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    The Dead Can Wait
    The Dead Can Wait
    The Dead Can Wait
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Dead Can Wait

    Written by Robert Ryan

    Narrated by Richard Burnip

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    About this audiobook

    Deep in England's green and pleasant land something evil lurks…

    Dr John Watson is back home, fresh from his time in the trenches of Flanders Fields. The horrors of war weigh heavy on his mind, and now his task is to help rehabilitate soldiers suffering from the crippling effects of shell-shock.

    But the war is not yet over and in one corner of England lies a secret, one that the establishment is determined to keep under wraps. For in the woodlands of the lush countryside, the government is building the secret weapon which will win the war for Britain. Here, they are developing the land ship - never-before-seen 'tanks' which the army is convinced will end the stalemate on the Western Front.

    But then disaster strikes. After a training exercise in one of the tanks, eight men are mysteriously struck down, seven of them dead. There is just the one survivor, and he's not talking. It is clear something is horribly wrong, and the army calls in the only man who will know how to solve the mystery: Dr John Watson.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio UK
    Release dateApr 23, 2015
    ISBN9781471150906
    The Dead Can Wait
    Author

    Robert Ryan

    Robert Ryan is an author, journalist and screenwriter who regularly contributes to GQ and the Sunday Times where he was Deputy Travel Editor for seven years. Ryan is currently working on his next novel and a variety of television projects. Find out more at RobTRyan.com and follow him on Twitter @robtryan.

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    • 3/5
      Dead Man's Land, Robert Ryan's first Dr Watson book had a strong clear plot and vivid historic WWI detail. Although it's basic premise was interesting - Churchill's development of the tank - this book has a weak story with a poor plot, to many coincidences, red herrings and implausible occurrences. The audiobook was well narrated by Richard Burnip. Let's see what number 3 brings.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the first of this series and this was equally good. Dr Watson is asked to investigate mysterious deaths in a secret installation developing tanks for WW1. Fascinating historical details and a good mystery with spies and real life people as side characters. Holmes has a slightly larger appearance in this but it's Watson who's the star and he's very likeable. It also has strong female characters.
    • 3/5
      Set during World War I, Major John Watson must investigate the deaths of men involved in testing weaponry in a secret location. Sherlock Holmes is detained on a remote island, and Watson hopes he can free his friend while reluctantly resolving the problem as a means to gaining access to Holmes. Spy novels are not "my thing," and this one features too much espionage for me. I felt the author inserted filler material which served little purpose to lengthen the novel.
    • 4/5
      In the second book featuring an aging Major John Watson, Watson is called on to investigate the mysterious deaths of seven men in a training exercise. The men were testing a new weapon in a top secret location in rural England. Watson is reluctant to become involved, but when he learns that his old friend Sherlock Holmes is being interred on a remote island, Watson agrees to investigate in the hope that he can help his old friend. The story is a page-turning mix of detection and espionage with a strong sense of place.