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The Darkness
- Narrated by: Amanda Redman
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson.
A young woman, an asylum seeker from Russia, is found murdered on the seaweed-covered rocks of the Vatnsleysuströnd in Iceland. Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Reykjavik Police is called to investigate this - the final case in her career before she is forced into retirement.
When Hulda starts to ask questions, it isn't long before she realises that no-one can be trusted and that no-one is telling the whole truth.
Spanning Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and the cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is a classy new thriller from one of the most exciting new names in Scandi noir.
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- Claire Nolan
- 21-10-18
engaging
Well narrated with appropriate feeling. The story itself was good, enabling you to engage with the characters and was pleasantly unpredictable. I thought I knew where the plot was headed for a long time but was happy to be proved wrong. I would definitely read another work by the same author.
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- EricP.
- 18-09-19
Entertaining
I nearly gave up at the beginning because I couldn't warm up to the narrator. But I gave it a chance and then got sucked in the story line and made it to the end!
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- Stephen Mc Dowell
- 18-09-18
Great story. Disappointing narration
Read much too quickly by Amanda. Perhaps down to editing ?
Also her Icelandic pronunciation was dreadful.
Shame as I really enjoyed the story
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- Paul B
- 06-01-21
The Darkness By Ragnar Jonasson
I feel privileged and humbled to be read a story by Amanda Redman who has definitely got hidden talents apart from acting, you could say she has New Tricks no pun intended or maybe just a little one.
Loved it !!! Awesome !!!
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- Station Gardener
- 07-05-19
great book
Brilliant Icelandic setting for a chilling tale. A bit thrown by odd pronunciation of names.
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- mrs s a merrifield
- 13-04-18
Poor narration
I found it a Good book with a twist but spoilt by a rushed narration
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- Jonathan D.
- 06-04-18
Great story well written well performed
Unusual approach to a murder mystery, well written and with an excellent performance, very well read and enjoyable to listen to.
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- mr s mudd
- 25-04-19
In the end an average novel .
I generally like Scandinavian noir with its bleak landscape s but this one fell short. The main character had the potential to offer a different perspective to the norm but the story was too weak.
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- S
- 10-12-20
Only OK
As a story, it never gripped me from the start to the end.
I simply could not get on with the narration, first of all, as others have said, the reading was too speedy, - I slowed it down; secondly I found it was read with no feeling with no characterisation and whilst not quite monotone it was definitely mono feel. I did wonder if the translation in to English had dampened down some of the atmosphere that always, somehow for me, felt missing. I was sad, I like Amanda as an actor and she has a soft toned voice.
Whist not wanting to give anything away, with the ending as it was it made me wonder what was the point of the whole story, all a bit miserable - maybe the Icelandic weather etc. does that to folk; although I was privileged to live next door to Icelandic neighbours for several years and they were bright happy people.
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- Aggi Wise
- 10-11-23
Great book
Great and very entertaining and atmospheric book,full of unexpected twists and turns. It was very enjoyable.
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