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  • Written by: Peter Robinson
  • Narrated by: Ron Keith
  • Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Close to Home

Written by: Peter Robinson
Narrated by: Ron Keith
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Publisher's Summary

Peter Robinson is the critically acclaimed New York Times, LA Times, and London Sunday Times best-selling author of the Inspector Alan Banks series, as well as a winner of the 2001 Anthony and 2001 Ellis Awards, and Le Grand Prix de Littirature Policiire. Close to Home traverses the difficult landscapes of a painful past, and an uncertain future for Inspector Banks. Two 15-year-old boys are lost, and the circumstances of their disappearances seem oddly parallel save one detail. The first boy disappeared and was presumed dead 35 years ago.
©2004 Peter Robinson (P)2004 Recorded Books, Inc.

What the critics say

"Suspenseful and engrossing." (Orlando Sentinel)
"This one is entertaining and sophisticated, crime writing of a high order." (Washington Post)
"Lots of suspense...richly complex...satisfying and subtle." (Publishers Weekly)

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Painful performance

I enjoy Peter Robinson’s writing but this narrator pips me off. Ridiculous accents. Will avoid others by this narrator.

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Disappointed

I have just discovered this author and series and author and have thoroughly enjoyed all fully until this one. The narrator put me off very frequently by the intonation of laughter in his voice, indicating that he felt the content laughable and that we should too. Sorry that you chose him for this book!

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