivalent of a page turner but identifying the culprit was secondary to finding out what Patrick’s future would hold.
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