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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
The Isle Of Wight Murders is the 5th modern procedural mystery featuring DI Andy Horton written by Pauline Rowson. Originally released in 2010, this reformat and re-release from Joffe books is 302 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other books in the series are also currently available on KU.
This is a well written procedural thriller featuring an intelligent and flawed police detective inspector. Although it's the 5th book in the series, and although there's an ensemble cast, the author manages to insert enough background that readers won't find themselves frustrated with the good context provided.
It's well written and fast paced and remains engaging and well written throughout.
With 17 books extant in the series, it would be a superlative choice for a very long binge/buddy read or a long term mystery book club project. It does work well enough as a standalone, and the books can be read in any order.
The unabridged audiobook version from Saga Egmont has a run time of 8 hours 17 minutes and is beautifully narrated by Colin Mace. He has a gravellynatural baritone voice and does a really remarkable job narrating a large cast of characters of both sexes and across a range of accents.
Four stars for the book, five for Mr. Mace's virtuoso narration.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.