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The List

By: Michael Brissenden
Narrated by: Peter Phelps
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Sidney Allen is a Fed. Part of the Australian Federal Police's K block, a unit doing whatever it takes in order to stop terrorist attacks on home soil. But when young Muslim men on the Terror Watchlist start turning up dead, Sid and his partner, Haifa, have to work out what's going on. Sectarian war? Drugs? Retribution?

For Sid, there's nothing unclear about a bullet to the head and a severed hand. Someone is sending a message. Deciphering that message reveals a much wider threat, and Sid and the agency have to decide just how far they'll go to prevent a deadly attack. Time is running out...for them and Australia.

From the brutal battlegrounds of Afghanistan to the Western Sydney suburbs and the halls of power in Canberra, The List is a gripping thriller where justice, revenge and the war on terror collide.

Michael Brissenden has worked for the ABC for more than 30 years. He has been a political journalist and foreign correspondent for the ABC since 1987. He began his career covering federal politics and has been a correspondent in Moscow, Brussels and Washington. Michael covered many of the biggest international stories of the 1990s and early 2000s from all corners of the globe. He was the political editor for The 7.30 Report in Canberra from 2003 to 2009 and the ABC's Defence and National Security Correspondent, and most recently he has worked as host of AM national radio program. A two-time Walkley Award winner, Michael has recently joined the ABC'S 4 Corners as a reporter.

©2017 Michael Brissenden (P)2017 Hachette Australia Audio

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newsworthy but one pace

Peter Phelps has a nice voice but I found the narration a bit flat in that there was little differentiation between his characters. The novel was ok, i felt the twist was a little obvious and fishing for a second book. quite a bit of overstating the obvious in the characterisation and characters could have been developed more, perhaps a few could just not be developed. i wanted to love this but just liked it. not bad for a first book. small improvements would make the next one far better.

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Glocks don’t click when you deactivate the safety mechs.

A good read, shame the ‘spooks’ smoked dope.... written for an audience who watches tv dramas.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Very refreshing to have a great Australian spy/detective/political thriller.

Well written and fast paced it flowed along to a great ending. Hope there is a sequel

Great narration by Peter Phelps (would listen to him again).

Well worth the listen.

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Gripping political thriller

If you could sum up The List in three words, what would they be?

See above

What other book might you compare The List to, and why?

I have read very few books like this, but John le Carre's books come to mind.

Which character – as performed by Peter Phelps – was your favourite?

Sid was the dominant character, and so perhaps my favourite. I must say there were times I was wondering who was who - perhaps there were too many characters in the book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The moment when Haifa realized her brother was probably mixed up in IS-type terrorism.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book a lot. As far as I know there are few if any books about terrorist threats to contemporary Australia, and this one is well-constructed and written - though as I say i got confused at times. I can imagine it being filmed.

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