A paranormal comedy that's entertaining & exciting

Inspector Hobbes and Andy Caplet are at it again! Hobbes is trying to save the townsfolk of Cotswolds from deadly panther-like cats and Andy is falling in love, well maybe, one can never truly be for sure. Hobbes has yet another deadly mystery to solve and Andy in his sad sack way stumbles across the clues. No one is more surprised than Andy to discover he has become the obsession of not one but two creatures …

I enjoyed this book very much. Of course one may find themselves annoyed by Andy but if one looks at him as a bumbling inept person with good intentions, then he’s more fun and enjoyable. Hobbes, for all his unhuman qualities, is filled with compassion and intelligence far more superior than Sherlock Holmes – he’s just more modest about it.

Wilkie Martin has created a world in which human and unhuman may exist together. A paranormal comedy that is entertaining and exciting blending fantasy and mystery together expertly. He has built his characters deftly and with richness.

Again, Tim Campbell serves as the narrator telling the story from Andy Caplets point of view. Campbell becomes Andy and does it smoothly and with great finesse. He has the perfect voice for both Andy and Hobbes.

If you enjoy comedy and paranormal creatures with a mixture of Sherlock Holmes, this is the series for you! I thoroughly enjoy them.

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I love unhumans

This is my second book a red Inspector hops and the blood and I was pulled in.I can’t stand Andy He’s a terrible human being but because he so terrible he makes the unhumans a delight no matter how flawed. I think because he’s human that’s why his terrible aspect stand out sooo much. but he makes a delightful narrator of the story the narrator himself I love his voice him as Hobbs , Andy and the old woman is flawless I sometimes think I’m Listening to a full cast production

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More Please!

this is the second or third time that I have listened to the series and I will listen again! I literally never listen to books twice or read them twice, but this series is so satisfying so much fun and I hear something new each time I listen.

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Stupidity has a limited fun potential

I liked the first book, but after that sequel, I am really not sure if I am going to buy the next one. After all, general stupidity has very limited fun potential. By the middle of the book, I started getting irritated by Andy and the feeling only got stronger. OK I can tolerate one book about a mumbling sniveling self-pitying cowardly idiot, but that's about it. Andy would be good as a sideline to provide some cheap laughs but as a protagonist, he is hopeless and eventually disgusting. Especially as he does not demonstrate even the slightest hint of developing into somebody more interesting.
There is relatively little of inspector Hobbes in this one and Andy simply can not stand on his own shaking feet as a hero.

The narrator is very good and he is the main reason I finished the book at all.

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A solid sequel

We don't have as much "Arthur Dent" as before and the character is taking on pathetic-ness.
But still this is a good sequel and t's really enjoyable. In my opinion the book after this, Book 3 is the worst.

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Detecting

I am digging this series very much. I love how you think your going to learn something about who Hobbs is,but then he answers the question in a way that says maybe next time I will be more forward and detailed with my questions. I love the character of Hobbs very much and I don’t mind his side kick, but hope he improves himself to the point were he can live in Hobbs world.

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excellent narration

Enjoyed it. esp. the narration. voices esp. accurate and creates an illusion of reality of the characters.

Entertaining as the first but fell a bit short

Loved this book. Love the series. Loved the characters, the story, dialog, and narrator.
I just feel it felt it ended without a resolution.

Of course there were not as many surprises as the first book and that shaves a bit off the fun.

Don't let this dissuade you from listening! The journey is worth it. Get this book!

great book. .. again I am pleased

I am very happy with the next installment of the quirky adventures of this inspector and the poor writer who can't get anything right. But I like watching him grow

Plodding Along

This story is fine. Just fine. The reader comes to every conclusion hours before you reach the end of the book. Honestly, you will reach the conclusion before you reach the middle of this book. At that point, you simply have to wait for the characters to catch up with you.