Devil's Breath

Rambling Mess

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I am a big fan of this series and I was very much looking forward to the new installment. The last installment wasn't my favorite and the author seems to be moving away from the village and its people more and more. I recently listened to Wicked Autumn (book 1) again, so the contrast is striking. I can't even believe that this is the same author.

This book was a rambling mess devoid of all charm that existed in the previous books. None of the characters from the village make an appearance. We get to hear Awena speak only a couple of times for maybe a minute and it doesn't even resemble the character. Max Tudor spends most of the book in inner monologue mode. Going on and on about everything and all of it adds up to nothing. This might be the last Tudor book for me. I will wait and read reviews before I waste a credit.

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Four Stars First 3/4 of book, 2 Stars for the End

Michael Page, the narrator, does a great job, He raises the quality of the book dramatically.. And the first 3/4 of the book was solid. The characters were for the most part well defined. Unfortunately, I found the ending very unsatisfactory. It felt as if the author suddenly had enough pages,needed to end the book and had no idea how to do that
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I want a mystery to challenge my thought process and at the end I want to see the logic of how the author pulled all the strings together. Don't just throw the end together and toss in some last minute facts to justify the choice. That is an insult to the reader.

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Disconnected and disappointed

I was disappointed with this installment. So far Ive enjoyed the Max Tudor mysteries but this one seemed to have no real connection to Nether Monkslip or the characters in the previous novels. Did not enjoy the mystery or subject.. Hollywood actors..very boring. Maybe this would have been better as a stand alone novel. Just really disappointed. Also, the narrator cant seem to do American or women's voices. Please consider another narrator. Did not work for me.

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Very disappointing

Pathetic ! I had enjoyed previous Max Tudor novels by this author. This one, though, was incredibly boring. Eventually, I did the audio equivalent of speed reading just t get it over and done with.

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One of my Malliet - Max Tudor favorites.

I love Malliet’s Max Tudor series. I’ve listened to most of them twice. Devil’s Breath has loads of the British sense of humor that is a mainstay of the Tudor books. As delicious as the laughs are Tudor & Carter. Another delightful read by Malliet.

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Weakest book of the series

Too much talking and very little action. The reader struggled with the American accents. It made no sense that MI5 was investigating the murder nor that Max had to be the one to investigate. Hopefully the next one will be better.