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It’s a cracker

Reviewed: 28-11-2018

Great Aussie story that keeps you guessing. Interesting characters and good story line. Nicely narrated. It’s a ripper.

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Just WOW !!

Reviewed: 22-02-2018

This is the first audiobook that I nearly gave up on at an early stage .... but I am so very pleased that I didn't. The female narrator starts with the Claire character and the narration was sooo slow and lifeless that I thought "I don't think I can listen to this". But stay with it, you'll soon find that it isn't a narrator issue but actually great representation of the bored rich housewife character.

Without giving away any spoilers, the book deals with abduction, mutilation and rape and as others have mentioned it is pretty graphic. However, if you can stomach that you'll find this a gripping story.

Great story

Reviewed: 22-02-2018

Excellent true life story of how a troublesome kid becomes a military legend.

The only reason I critically marked the performance down one star was due to the fact that there was a tendency to repeat explanations of the TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) used. Many are well known in common language and didn't need explanation at all ... but ok explain it once to me. However, once I have been told I don't need to be reminded again. Just a mild annoyance in an otherwise brilliant book.

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Interesting perspective

Reviewed: 10-10-2017

Overall enjoyed the book but it was good, rather than great.

Really liked the concept of the story being through the perspective of the wife of the accused for a change. However, there were phases in the book that seemed to drag a little.

Main character seemed a little too 'archetypal long-suffering British housewife' but the narrator did a good job at making it believable.

Thoroughly enjoyable

Reviewed: 10-10-2017

A double mystery (one past one recent) woven with expertise and a few red-herrings. On top of that there is real insight in to the rather parochial ways of life in a remote Aussie outback town.

Characters were all believable as was the story line ... I don't remember a single "Oh, c'mon - that would never happen" moment.

Narrator did a good job of bringing life to the various characters.

First time to Lutz and really enjoyed it.

Reviewed: 10-10-2017

Without giving away any spoilers the story starts with an event and follows the 'adventures' from that point on. However, you are almost immediately introduced to the fact that there is a past that is just as important. The story cleverly gradually reveals more of the past as the future continues.

Narrator did a good job at making the character believable.

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Overall an enjoyable listen

Reviewed: 23-06-2017

First Vince Flynn book I've listened to. Good spy / assassin story albeit with a somewhat predictable ending.

Will definitely try the second book in the series.

Classic Stephen King

Reviewed: 07-06-2017

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Clever storyline dealing with the life of the boy (Dan T) from the Shining. A great mix of horror, thriller and personal struggles.

Will Patton does a great job at bringing life to the characters and conveying the tense nature of the story.

If you are a fan of the classic King stories this should definitely be on your list.

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Clever horror/thriller

Reviewed: 10-04-2017

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My first Joe Hill book and I was a little sceptical being an original King fan. However, I certainly wasn't disappointed.

The book is clever and somewhat complex. I won't give away any spoilers but the interplay of the world of thought versus the real world and its emotional impact on the main character is riveting.

It is a long book and the pace slows a bit in the mid section but stay with it until the end. It's worth it.

Kate Mulgrew provides a fine performance with a good range of voices and great expression throughout.

Not for everyone

Reviewed: 10-02-2017

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I scored it a 4 and will buy another one in the series but need to make it clear that the book is not going to be for everyone.

It's fast paced and action packed in a similar vein to Tom Wood's "Victor" series. However, you will need to the ability to accept the fanciful and push reality aside to enjoy the entertainment.

Without giving away any spoilers you will need to be able to believe that the best assassin in the world has a moral compass and his body is able to withstand amazing injury and still out-fight dozens of able bodied military trained professionals.

Jay Snyder did a pretty good job. Some of the accents were a little suspect and some of the cuts from different recorded takes were evident but the latter is really a production issue rather than the narrator's to be fair.

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