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Life or Death

By: Michael Robotham
Narrated by: John Chancer
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Winner of the CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger award 2015

Why would a man escape from prison the day before he's due to be released?

Audie Palmer has spent a decade in prison for an armed robbery in which four people died, including two of the gang. Seven million dollars has never been recovered and everybody believes that Audie knows where the money is. For 10 years he has been beaten, stabbed, throttled, and threatened almost daily by prison guards, inmates, and criminal gangs, who all want to answer this same question, but suddenly Audie vanishes, the day before he's due to be released. Everybody wants to find Audie, but he's not running. Instead he's trying to save a life...and not just his own.

©2014 Michael Robotham (P)2014 Hachette Audio

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Excellent

Kept my attention from start to finish, quite a diversion from the authors previous books.

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An unfolding story!

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I loved listening to this one (even with the male narrator sometimes creating an 'interesting' southern woman's voice). The story is an 'unfolding' one which can be slightly confusing at times but seems to clear up a few minutes later. The main character is the likeable Audie who escapes from prison the day before he's meant to be released from a 10 year armed robbery jail sentence. I loved how the story started to make more sense as I went along. Gripping & great, 5 stars!

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Favourite Michael Robotham yet!

This book had me from the very start and kept me guessing the whole way through! I read the book first and six months later listened to the audiobook. I read quickly, especially thrillers, so I miss nuances that I pick up by listening to a book. It's all about why would a man escape from prison the night before he was due to be released, after serving 10 years? How he planned the escape and the escape itself are gripping, you feel as though you are there with Audie. Those who helped him on his way are memorable and the back story will tug at your heart. I love all of Michael Robotham's books, Boomproof is another standalone, but Life or Death is by far my favourite!

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Excellent ... best book I have listened too!!

Do yourself a favour and listen to this story ... So well executed ... loved it!

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Not the best Robotham book but still enjoyable

Enjoyed the book however, I figured the twists out half way through, kept dragging on.

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Loved it!!!!

I loved loved loved this book!!! seriously, couldn't stop reading it. I kept reading as I really wanted to know what happened.... well written

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tedious

gave up on it as it droned on, aweful cliched rubbish padded out to make a book.

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Amazing

This book took me a while to get into because it was much different to other novels by Michael Robotham, however, the ending made it all worth it and it came together really well! Loved it!

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loved it

really enjoyed this book .found the narration annoying to start once getting into it became easier

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Interesting story but not captivating.

The book is written from the God view, and I got lost with the jumps from character to character, sometimes in a paragraph. The audio is worse as there is no discernable break so you are with one character - oh, no your not. Overall pretty good. Plausibility only 5/10. John Chance does a fine job of staying in character with his voices. Syrupy ending.

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