Sleeping Dogs

Name: Sleeping Dogs
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Wendy Turbin
ISBN: 9781667004389

Author: Wendy Turbin

Narrator: Judi Daykin

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hobeck Audiobooks

Published: 07/13/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Private Investigators

Synopsis

A jigsaw puzzle of a crime novel with a paranormal twist – the brilliant feel-good debut from Wendy TurbinMeet Penny Wiseman, a private investigator by circumstance, stumbling through adulthood and desperately trying to keep her late father’s business afloat. She’s on the trail of her client’s husband. He's guilty of hiding something, but is he having an affair? The case leads her to an intriguing series of mysteries and encounters, and not all are quite of this world.Because, for Penny, seeing the dead is a fact of life, and when a teenage ghost wants justice, who else can the girl turn to for help?There's one big problem - the dead don’t talk. Penny’s first job is to work out exactly why she’s being haunted. Her second is to solve the case that should pay her bills, but will she find answers to either question?Narrated by best-selling author Judi Daykin.'...a cracker of a novel' William Ryan, author of the Captain Korolev series and winner of Guardian Novel of the Year.Reader reviews: "Put on the kettle and settle down for a fun, furry, spooky puzzle of an adventure." KTaylor, UK *****"I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cosy crime with a twist." Kes UK *****"a wonderfully original debut novel" Lillian Rama UK *****

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eleanor on September 29, 2013

This book is so hard for me to rate - on one hand Sonia Hartnett's writing is stunning and I love how this is like an Aussie version of Faulkner's The Sound and the fury, one of my all time favourite novels. I'd go as far to say that Hartnett's writing is right up there with the greats. I just found......more

Goodreads review by Cass on March 09, 2019

Australian author Sonya Hartnett’s dark YA novella Sleeping Dogs (Penguin Random House 1995) is a compact, precise and unsettling depiction of a family bound by secrets and violence, and their disturbing encounter with a stranger. The Willow family scrabbles to exist on their ailing farm, their hous......more

Goodreads review by Lynxie on June 09, 2020

I am at a loss for words. This was a gritty and brutal look into a damaged family. Both mentally and physically damaged, the Willow's are at the same time inexplicably close and immensely lonely beings. The glimpse into their lives is tragic and taboo, covering a raft of events that all lead to a ho......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan on September 28, 2012

I am a big fan of Sonya. She's an amazing Australian writer. This book was similar yet so different from the book I have previous read by Sonya. It seems like every time she writes a book she takes it up a notch. This book hit me at my heart because it's about country kids in Australia. I am a countr......more

Goodreads review by Adele on December 09, 2019

This is well-written, but the writing style had the effect of distancing me emotionally from the characters and events in the story. (view spoiler)[Consequently, when the inevitable tragic ending happened, I was irritated and vaguely dissatisfied rather than saddened. (hide spoiler)]......more