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Ordinary Thunderstorms

By: William Boyd
Narrated by: John Heffernan
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One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money - never to get them back.

With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground, joining the ranks of the disappeared, struggling to understand how his life has unravelled so spectacularly. His journey of discovery will take him along the Thames from Chelsea to the sink estates of the East End.

On the way he encounters aristocrats, priests, prostitutes and a policewoman - but will he ever find himself again?

©2009 William Boyd (P)2020 Penguin Audio Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I think one of William Boyd's best books having read or listened to most of them . not as dark as some.
a very clever plot line and you never know which way it is going to go. I did like the element of irony in his descriptions of the corporate managers.

very clever and entertaining

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Loved this. William Boyd writes beautifully. Delightful characters. Well narrated and a story that bounds along
Terrific

Thundering great

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