Murder in Retribution, Anne Cleeland
Murder in Retribution, Anne Cleeland
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Murder in Retribution

Author: Anne Cleeland

Narrator: Marcella Riordan

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/29/2014


Synopsis

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.

About Anne Cleeland

Anne Cleeland holds a degree in English from UCLA as well as a degree in law from Pepperdine University and is a member of the California State Bar. She writes a historical fiction series set in the Regency period as well as a contemporary mystery series set in New Scotland Yard. A member of the Historical Novel Society and Mystery Writers of America, she lives in California and has four children.

About Marcella Riordan

Marcella Riordan began her career at the Abbey School in Dublin and has worked in theaters throughout Ireland and the UK, including Druid Theatre and Lyric in Belfast. She has worked extensively on BBC Radio and RTE in Dublin. She was awarded Best Actress for her portrayal of Nancy Gulliver in a BBC Radio adaptation of Jennifer Johnston’s The Old Jest.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara-karina on April 21, 2014

*SPOILER FREE* If you remember my review of Murder in Thrall last year, you know that I rated that book one of my best reads of 2013. Acton and Doyle despite their vague resemblance to Sherlock and Watson are one of the sexiest, most dysfunctional and scariest couple there is in fiction, and that sh......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on February 16, 2015

Anne Cleeland continues one of the best mystery series around today with her second novel following the introduction of Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle in Murder in Thrall. The two main characters are the most engaging couple I have met in a long time. The two ar......more

Goodreads review by MelissaB on April 05, 2018

** 3.5 Stars ** I didn’t like this book quite as much as the first book, sometimes the heroine can be a tad annoying with the way she reprimands herself constantly in her head for doing normal things and how she is portrayed as a devout Catholic but seems to have no issue with her husband killing peo......more

Goodreads review by *The Angry Reader* on September 19, 2019

This little book gets 5 stars because I read the first half of it yesterday. On the couch. While the window installers made the most unholy racket with drills and a sawzall. With all that’s going on in this chaotic house this book was an oasis. At first I wasn’t into it. Wasn’t sure where the story......more


Quotes

“The latest adventures of Cleeland’s characters are as thrilling as ever, as they are forced not only to deal with a complicated murder case, but their private relationship as well.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“Doyle and Acton are incredibly flawed and engaging protagonists who stay in the reader’s mind long after the case is solved and the last page turned. With just a second book, Cleeland is developing a memorable series that will captivate fans of police procedurals and complicated sleuths such as the protagonist in Carol O’Connell’s ‘Mallory’ series.” Library Journal (starred review)

“Romantic suspense fans will welcome Cleeland’s second New Scotland Yard mystery…Distinctive characters, including Aiki, a friendly Rwandan cab driver who acts as Doyle’s self-appointed protector, compliment the finely wrought, highly charged plot.” Publishers Weekly

“Cleeland writes with wit and flair.” Kirkus Reviews