The Impossible Thing by Belinda BauerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Narrated by Phil Dunster
Presented by Dreamscape Media
I wasn't 100% sold on the egg thing, but I trusted the author and it was well worth it!
It's a strange topic - illegal egg trade - but the author does a wonderful job bringing it to life with fantastic characters (welcome back, Patrick!) and plenty of action.
We get the dual narrative, exploring the late 1920s when the eggs were first captured, and the present day in which Patrick and his friend, Nick, are chasing a stolen egg. Patrick takes everything quite literally, which adds a delightfully humourous element, and those who have read Rubbernecker will likely appreciate his reappearance in this novel.
The egg trade is an interesting idea that doesn't come up too often in books, so it was fun to read about a topic I knew little about. That said, there's not so much information that it bogs the story down, and the action plays out at a cracking pace.
The audio was excellent - the narrator does a convincing job of each character, allowing the listener to be truly immersed in the telling. There was plenty of expression in his voice and his enunciation was clear.
This was a unique crime novel with interesting characters and a fresh topic. I'd happily recommend this to fans of crime, and of the author in general.
With thanks to NetGalley for an audio ARC
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