1979 by Val McDermid
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1979
- By: Val McDermid
- Narrated by: Katie Leung
- Series: Allie Burns Series, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
Publisher's Summary
The first in a thrilling new series from the queen of crime and an instant Sunday Times best seller narrated by acclaimed Scottish actress and Harry Potter star Katie Leung.
The shadows hide a deadly story....
1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. There are few women in the newsroom, and she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow journalist Danny Sullivan are exposing the criminal underbelly of respectable Scotland. They risk making powerful enemies - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a home-grown terrorist threat, Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate the group and make her name. But she's a woman in a man's world...and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.
©2021 Val McDermid (P)2021 W F Howe
Anonymous User
Tedious
The first Val MacDermid book I have really not enjoyed. Couldn’t connect with the characters and found the story to lack any excitement. Normally her books hook me in and I have to keep listening to find out what happens, mesmerised by the twists and turns. This time I kept listening in the hope it would get better! The mispronunciations littered throughout the performance also didn’t help. Safe to say I won’t be signing up for any more in the Ally Burns series.
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Tony
A disappointing narrator
I love Val mcdermid’s writing but couldn’t finish this as the narrator made it very hard to listen to and I just couldn’t get involved in the story.
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