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  • The Rags of Time

  • A DC Smith Investigation Series, Book 6
  • By: Peter Grainger
  • Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
  • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (138 ratings)
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The Rags of Time

By: Peter Grainger
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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Summary

Mark Randall lay dead in a field near Lowacre long before Smith had done what he had to do in Belfast. By the time he went back to work, the investigation was well underway. "It's not my case," he says more than once, and he really doesn't need it to be; he has enough to think about as it is. But going around the Norfolk countryside dotting the i's and crossing the t's, speaking to the local farmers and the Brothers of St. Francis from Abbeyfields, Smith begins to suspect that the investigation might be heading in entirely the wrong direction. Arrests are made, charges are brought, and Christopher Waters asks Smith if he has ever seen the wrong man convicted in a murder case. The answer is yes, and the next question is, what can be done to prevent it from happening again?

©2016 Peter Grainger (P)2017 Tantor

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Compelling intelligent mystery.

Philosophical cerebral take on well located police procedural mystery. DC Smith is a fascinating character.

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Another thoughtful cracker

I love the language and DC’s thoughtful, relentless approach. I sincerely hope that retirement is a long way off.

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another brilliant performance/story

DC Smith!! he's the sort of policeman you hope and pray will be in charge, if ever you are involved in a crime, particularly a murder. But then again, would you want your fathef, for that is what you'd like him to be, mixed up in criminal subterfuge and skulduggery!? Lots of both in yet another brilliant episode of an excellent series. Don't be put off by the narrative voice at the beginning! It's definitely just as I would like to believe DC's voice, exactly sounds like!!!

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Boring narration

I have never struggled so much listening to a book. I don’t honestly know if it’s the book or the narration but for the first time ever I could not persevere.

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The characters and the language

Enjoyed every moment. Absolutely love DC. The writer portrays his eccentricities so well. Characters are well developed.

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long winded story.

I have like all DC Smith books so far but found this one a bit long winded. The author seems to be struggling to find a way to bring DC and Jo together. which is becoming a bit tedious.

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Series book 6th, great.

I have really enjoyed listening to this story, from this series there have been some funny bits. Author, characters and narrator were great as usual.

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The best so far

It is so hard to categorise this book (and the others) as a normal police procedural as they are different. This one more so than the others and I felt this one so moving as it really brought out the emotional side of DC; perhaps resonated as I am of the age and thinking about stopping work.
But don't get me wrong the wit and irony was there as well, in fact I found it better than the other books. I don't know how the writer has done it, also helped by the narrator but you can feel yourself in the meetings and feel the frustrations of all concerned.

The crime itself was interesting I don't want to say too much hear as there are so many twists and turns but I had to look up some of the related crimes as in my innocence I had never realised people could be that cruel.

This is a gem of a series on the audible plus catalogue

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Excellent

I am really enjoying this series, well drawn characters and quietly compelling plot. The narrator is extraordinarily good

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bloody marvellous!

Really hard to fault any of the books in this series so far .All of the have been original and very different. The characters have been more solid with each book . Some parts are really funny and the feeling of sadness from DC runs through every book. ONTO THE NEXT

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