The very convoluted plot was difficult to follow. The narrator added to the problem with his flat unemotional voice. However the two main characters, purported to be in a long term relationship, were so lacking in emotion or humor that it was difficult imagine them as a couple. The genealogy research portions of the book were quite believable and explained well. I’m a genealogist so I was really looking forward to this book. All in all, a great story and a great narration. His reading brings the story to life, and immerses the audience in the story as an eyewitness to the drama and action as it takes place. He has a very pleasant voice to listen to, and portrays the different characters very effectively. The narration by Jonathan Ip is very good indeed. It draws on some intriguing elements of World War II history as the background for an investigation that takes place seventy years later and in a completely different context. This is a really interesting mystery story with a refreshing perspective that presents new opportunities and avenues for investigation than amateur sleuths or police detectives usually employ. But what if no such avenue of research is available? What if someone were to find that their past simply didn’t exist? Despite the fact that Peter Coldrick has no family and no family tree, his past does catch up with him in a way that sets Morton Farrier on a course of investigation that led to places that neither he nor the reader could possibly expect. The past holds all sorts of mysteries for those who enjoy researching their family tree.
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