
River Deep: Martha Gunn, Book 1
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Patricia Gallimore
In the dark and fetid cottage, Martha's instincts tell her that this is a homicide - a hunch borne out by the post mortem. But there are many questions about the dead man's identity. He is initially thought to be James Humphreys, a respectable, middle-aged businessman who had rented the cottage a couple of months ago, and had recently gone missing. The corpse certainly fits his description.
Yet when Mr Humphreys' wife, Cressida, comes to identify the body, she is adamant that it is not her husband. So who is it? Why has he been murdered? And where has the real Mr Humphreys gone?
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If you could sum up River Deep: Martha Gunn, Book 1 in three words, what would they be?
Interesting, meandering, surprise-endingDid the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
No, far from it. It is the story of Martha Gunn, a coroner who is technically and ethically not supposed to be doing any detecting on her own, but whose natural curiosity pushes her into it anyway. This is not a fast-paced CSI style book, but comes closer to the slowly unfolding classic detective story--with the twist that the main character is not allowed to be a snoop. Part of what is interesting are the ways she can get around the rules to do that anyway.What about Patricia Gallimore’s performance did you like?
I thought she did a good job of making all the voices clear and distinct, but a few sounded rather "forced." I found myself wishing she might have read just a tad faster, but she still did a good enough job with the book.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It has a good, unexpected ending.Any additional comments?
I felt that Martha's character was well-developed. I had a good sense of who she is, what had occurred in her background to bring her to where she is in the book, but the other characters (mostly those she works with) we're sadly undeveloped (to my taste), but that leaves room for more in future books in the series.A bit slow moving, but good listen
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Predictable but still entertaining
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As slow as it was, I became vested in the characters. I’ll definitely read the next one.
Sooooo slow . . . But still very readable!
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tedious
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