What Happened in London

DI Adams, Book 1

By: Kim M. Watt

Narrated by: Jane Ajia

Baton. Light. Chocolate. Duck. This is not DS Adams' usual kit. This is not DS Adams' usual case. She doesn't think it's anyone's usual case, not with the vanishing children and the looming bridge and the hungry river. Not with the snap-snap-snap.

But six kids are missing, and she's not going to let there be a seventh. Not on her watch. And she knows how to handle human monsters, after all. How different can this really be? So: Baton. Light. Chocolate. And the bloody duck. Let's be having you, then.

©2023 Kim M. Watt (P)2023 Isis Audio

The Bridge

A duck, a dog, a bridge, a bin, and some chocolate all fit into a different view of the misty side of London.

I got here by Gobbelino and I'm glad I did!

I enjoy the Gobbelino London series and wanted to see what else Kim has up her sleeve. I'm glad I did.
this is a far more grounded series and a bit more serious but after the world building in the London series this seems to be a natural, for me at least, sequel.

well done

I really enjoyed listening to this book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

it's a gritty crime mystery thriller set in mainstream current time London with a dangerous underlying (magical?) world seeping through that only some people can see.

at first, I wasn't crazy about the narrator - in the beginning her pace would change so drastically that I kept having to adjust the playback speed. and her articulation style was different. either I got used to her style, or she evened out, because it wasn't an issue after the first couple chapters. in fact, I grew to appreciate her subtle infusions throughout the story.

I want more

I love listening and to my favorite books on audio, so I had this on preorder as soon as I could. The story is my favorite Watt yet, and the Jane Ajia Ajia is more than up to the task of reading Adam's story.

Good intro to DI Adams

I can always depend on Kim M. Watt to tell an engaging, fun story. But this reader is so over-the-top dramatic that I stopped listening to the audio book and switched to the actual book. Even the simplest description of a cafe is A Lot. The dramatic scenes are rendered nearly meaningless because there’s no nuance or distinction between events. Will purchase next in the series, just not in audio. By contrast, Patricia Gallimore, who reads the Beaufort Scales series, is fantastic.

Good story awful narration

The story was great and a good introduction to understanding DI Adams before reading the Beaufort Scales series. The narration is very off putting, it’s as though she is trying too hard to read carefully and many words come out with the emphasis either in the wrong part of the word or the wrong part of the sentence. From the narration it’s very hard to work out a tense moment of suspense from a simple description.

Engrossing Story

I like the Gobbelino London series and decided to try this one, as well. The story was more serious and enthralling than those in the Gobbelino series. I was pleasantly surprised.