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The Rules of Backyard Cricket
- By: Jock Serong
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Darren has two big talents: cricket and trouble. It is no surprise, then, that he becomes an Australian sporting star of the bad-boy variety - one of those men who's always got away with things and just keeps going...until the day we meet him, middle aged and in the boot of a car, and everything pointing towards a shallow grave.
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Not for the squeamish
- By Kirsty on 06-02-2020
- The Rules of Backyard Cricket
- By: Jock Serong
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
Understated & Unexpected
Reviewed: 02-03-2020
"Understated" from the title, I had no idea whst to expect, but it is a well woven story. "Unexpected" in the complexity of the narrative. A tragic story, but well worth the listen. i'd definitely read another of his books, a great storyteller! Excellent delivery from the narrator!
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Thin Air
- By: Richard Morgan
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
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Richard Morgan has always been one of our most successful SF authors, with his fast-moving and brutal storylines, blistering plots and a powerful social conscience behind his work. And now he's back, with his first SF novel for eight years...and it promises to be an audiobook to remember. An ex-corporate enforcer, Hakan Veil, is forced to bodyguard Madison Madekwe, part of a colonial audit team investigating a disappeared lottery winner on Mars. But when Madekwe is abducted and Hakan nearly killed, the investigation takes him farther and deeper than he had ever expected.
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Excellent millieu. Gritty characters.
- By Bigdog on 10-11-2018
- Thin Air
- By: Richard Morgan
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
Raymond Chandler on Mars!!
Reviewed: 28-01-2019
As soon as you start listening, it's like "The Big Easy" all over again, except it's the future, it 's Mars, and it's bio-tech. Loved it, gritty, nasty, and great to listen to. Twists & turns everywhere!
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The Man from St Petersburg
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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It is just before the outbreak of World War I, and Britain must enlist the aid of Russia. Czar Nicholas' nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden, who has lived in Russia and has a Russian wife, Lydia. But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Alexei: the Waldens' only daughter, Charlotte - wilful, idealistic, and with an awakening social conscience; Basil Thompson, head of the Special Branch; and, above all, Feliks Kschessinky, the ruthless Russian anarchist.
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Delayed suspense
- By john on 13-09-2018
- The Man from St Petersburg
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
An interesting fiction
Reviewed: 08-12-2018
A good listen. Worth the time spent. Richard Armitage is a good narrator. good to see Follett still writing.
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The Little Drummer Girl
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
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Lured by Israeli intelligence into the world of espionage, Charlie, a young actress, is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.
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Terrific
- By Amazon Customer on 15-11-2020
- The Little Drummer Girl
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
A re-read!
Reviewed: 24-04-2018
not as timely, but just as gripping! LeCarre never fails to mesmerise! always worth the time.