Detective Zoe Finch: Books 1-3

By: Rachel McLean

Narrated by: Jan Cramer

Meet Zoe Finch, West MIdlands Police's newest detective inspector. She's outspoken, ambitious, and damaged. And she's working a case that could make her career, or cost her everything....

Fresh from the success of the Canary investigation into depravity and corruption at the highest levels, Zoe has attracted attention. Not least from Assistant Chief Constable Bryn Jackson.

But when Jackson is brutally murdered on the night of his retirement party, Zoe is dragged into a case that's deeply personal.

All the evidence points to the victim's downtrodden wife, who has secrets of her own.

But Zoe begins to suspect all isn't as it seems. Could Jackson's death be linked to the Canary case? And what is her new boss, DCI David Randle, hiding?

Seeking out the truth will force Zoe to confront her own past and put not just her career, but her team's lives on the line.

Listen to Zoe Finch's first three cases: Deadly Wishes, Deadly Choices and Deadly Desires. A gritty crime series perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Caroline Mitchell, and the BBC's Line of Duty.

©2020 Rachel McLean (P)2023 Rachel McLean

Story better than narrator

Story is good, narrator occasionally runs words together and doesn’t seem totally engaged with story.

I like the narrator, but she doesn't have a great range

it is unbelievable that Zoe would have let her son be put on the streets and not have checked up on him and how many officers family members are going to be the target of a kidnapping?

A good little box set!!

On the whole I enjoyed these stories but the narration grated my nerves! As a brummie born and bred I get really annoyed at bad representation of our accent! I don’t actually think I’ve ever heard a good one yet! It’s a shame because I lose focus on the actual stories, which are quite gritty and well written. I loved the fact that the places she writes about are all places I knew and I could picture in my head where all the action was taking place. The stories are easy to follow and I like the background relationships and character development that builds in the background of the main action. I’d say they’re worth a read but if you’re from Birmingham don’t expect a regional accent!