Past Mortem (Abridged) Audiobook

" An enjoyable read, if not very disturbing in a mildly confronting way. "

" Amazingly gripping plot, the mystery, the poignancy, the characters, the deaths! I found myself racing thru the last few chapters to finally catch the killer and altho it made sense i was jus a lil disappointed. However that shant cloud my view of the book as a whole .. for my first Ben Elton book, it has left me well and truly converted! Bring on the next one ... "

" This is an excellent serial killer thriller from Ben Elton. Not at all what I was expecting from him having read many of his other works but an absolute stunner. The mystery unfolds slowly, the serial killer is incredibly inventive and Elton's Detective is totally believable. My only criticism is the very, very hard core sex scene in the novel. It was not only way too explicit but felt gratuitous to me and I think that detracted from the novel overall. Still a highly recommended read but definitely NOT for children. "

" Enjoyed the modern touch of using an old school reunion website. Great easy read with a lot of laugh out loud moments. "

" Nice mystery thriller ...someone was Killing the bad bullies of London .....bullies who info of what they did "specifically" were being posted to an old classmates sight.... The killer killed the bullies exactly how they lived and bullied.. Inspector Ed Newsome and his partner Natasha slowly began to unravel the mystery...the killer was KNOWN by ALL Nhis/victims because they all had let him in! "

" It was dull for a Ben Elton book, there were no twists and the plot was obvious. Shame as I have loved the others that I've read. Not really worth the time. "

" good book. has me looking forward to when i have my high school reunions :P "

" its adequate. there is a bit of 'wee on me' action. nuff said. weird. "

" This book was really good. Touching, funny and an easy read. I'm glade I picked it up. "

" Very good and funny book in places. Recommended. "

" Another great book written about a modern topic, this time Friends reunited. "

" wouldn't like a school reunion like this... lol "

" Crap. I seriously thought this was going to be good, after all Ben Elton is a great screen writer. But instead I got an interesting concept for a plot (friends reunited serial killer caper) which was ruined by poor characterisation, bad humour, and weird sex (peeing-why?). Crap. "

" Simply amazing! Firt b elton book i ever read. Never regretted it! Re read it many times. Still as amazing as the first time! "

" Really enjoyed this book. It was a bit different to Ben Elton's usual fayre. Interesting whodunnit, murder story, although I did have a clue who the murderer was. Still, very injoyable. "

" Better than Meltdown but pretty light reading. "

" Enjoyable read which kept me guessing until just before the end! "

" Amazing I had to read some parts out loud to my boyfriend because they were so mind boggling and surreal. "

" He seems to be able to sum the social truth behind trends in contemporary life. Although, I don't rate it much as a 'whodunnit'. I knew who the killer was half way through. "

" An easy read. Likeable main characters. The mystery got a little farfetched and co-incidental at times. One episode of sex was too graphic for my taste. The subject of bullying and revenge was clearly illustrated as well as the danger of putting too much info on the net. "

" just too nasty and too neat it pulls you out of the story frequently with it's overt violence and ridiculous plot "

" Very entertaining, I finished it all in one row. It certainly was gruesome and sexually explicit at times, but on the other hand just a good old-fashioned whodunnit. Enjoyed it, you will too. "

" Creatively written, but also addresses real underlying issues which many of us often neglect. Past Mortem is written with passion, and the character development is impeccable. "

" A really good solid mystery. And its funny in places too. "

" A bit of a different tale from what we have come to know from Ben Elton but another cracking good read. Who decides in war time what is murder? "

" Good fun. Makes me wonder how many actually crazy people are out there. Are we really like these characters or are they generally a little bit more electric? Certainly makes you feel for the protagonist! "

" One of the grimmest, most uncomfortable books I've read in a long time. All the worse that I hated every character and that I felt all their actions were irredeemable. The concept was very interesting, it's just that the execution was a bit jackhammered. "

" just too nasty and too neat it pulls you out of the story frequently with it's overt violence and ridiculous plot "

" Really enjoyed this book. It was a bit different to Ben Elton's usual fayre. Interesting whodunnit, murder story, although I did have a clue who the murderer was. Still, very injoyable. "

" re-read this one, it's one of my fav's of his latest books. Clever story line and still a good read, a master of timing as always. "

" Tremendously gory and rather captivating but ultimately not satisfying. The reader shouldn't guess the resolution as early as I did. Ben Elton is one twisted dude. That said, "Popcorn" still ranks among my favorites and I will keep trying his books! "

" This book was really good. Touching, funny and an easy read. I'm glade I picked it up. "

" An easy read. Likeable main characters. The mystery got a little farfetched and co-incidental at times. One episode of sex was too graphic for my taste. The subject of bullying and revenge was clearly illustrated as well as the danger of putting too much info on the net. "

" The sex scenes were quite unecessary, Mr Elton. Fisting? Really? "

" 6/10. Not the greatest book ever although easy to read and fairly entertaining. "

" wouldn't like a school reunion like this... lol "

" Better than Meltdown but pretty light reading. "