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Company of Liars
- By: Karen Maitland
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,596
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,588
On this day of ill omen, plague makes its entrance. Within weeks, swathes of England will be darkened by death's shadow. While panic and suspicion flood the land, a small band of travelers comes together to outrun the breakdown in law and order. But when one of their number is found hanging from a tree, the chilling discovery confirms that something more sinister than plague is in their midst.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Medieval Road Movie - Well worth a listen
- By I. Jamie on 02-02-09
- Company of Liars
- By: Karen Maitland
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
An intriguing listen
Reviewed: 19-05-09
This was an unexpected pleasure. It's not much of a murder mystery but it's a tale well told, full of interest and intrigue. There's a lot of storytelling so it comes over very well as an audiobook. The background of the middle ages is brought to life, as are the extraordinary gang of characters. Thoroughly recommended
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Second Violin
- An Inspector Troy Thriller
- By: John Lawton
- Narrated by: Lewis Hancock
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4 out of 5 stars 51
March 1938. The Germans take Vienna without a shot being fired. Covering Austria for the English press is a young journalist named Rod Troy. Back home his younger brother joins the CID as a detective-constable. November 1938. Kristallnacht. The Jews leave Vienna - Sigmund Freud with an American escort on a sleeper train, Josef Hummel tied to the underside of a box car.
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1 out of 5 stars
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boring historical non thriller
- By Sara on 29-01-09
- Second Violin
- An Inspector Troy Thriller
- By: John Lawton
- Narrated by: Lewis Hancock
boring historical non thriller
Reviewed: 29-01-09
This book is far removed from a thriller or whodunit - the murder plot is a tiny incidental which is never solved. Instead it is an overlong overdetailed account of historical events leading up to the second world war through the eyes of fantasy individuals. I found the first part which dealt in depth with Nazi anti semitism in Vienna sickening, and I would have chosen a book about the Holocaust not a relaxing who dun it if I wanted that. The rest isn't so disgusting but it's not more interesting. One to miss.
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Chiefs
- Will Lee, Book 1
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
In 1919, Delano, Georgia, appoints its first chief of police. Honest and hardworking, the new chief is puzzled when young men start to disappear. But his investigation is ended by the fatal blast from a shotgun. Delano's second chief-of-police is no hero, yet he is also disturbed by what he sees in the missing-persons bulletins. In 1969, when Delano's third chief takes over, the unsolved disappearances still haunt the police files.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful audiobook
- By Allan on 30-01-07
- Chiefs
- Will Lee, Book 1
- By: Stuart Woods
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
Soft and hard
Reviewed: 01-05-07
A fascinating listen. It starts gentle and entices you with the story of a small town at its origins, then just as you are drawn into the characters the vice starts to turn and the darkness underneath comes out. Three times you learn to like people then learn to fear for their lives. Three times the social history of America at the grass roots is exposed. Well worth listening to.
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The Hidden Assassins
- Javier Falcon, Book 3
- By: Robert Wilson
- Narrated by: Seán Barrett
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
As Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón investigates a mutilated, faceless corpse unearthed on the municipal dump, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion which devastates an apartment building and a nearby kindergarten. When it's discovered that there was a mosque in the basement, everybody's terrorist fears are confirmed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More Falcon
- By Glynn on 15-01-07
- The Hidden Assassins
- Javier Falcon, Book 3
- By: Robert Wilson
- Narrated by: Seán Barrett
Rich and intruiging
Reviewed: 21-01-07
This book works well in audio with an easily distinguished cast of characters and the narrator dealing better with the spanish than I did when reading books by the same author. It's a multilayered plot which also deals with the reactions of the police and their entourage, and the politics of post 911 Europe. I have read a previous story where several of the characters appear but a new reader would have no problems following as their prior history is well explained. Makes for fascinating comparisons between modern Spain and the UK. A rich and enjoyable read.
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Deadheads
- Dalziel and Pascoe Series, Book 7
- By: Reginald Hill
- Narrated by: Colin Buchanan
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 125
Life was a bed of roses for Patrick Aldermann when Great Aunt Florence collapsed in her rose-bed and he inherited Rosemont House with its splendid gardens. But when his boos, 'Dandy' Dick Elgood, suggested to Peter Pascoe that Aldermann was a murderer, then retracted the accusation, the inspector was left with a thorny problem. Though by then a police cadet had dug up some very interesting information about Patrick's elegant wife.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Deadheads
- By Sara on 26-06-05
- Deadheads
- Dalziel and Pascoe Series, Book 7
- By: Reginald Hill
- Narrated by: Colin Buchanan
Deadheads
Reviewed: 26-06-05
I've read a number of the Reginald Hill books and found them more interesting and more demanding than the TV series - more enjoyable too. This audio book is very good. Nothing is lost as the format is unabridged, allowing chapter toppings of quotations etc to be included. The reading with the acted voices is excellent. Sometimes it demands a level of concentration which you wouldn't need with a book where you can always flick back a few pages to check a detail. Definitely a positive recommendation for this version.
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