Let the Dead Lie: A Novel Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Pretty darn good.... Especially right after A Beautiful Place To Die. Malla Nunn is quite a writer. "

" Malla Nunn is a good writer, and she knows how to write a crime noir novel. However, what she also manages to do is to create likeable characters. I found myself drawn to the character of Emmanuel Cooper, as well as to the minor characters of Zweigman and Shabala(sp?). "

" Detective Emmanuel Cooper has lost his job, but not his passion. Working ostesibly as a nightwatchman at the Durban docks in South Africa, he is moonlighting for his former boss, Major von Niekirk when a young slumdweller/gofer dies from a slashed throat. Befriending a working girl, with a myriad of underworld contacts, Cooper is arrested for the murder and then released for 48 hours to solve the crime and bring those responsible to justice. "

" The second in her series of the misadventures of her mixed race police investigator Emanuel Cooper is similar to her first novel. The plot gains momentum slowly, but builds about half way through to become the page turner that "A beautiful Place to Die" was. She reintroduces two of the supporting characters from her first novel half way through, and suddenly the reader is pulled into the plot and cares more about the characters. Once again, the setting is in South Africa and her references to specific places and landmarks has special meaning for me as Durban is the city where I grew up and I recognized all of the places to which she refers. "

" Another great story and a real insight to the difficulties of living in SA during those times. "

" A brilliant story Full of twists Kept you wanting more "

" Excellent book. Malla Nunn can write! Everything about it was a treat. Great to the very end! Really got a good taste of apartheid. I got to visit South Africa a couple of years ago and that provided some context for this book. "

" Malla Nunn takes you directly to life in South Africa in the early 50's. The main character is sympathetic but not perfect.Life is not easy then for the people in this world but they are real and most are people you want to read about in the next book. "

" I liked this one even better than the first one in the series. It is great as an audiobook, with all the different voices of South Africa. "

" great follow up to her first novel. great atmospheres of south african people, ways, flowers and trees. her first mystery was maybe more solid, but this one is more cinematic. malla nunn for some good mystery "

" I enjoyed reading this book - the interplay of all the characters was done very well. Kept me going till the end - didn't want to put the book down. Didn't realize how bad the prejudice was in South Africa. Would recommend this book to anyone that would enjoy a good mystery "

" Still good but maybe not as powerful as the first novel. Just seemed more . . .. jumbled? Did add more of the backstory. "

" The second Emmanuel Cooper book. I liked the first one. I loved this one. It was more complex, richer, fuller. I look forward to seeing what else she does, both with this character and with other endeavors. "

" second book by Malla Nunn with the same character, Emmanuel. Would read more - should Malla continue the series - main character appropriately flawed to suit my mystery/crime reading needs. And a dead body. "

" I'm enjoying this series that takes place in South Africa in the 50s. "

" I read several of the reviews and I too found it sad that Emmauel Cooper had been stripped of his rank and sent to walk the docks. His spirit perseveres and through trial and tragedy gets his good name and papers back. I hope Malla Nunn will continue with the character in subsequent writings "

" First time reading this author. The story was compelling and held my attention. I do love a good mystery. Must read her other book. "

" I'm ready for her next book ! "

" Not as good as Beautiful Place to Die, but still very good. I still love Cooper, and I'll read this character over & over. "

" This one failed to catch my attention. That's it for book from Nunn. "

" Still good but maybe not as powerful as the first novel. Just seemed more . . .. jumbled? Did add more of the backstory. "

" This one failed to catch my attention. That's it for book from Nunn. "

" I enjoyed reading this book - the interplay of all the characters was done very well. Kept me going till the end - didn't want to put the book down. Didn't realize how bad the prejudice was in South Africa. Would recommend this book to anyone that would enjoy a good mystery "

" A mystery that takes place in South Africa in the '50's. I'm now reading the first--this was the second. If you're missing Seig Larsson, you might give Malla Nunn a try. "

" second book by Malla Nunn with the same character, Emmanuel. Would read more - should Malla continue the series - main character appropriately flawed to suit my mystery/crime reading needs. And a dead body. "

" I so enjoyed her earlier book, but this one just wasn't as good. It dragged and seemed padded. I learned more about South Africa and apartheid and learning more about most things is a good thing. "

" Malla Nunn takes you directly to life in South Africa in the early 50's. The main character is sympathetic but not perfect.Life is not easy then for the people in this world but they are real and most are people you want to read about in the next book. "

" I read several of the reviews and I too found it sad that Emmauel Cooper had been stripped of his rank and sent to walk the docks. His spirit perseveres and through trial and tragedy gets his good name and papers back. I hope Malla Nunn will continue with the character in subsequent writings "

" great follow up to her first novel. great atmospheres of south african people, ways, flowers and trees. her first mystery was maybe more solid, but this one is more cinematic. malla nunn for some good mystery "