Next Book Review: AUDIOBOOK: Bridge to Burn by Rachel Amphlett

Saturday, February 23, 2019

AUDIOBOOK: Bridge to Burn by Rachel Amphlett

Author: Rachel Amphlett

Narrator: Alison Campbell

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Series: Detective Kay Hunter, Book 7

Publisher: Saxon Publishing

Genre: Mystery, Police Procedural

Released: Feb. 8, 2019

When a mummified body is found in a renovated building, the gruesome discovery leads Detective Kay Hunter and her team into a complex murder investigation.

The subsequent police inquiry exposes corruption, lies and organised crime within the tight-knit community – and Kay’s determination to seek justice for the young murder victim could ruin the reputations of men who will do anything to protect their business interests.

But as Kay closes in on the killer, tragedy strikes closer to home in an event that will send a shockwave through her personal life and make her question everything she values.

Can Kay keep her private and professional life under control while she tries to unravel one of the strangest murder cases of her career?

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Before turning to writing, Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC, and worked in publishing as a sub-editor and editorial assistant.

She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction and spy novels, including the Dan Taylor espionage novels and the Detective Kay Hunter series.

Originally from the UK and currently based in Brisbane, Australia, Rachel cites her writing influences as Michael Connelly, Lee Child, and Robert Ludlum. She’s also a huge fan of Peter James, Val McDermid, Robert Crais, Stuart MacBride, and many more.

She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association, with the Italian foreign rights for her debut novel, White Gold sold to Fanucci Editore's TIMECrime imprint, and the first four books in the Dan Taylor espionage series contracted to Germany’s Luzifer Verlag.

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I’ll be honest, Bridge to Burn was a lot less thrilling then Rachel Amphlett’s previous books in the series. The story itself was built just like I’ve come to expect from this author. The writing was thorough and descriptive. Really, it was the plot that felt a smidge dull. I wanted more death and destruction and was a bit let done with the one and done... does that make me sick? The case wasn’t an easy one and I didn’t piece it all together until Kay Hunter was about to break it all down for us. So the mystery was really good and complex. I’m in no way saying this is bad, it’s quite the opposite, it was very good. I’m hoping to get more of these detective stories with Kay Hunter. I just want more death and destruction! Is that too much to ask for?!? Lol ok, as long as it fits the story. It wouldn’t have in this case.

The narrator is the same as the 6 other books, Alison Campbell. I love her accent. Now obviously this book is set in the UK and so the narrator has a British accent. I love it!! Seriously I can’t get enough of it and the way she says “schedule”. I know, I know, I’m a total odd ball. But it such a pleasant voice. I didn’t have a single issue with the narration. Nor was there any problem with the technical side of the narration. Perfection!

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Rachel Amphlett. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.