Murder in Retribution

Scotland Yard, Book 2

By: Anne Cleeland

Narrated by: Marcella Riordan

Despite their investigative prowess, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle stir more than a few feathers at CID Headquarters when their relationship comes to light. But office politics quickly become trivial when a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere façade.

With a growing list of successfully solved cases to her name, the ever-dauntless Doyle shakes off the gossip and sets out to investigate the escalating turf war. As the body count climbs, Doyle uncovers a seedy world where fractious members of the Russian Mafia and an Irish terrorist group are fighting for control of a lucrative underground business. But their crooked deals and volleying acts of revenge are almost too much for Scotland Yard to keep up with, and when Doyle notices that Acton seems unusually troubled by the crimes, she begins to wonder what sparked the conflict in the first place.

Perhaps there's nothing more to the murders than under-the-table business dealings gone awry. Or perhaps a single act of vigilante justice fanned the flames that ignited a vicious turf war. As Doyle and Acton fight to not become the next victims, they'll find that the truth may be best left unspoken and retribution may be best left to fate.

©2014 Anne Cleeland (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Another great mystery in this series

Book 2 of the series of fey Irish detective constable Doyle. Intriguing with many plot twists and turns while Doyle and her besotted husband lord Acton maneuverer their still new relationship at home and office

The power is in the characters and story telling.

Solving the Yards murders has been taken a level higher in solving the main charecters past,present,future.
I was wonderfully invested in outcomes. Author has left the series full of possibilities in next book and series.

Rich popo killing???????

Can't rap my head around these characters but I couldn't stop listening! The narration wasn't the best. Maybe I missed something in translation.

Another fantastic story from Anne Cleeland

Fast paced. difficult to stop listening to. Great character development. exciting unexpected twists and turns and plots within plots that make the characters come alive and stay with you after the book is done. I already haved purchased the next in the series.

narration

Perfect narrator, she brings this book alive. The storyline is wonderful. Lovely to see how each book blends together

Love this series

I love this series, very unusual characters and I'm a fan of British mysteries. The reader is quite good although at times her accents are a bit much. Very enjoyable listen with a few surprises.

Marcella Riordan's performance delights!

I always like to read the book before listening to it. This is the second book in the series. Because I listened to (and read) the first book in the series , as I was reading the second book I could HEAR the voices of each character that Marcella Reardon had brought to life through her reading of the first story. This second story of the series (as well as its predecessor) itself is gripping and suspenseful and keeps one interested until the very last moment. It is one of those stories where you don't want the book to end while at the same time you feel compelled to keep on reading. It is a page turner! A fascinating mystery combined with a gentle love story create an atmosphere of verisimilitude where endearing characters work to gradually spin an enchanting tale of breath-taking intrigue. Anne Cleeland and Marcella Riordon are the perfect pairing of author and reader.

Now What you'd expect in a mystery #2

I went from #1 - to #2 -to #3 without a pause in-between. They don't exactly deserve 5 stars, but they don't deserve less, either. They are just different enough to keep you glued, and totally enjoyable to say the least.

narrators

I'm a fan. I bought all the books and then started listening on Audible too. Its a different experience. I liked Marcella Riordan's performance better than others. I get a real feeling for the difference in characters. I was disappointed with some of the following narrators. Why switch from success. Oh well. The stories are a good listen anyway. I'm up to 11 in the listening experience. Can;t wait for the next paper book. And then I will get the audible too.

Obviously a continuation

This book was just a tad repetitive, in part. You absolutely need to have read the first book to appreciate the background of this one. Additionally, it "ends", but without an ending. I feel as though the book was written to be part of a tied in series.

"Murder in Retribution" was a little bit of a slog, at first, as I needed to tie in the first of the series, which I had read some time ago.

I did enjoy the narration. Marcella Riordan does a very good job of changing accents, between the Irish, Oxbridge, and "lower class". In the same vein, the author manages to mix in quite a number of Irish phrases to provide a real sense of place.

Frankly, I can't wait for the next chapter.