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This House of Grief
- The Story of a Murder Trial
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This House of Grief is a heartbreaking audiobook by one of Australia's most admired authors. Anyone can see the place where the children died. You take the Princes Highway past Geelong, and keep going west in the direction of Colac. Late in August 2006, soon after I had watched a magistrate commit Robert Farquharson to stand trial before a jury on three charges of murder, I headed out that way on a Sunday morning, across the great volcanic plain.
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Fine telling of sad story
- By Rodney Wetherell on 05-08-2016
- This House of Grief
- The Story of a Murder Trial
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
I honestly tried
Reviewed: 16-07-2020
I didn’t want to start the book by disliking the narration. I tried to keep an open mind, I really did! I wanted to give the narrator a fair go but I am sorry - I have to agree the narration was hokey, over dramatic and distracted from a well-written account of an interesting trial.
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Cold Blood
- Nick Stone, Book 18
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Out on the ice, polar bears aren't the only natural born killers. Nick Stone is suffering. The two people he cared for most are gone. Thousands of miles away, five ex-servicemen, badly wounded in Afghanistan, are preparing for a trek to the North Pole in an attempt to begin to rebuild their shattered bodies and minds. When Stone is summoned as close protection for the trek by an old SAS officer, he accepts unthinkingly, desperate for the chance to escape his own misery.
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Love the new characters!
- By Jo on 05-03-2020
- Cold Blood
- Nick Stone, Book 18
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Love the new characters!
Reviewed: 05-03-2020
Love it that Nick isn't a lone wolf anymore and the new characters bring great humour to the series, but authentic humour and it's slightly dark at times. Glad Paul Thornley has come back to narrate the last few books. How he switches between the accents of Gabriel and Rio and the Owl and everyone else - it's incredible!
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Brute Force
- Nick Stone, Book 11
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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A cargo ship is apprehended by the authorities off the coast of Spain, loaded to the gunwales with enough arms and ammunition to start a war. Twenty years later an unknown aggressor seems intent on eradicating those responsible for the treachery one by one. The last victim was brutally tortured with a Black & Decker drill, then shot through the head. And Nick Stone - ex-SAS, tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained - is next on the killer's list....
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Best Nick Stone yet!!
- By Vicki W on 29-12-2020
- Brute Force
- Nick Stone, Book 11
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Enjoyably Predictable
Reviewed: 12-02-2020
I purchase the books in this series because I know I'm guaranteed to get what I want; a ripping adventure with baddies, goodies, a bit of politics, a lot of adversity, struggle and survival. Also, gritty descriptions which take the reader along on the rollercoaster of extreme survival conditions. Brilliant! Off to get the next one now!
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Recoil
- Nick Stone, Book 9
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Ex-special forces soldier Nick Stone is recuperating in Switzerland. His latest mission cost the life of one of his closest friends. And the woman he went to bed with last night has left without saying goodbye. When she fails to reappear, Stone begins his quest to find her. Once in Africa and in the heart of a very dirty Congo war, it isn't long before the past comes knocking on the door.
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Slowly working my way through the series but...
- By Jo on 03-02-2020
- Recoil
- Nick Stone, Book 9
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Slowly working my way through the series but...
Reviewed: 03-02-2020
this one was harder work than the previous ones. The descriptions of all the bombs and weapons and fighting went on way too much and I lost interest.
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Dark Winter
- Nick Stone, Book 6
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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Outside of Pakistan, the world's highest concentration of al-Qaeda lurks in Southeast Asia and there, Nick Stone's bosses get wind of an act of terror that will dwarf even the nightmare of 9/11. When Stone is dispatched to Malaysia by the CIA to assassinate a biochemist, he expects his mission to be a straightforward part of the fight against Bin Laden. But there are complications, not least because he is working alongside an attractive woman whose motives he doesn't fully understand.
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Tragic...
- By Jay on 02-06-2019
- Dark Winter
- Nick Stone, Book 6
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Yet another exciting book in the series
Reviewed: 21-01-2020
Really enjoying this author and this character! On to the next one right now :)
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Liberation Day
- Nick Stone, Book 5
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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If Nick Stone wasn't so desperate for his American citizenship, he probably wouldn't have agreed to do this one last job with the CIA. But Carrie is over there and he simply can't refuse the chance of a new life with the woman he loves.The job seems simple enough - and he is certainly skilled enough. Infiltrate the hostile, violent republic of Algeria, kill a money-laundering businessman, and bring back his severed head.
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Really enjoying this series
- By Jo on 18-01-2020
- Liberation Day
- Nick Stone, Book 5
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Really enjoying this series
Reviewed: 18-01-2020
The "click click" thing that others have written about did not annoy me - which surprised me because I'm usually easily irritated about that stuff. I was already two chapters into the book before I clicked (see what I did there?) that it was even happening. So don't let it put you off purchasing. It's another ripping tale and this time there's two really likeable characters and a bit of humour, which was great!!
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Firewall
- Nick Stone, Book 3
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
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Tough, resourceful and ruthless, ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations. And is desperately in need of cash. When he is offered a lucrative freelance job, Stone thinks his problems are over. All he needs to do is kidnap a Russian mafia warlord. And so Stone is thrust into the grim underworld of Estonia, with unknown aggressors stalking the Arctic landscape. Russia has launched a cyber-espionage attack, hacking into the West's most sensitive military secrets. Stone must stop them.
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Andy McNab and Paul Thornley make the perfect comb
- By shane on 27-06-2016
- Firewall
- Nick Stone, Book 3
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Another gripping story!
Reviewed: 30-12-2019
One of my fav authors for when I feel like an escapist story. I've read a few now and enjoyed them all equally. I think the narrator is great - despite the inflection which seems to bug others. We all have dislikes and preferences but I actually enjoy his narrations. I do understand the criticism though- I have other pet dislikes which make it impossible for me to listen to some narrators, such as harsh or nasal or high-pitched voices but this guy has a very comfortable tone and pace for me. I also find him believable. Still haven't forgiven him for using an Aussie accent for Mark the Kiwi, in the last book though! :)
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Crisis Four
- Nick Stone, Book 2
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
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Ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is extremely highly trained. Clever, ruthless and very effective, it is no surprise that he is hired by British Intelligence. On deniable operations - one of the most dangerous lines of work. Sarah Greenwood is beautiful, intelligent and cunning - and the only woman Stone has ever truly opened up to. But now he has been ordered to hunt her down. Hotly pursued through the American wilderness, Stone finds himself at the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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Another great book by fav author
- By Jo on 27-12-2019
- Crisis Four
- Nick Stone, Book 2
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Another great book by fav author
Reviewed: 27-12-2019
If you're looking for an author who is an excellent storyteller, you'll enjoy this. I particularly like it that he is ex-SAS so he has authentic experience and that shows in his writing. Gripping reading!
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Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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January 1991: IRAQ. Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top-secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they are to sever a vital underground communication link and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: BRAVO TWO ZERO. Each laden with 15 stones of equipment, they tab 20km across the desert to reach their objective. But within days, their location is compromised. After a fierce fire fight, they are forced into evasive action. Four men are captured. Three die. Only one escapes.
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a great story of heroism
- By Wayne Cunningham on 26-11-2017
- Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Great story (but Mark the KIWI!??)
Reviewed: 18-12-2019
An incredible story of resilience and courage. The narrator thinks Kiwis are the same thing as Aussies because that's how he voiced Mark the Kiwi. Really got my goat. Kiwis are no more Aussie than Canadians are American. We're not even the same country! Jeez! Marked the performance down for that.
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Meet David Sedaris: Series Seven
- Meet David Sedaris, Book 7
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Named by Time as America's Favourite Humorist, the uniquely perceptive and hilarious David Sedaris reads from his essays and diaries for his seventh series for Radio 4. This is the complete recording of Meet David Sedaris Series Seven, which was broadcast on Radio 4.
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Completely enjoyable
- By Jo on 11-12-2019
- Meet David Sedaris: Series Seven
- Meet David Sedaris, Book 7
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
Completely enjoyable
Reviewed: 11-12-2019
I'm getting through all of David Sedaris' books. I don't know what I'll do when I'm done!