Under Violent Skies: DI Sara Hirst Series, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Judi Daykin (Author), Shiromi Arserio (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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Set under the brooding skies of North Norfolk. Meet Sara Hirst as she searches for her lost father and finds that great beauty sometimes conceals great violence.

Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police's Serious Crimes Unit. She wants to know the truth about her father, who has connections to the area. Her mother won't tell her the real story.

A new job. A new place. Same old problems.

Sara's first call-out is to a decomposing body discovered in a ditch on a local farm. How does the murder relate to a recent spate of thefts? Who wanted the victim dead?

Then the case grows very personal....

Contains mature themes.

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9 hours and 18 minutes
Author

Judi Daykin
Narrator

Shiromi Arserio
Audible release date

April 20 2021
Language

English
Publisher

Tantor Audio
ASIN

B0924WZVS5
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	9 hours and 18 minutes
Author	Judi Daykin
Narrator	Shiromi Arserio
Audible.ca Release Date	April 20 2021
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0924WZVS5
Best Sellers Rank	#172,922 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,300 in International Mystery & Crime (Audible Books & Originals) #3,116 in Police Procedural Mysteries #3,173 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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Carl

Good book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 7, 2020

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This story would make a good Netflix crime series. It is an easy and fun read. You will likely enjoy it.

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Jeff

Great aRead

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 1, 2021

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Plot moves fast, characters have depth, I would recommend

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Fictionophile

Intelligent and engaging start to a new police procedural crime series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 15, 2021

"Under Violent Skies" encompassed all of the attributes I admire in a police procedural. It had a good balance between an interesting crime plot and a personable and relatable protagonist. The setting was one of my favourites and complimented the story.

Neither fast or slow, yet perfectly paced for reading enjoyment. As well as Sara, whom I really became fond of, I also liked a few of the peripheral characters including the elderly farm woman Agnes, and the illegal Serbian woman, Lenka.

In addition to being a murder mystery, the novel spoke to themes of prejudice, illegal aliens, organized crime, people smuggling, and rural policing.

"Under Violent Skies" is the first novel in the DS Sara Hirst crime fiction series. I enjoyed it so much that I now have the next two in the series loaded on my Kindle.

4.5 stars rounded up

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An thrilling portrayal of life and crime in modern Britain

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 24, 2020

Judi Daykin, a new author, has written an excellent book taking place in Norwich and surrounding areas. I love police procedural and crime fiction set in real places with realistic locals and motivated criminals. This book hit all these points for me. I highly recommend it.

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Maria

Great book!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 17, 2020

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This wasn’t a thriller but it moved at a steady pace. You could have been with the characters everything was so well described. I really enjoyed this book!

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Mary R

Very enjoyable debut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 10, 2022

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This is the first book in the series and the first I have read by this author. As far as firsts go, it's a very good read indeed.

Sara has moved to Norfolk for a fresh start in a smaller police team and also to try to find the father that she has never known. She is immediately drawn into an investigation into the discovery of a murdered man, which seems to have connections to an ongoing investigation into farm machinery robberies.

There is a fair bit going on here. We have murder, thefts and even human trafficking yet the threads are very well woven together and I found myself eager to keep reading. As characters go, I found Sara quite frustrating and naive but I liked the characters of Lenka and Agnes in particular. Now that the first investigation is out of the way and Sara has settled more into the team, I look forward to reading more in the series.

Nitty100

Good Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 28, 2022

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A good Crime Thriller/Police Procedural. Sarah has been working in London but family circumstances made her eager to find a new job in a new city. She was fortunate to land a job in Norwich as a DS but she wasn't welcomed with open arms as one of the team that she was joining had also applied for the job. The fact that Sarah's mother was of Jamaican origin didn't help either as she faced racist comments. She couldn't go back to London as she had fallen out with her mother who wouldn't talk to her and definitely wouldn't let her return to her home. Sarah's story continues with revalations that will rock her to the core and leave her with many unanswered questions.

Tracey

Brilliant debut novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 29, 2020

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Judi Daykin has written a brilliant debut novel set in Norfolk. The main character Sara is well written and the story flows at a good pace. The story is full of suspense and I found it hard to put down I got so engrossed in it.
I look forward to seeing what Judi Daykin writes next.
Highly recommended.

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M. Richardson

Gripping detective story, first of a seriesof 4

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 25, 2022

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I chanced on the collection of the first 3 books in this series. Original plots with many twists before the end. Interesting characters who develop with the series...so glad there is a 4th to read. Set in Norfolk, but not the obvious Norfolk, but hidden and dark corners, encompassing marginalised and disadvantaged characters who surprise the reader with heroic and unexpected responses.
Love the first 3...just about to read the 4th!.....looking forward to more!

KTaylor

Judge This Gripping Book on Its Cover.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2021

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This is a gripping, dark, menacing story that shines a light on a nasty underbelly of low life, rural crime. Modern slavery, agricultural theft and violent gangs, mesh with a personal narrative, which introduces a captivating new detective -- Sara Hirst. A former Met cop, Sara moves to Norfolk -- where she believes her father now lives. Blood, they say, is thicker than water: this is an apt description for the action that plays out under the Violent Skies of Sara's new parish.

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