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The Patient

By: Tim Sullivan
Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
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Introducing your new crime thriller fix:

Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force.

An outsider himself, having been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, DS Cross is especially drawn to cases concerning the voiceless and the dispossessed. Now, Cross is untangling the truth about a young woman who died three days ago. With no fingerprints, no weapon and no witnesses, the Bristol Crime Unit are ready to close the case.

The coroner rules suicide: the woman had a long history of drug abuse. But her mother is convinced it was murder: her daughter has been clean and sober for over two years.

DS Cross is determined to defy his bosses and re-open the case, even if it costs him his career. Soon he is mired in a labyrinth of potential suspects—but can he solve the case before his superiors shut it down for good?

©2021 Tim Sullivan (P)2021 W F Howes
Crime Thrillers Fiction Medical Medical & Forensic Police Procedural Small Town & Rural Thriller Mystery
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I'll be returning this audio as the narrator's inability to maintain a consistent flow in dialogue is too distracting.

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Nice listen

Slightly predictable but I loved the side stories. Good depth to characters. Not really a shocking ending.

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Excellent!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story was very interesting and kept my attention. Loved the characters. I highly recommend this book.

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The best DS Cross so far (disappointing narration)

The best book in the series! Excellent story, but it struck me how important the narrator is. I absolutely bought into the characters in the first two books of the series! The narrator for books 1 and 2 (John Heffernan) was excellent with consistent characterization. Unfortunately the narrator of this book (Finlay Robertson) was inconsistent and narrated with varied tempo. The dialogue narration was not believable and stilted. Sometimes Cross sounded too weak and soft spoken and then the next moment abrasive. I could not glean personalities from narration at all. Some of the voices are so sleepy I was tempted to up the speed. Although I love this series the narration of The Patient was really a disappointment.

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New detective

Always nice to find a new British detective series , DS G Cross is wonderful. Tim Sullivan is an excellent author and Mr Robertson does a great job narrating

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Another winner

I Love love love this series. Beautifully written and read. Each book gets better. I’m in love with every character.

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Excellent

I like every book in this series better than the last because I each character works to get on better with the others. The mysteries are truly interesting keep me coming back to see how the team will figure it out.

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Characterisation was great. Good performance. Solid plot. Well paced. I liked the development of the main character

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Wonderful!!

I love this book. DS Cross was Wonderful as usual. I hope he gets the chance to meet his mother.

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One of the best listens of the year

This series just keeps getting better. Great criminal procedural and mystery... but goes way beyond that with character development and interactions. We have enjoyed all before this third book, but each has gotten better than the previous. Very clever dialogues and subtle humor surrounding the context.

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