
Gods and Beasts
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Moira Quirk
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By:
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Denise Mina
It's the week before Christmas when a lone robber bursts into a busy Glasgow post office carrying an AK-47. An elderly man suddenly hands his young grandson to a stranger and wordlessly helps the gunman fill bags with cash, then carries them to the door. He opens the door and bows his head; the robber fires off the AK-47, tearing the grandfather in two.
DS Alex Morrow arrives on the scene and finds that the alarm system had been disabled before the robbery. Yet upon investigation, none of the employees can be linked to the gunman. And the grandfather-a life-long campaigner for social justice-is above reproach. As Morrow searches for the killer, she discovers a hidden, sinister political network. Soon it is chillingly clear: no corner of the city is safe, and her involvement will go deeper than she could ever have imagined.
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What did you love best about Gods and Beasts?
Denise Mina's narrative voice is so genuine. There's nothing like it. She has been my favorite author for years.What was one of the most memorable moments of Gods and Beasts?
The conversations between Rosie and Martin were captured with such nuance I felt as if they could be real people.What does Moira Quirk bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Her use of accents seems right-on.Any additional comments?
Though not Denise Mina's best work, perhaps, I loved soaking up every minute of the story.Can't get enough of Denise Mina
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Why, oh why, oh why didn't they have the wonderful Jane McFarlane perform this one? The writing is typical smart, lucid Mina -- the performance is distractingly mediocre. Not sure I'm going to finish listening -- and I've never done that before. Pity.Would you be willing to try another one of Moira Quirk’s performances?
No.Wonderful writing, not-so-wonderful performance
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Any additional comments?
I've quite enjoyed all three of the Alex Morrow books. Well-written, believable with good characters. I was concerned when I read one review that trashed the reader, someone different than the wonderful lady who voiced the first two books, but after listening for just a short while I thought she did just as good a job as her predecessor. Will certainly read more of this author's work,Great storytelling
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Gets better at the end but a bridging book
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The only other comment was that I did not like the ending - or rather I did not like that the book seemed to end without resolving a number of the plot lines. The ending made it obvious that there will be a fourth book. It just seemed to end at an incomplete point.
Disappointing Performance of a Decent Book
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Where does Gods and Beasts rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Mina's Alex Morrow series is one of the best available in the mystery genre. Gods and Beasts may not rank as high as the two earlier entries in the series but it's still a great listen.Did Moira Quirk do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Quirk is not as good as previous narrators, but for me she did not detract from my enjoyment of the novel.MIna writes another brilliant crime novel
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Awash in judiciously selected minutiae , and more than adequqte plot lines, each book reveals a little more about the recurring characters, without rehashing the last book --which is great for listeners like me who read them chronologically and closely together.
I happened upon Mina by accident, wasn't sure after the first one but by the second book was lhooked. Alex Morrow et al havgrown on me, but what I really have been enjoying is Mina's knack for richly nuanced exchanges between characters. Set in nicely detailed backdrops Mina creates a sense of intimacy unusual in your average cop series,
So far the narrators have been pitch perfect for Mina's style. Hope that continues; I'd like to read the rest of the series,
It's all about the dialog
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I read a lot of criticism of the reader of this book. I think she did a great job! Outstanding, in fact. But I, too, was disappointed at first not to hear the same reader who has done earlier performances and who seemed to me to be the voice of Denise Mina. As the reading went on, I got used to the new voice and I am sorry to hear her disparaged just because she wasn't the expected. I thought she gave a very measured and nuanced performance. In fact she was very clear and perhaps a little bit more easily understood than the previous reader.
A challenge to expectations
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Moira Quirk does a very creditable job of reading this book, it will not take long to for you to accept her as the voice of Alex Morrow. She also does the variety of new characters introduced very well.
As the this series continues with "The Red Road" due to be published in early 2014, I will be a happy listener with either Jane Macfarlane or Moira Quirk
This series gets better and better
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Lose ends...
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