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Blood Rites

Detective Kelly Porter, Book 6

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Blood Rites

By: Rachel Lynch
Narrated by: Clare Kissane
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DI Kelly Porter is about to discover just how dark things can get in the Lake District.

When a young woman is found unclothed, unspeaking at an ancient stone circle it's not clear if any crime has been committed. DI Kelly Porter and her team start looking into the circumstances, but the mystery girl disappears.

Soon after, a brutal murder is committed and sinister markings at the scene indicate that the killer had a message. The investigation reveals that in the beautiful Lake District there are those who believe in ancient ways, and within those circles old resentments are spilling over into terrible violence.

Kelly has all the pieces to solve the puzzle, but to put them together she must confront a figure from her past: One who nearly destroyed all that she holds dear. Will she avoid the same fate this time, or can the killer stay one step ahead of her to the bitter end?

A captivating and atmospheric detective novel from a rising star in British crime fiction, perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney and Cara Hunter.

©2019 Rachel Lynch (P)2020 Rachel Lynch Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Thriller

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I really enjoyed this one, I was originally a bit unsure about the return of The Teacher and the cliche of an apprentice, but actually quite enjoyed it. I also rather enjoyed the Teachers character more.

As always love the setting of the lakes and the main characters.

Very Good

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Like another series about a female detective from Jane Casey, I have really enjoyed the 6 books by Rachel Lynch. The stories of the life of Kelly a DI in the lake district are well written and describe the beautiful landscape so well. The characters are really believable and the stories exciting and often have a good twist. I am really looking forward to the next book.

I would really recommend these books to anyone who likes a good fast moving crime story.

Another great read/listen

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As someone who has listened more than once to this series,it’s disappointing when things are not right….

Please proof read before publishing as it just make those that are fans mad when we remember more than the author…

Sadly I knew who it was half the way through…but the twist….oh that special twist that Rachel adds…. Gets you in the end….

Editors please

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ive loved all this series. brilliant read. i cant wait to see whats next. I 😁

brilliant series

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I am just not into the voodoo type stuff, but story was good, couple of very descriptive gory details & shock moments, but really like the charecters. Read very well also.

Good Book

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Nice to hear about an old foe making a return, The Teacher, good idea having it on two books.

Great

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I've really been enjoying these books and the performances by the narrator, but this one didn't quite cut the mustard.

It does feel like there are certain stock phrases and descriptions that the author is using now; cut and paste descriptions; of sibling relationship, the house, various mountains, mother's relationship with Ted, where her father's ashes are scattered. For those of us who are following the books in order, it's terribly tedious to hear the same words over and over again.

I don't know it's errors on the part of the written book or the audible production, but several times there are really silly mistakes. Kate is called Kelly, for example.

The continuity is a bit dodgy at times as well. Essentially, Rachel Lynch or Canelo need a new editor, because they are missing too many silly things which spoil the quality of the writing.

Interesting, but predictable & poor editing.

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Sorry, this was the first of the series which I found to be unrealistic and far too reliant of extreme cruelty to people and animals. It relied too heavily on this topic to try and keep the reader's interest, rather than develop a cleaver story line. It actually had the opposite affect on me. This seemed to be a break with the previous style of story development and I was quite disappointed with my purchase.

Not for the faint hearted!

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Firstly the evangelical laments about the Lake District are really tedious. Yes it’s lovely but so are many other places in the UK. To suggest the lakes usurp the beauty of the Cornish Coast is utterly ridiculous. Talking about places like everyone knows what ‘Catbells’ is frankly ridiculous. And the narrative of passive aggressive hatred of tourists would frankly put people off!
Wales is stunning. As is Cornwall, Devon, Northumberland and the the Jurassic coast are all stunning. I found it incredibly irritating, boring & unfounded listening to Rachel bang on about the Lakes as being some sort of elitist nirvana.

Secondly this particular book is inherently racist- being a Pagan is just like any other religion- if someone commented on Islam for instance in this way they wouldn’t get published. There are immensely judgemental statements littered throughout and whilst I’m not necessarily Pagan, I felt it was inflammatory and nonsensical.

There is also an undercurrent of body shaming- if you don’t want to go for a run then you’re lazy. Get over yourself Rachel. Not everyone can go or likes running. Mr perfect Johnny was enchanting at first, then became a fitness bore.

Finally my greatest bugbear of all is the lack of continuity. Johnny gave Kelly his Grandmother’s ring. Then he bought it for her. Kelly’s one bed apartment suddenly is a 3 bed house. She got on fine with Josie, then by this book there’s tension.. Rubbish!
Yes I know its not real but seriously as an author please try & remember you’re own flipping story!! That’s so insulting when I’ve spent £45 odd on buying your books & you can’t even be bothered to fact check what you’ve said previously.
Do better Rachel

Disappointing on so many levels

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