Unnecessary language

Unfortunately I found myself needing to stop partway through the book. I have so enjoyed this series but found the need for using foul language completely unnecessary and offputting. The characters in storyline have been great but the author obviously has felt the need to add Inferred sexual content and F bombs to sell copy? It really did not need to happen but unfortunately it has and so I am no longer a participant. Makes me sad

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New depths

This installment is a very worthy and intimate look at Evan's personal life and character. It's the raison d'etre for who Evans is as a man and an officer. It also brings new depth to his fiancée's character and flavor to their relationship. Nicely done!
P.S. Per the earlier reviewer complaint on language: it was extremely limited and situational, and it clearly was not the modus operandi of the main characters.

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Evan only knows

I am sure the book is as good as the others in the series are. The thought of killing all of the sheep simply distresses me so I’m not going to read anymore. I think I’m only up to chapter 2 and that’s enough.

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Very predictable

As another reviewer mentioned you can predict the killer pretty quickly and yet they are never even hinted at as a suspect! Just didn't seem realistic. You can skip this one if you're reading through the series.

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You'll think you know where it's going......

And you'll be right. Totally predictable. I'm a great fan of this series but I knew from the jump where this was going. I thought about abandoning the book several times because there really was no point in spending time on a story so obvious. Even the Alzheimer's bit. I kept going hoping for a surprise, but really more to validate my review. So, unless you want to read it to see how the regular characters develop (spoiler: not much), I'd recommend skipping this one. It takes place in South Wales, which is why I made the beach association. This is nit-picky but the cover art would have made more sense without the sheep. I get the angel allusion but, frankly, we know it can't refer to Evan Evans even though his name is on the pedestal. And it looks like it's been erected on a beach. I normally purchase Rhys Bowen's books three at a time, but I'll proceed with caution from here, hoping the life of Constable Evan Evans recovers it's usual charm with the next next installment.

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Best Constable Evans Book Yet

This was by far my favorite of this series. It has great depth of character and storyline. I teared up, I laughed, and I felt along with the characters. Masterfully done!

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Bronwen the new detective

I was so frustrated that Evan couldn't stop being a cop while on vacation. It was too much., I did however enjoy Bronwen undercover.

Enjoyable series

I did skip book 6 because I get tired of authors making fun of church going people and then their views on politics and uplifting things like Druidism. So I saved myself the headache. But I’m on to book 8 now.

Liked it

Like usual I love these storylines and the Narrator. A Wonderful escape from reality for a bit

A big fan of Constable Evans, but..

I’ve listened to all the previous audiobooks in this series and enjoyed them immensely. And I enjoyed this one, too - but a bit less so. The performance was on par, but the story, in my opinion, wasn’t up to snuff. Before the story was halfway through I was sure I knew who the culprit was, and unfortunately I was correct. This storyline was just too predictable. Hoping for more “mystery” from the next one!