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The Hunter

Victor the Assassin, Book 1

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The Hunter

By: Tom Wood
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer. Meet Victor. He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. But when a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, accompanied by a woman too beautiful to trust, pursued by enemies too powerful to escape.

©2011 Tom Wood (P)2014 Oakhill Publishing Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Assassin Fiction Exciting Crime

Editorial reviews

The suspenseful new release action thriller audiobook The Hunter is the first installment in the tantalising series Victor the Assassin, written by Tom Wood and narrated by acclaimed voice actor Daniel Philpott. Trained assassin Victor is on the run from powerful enemies that want him dead. The job in Paris was a set-up. Now he’s been thrown into their sights and has never been so close to danger. Victor is charming, elusive and entirely irresistible. The ladies that flock to him are beyond beautiful. This story is one that will lure you in and keep you captive. Available now from Audible.

Critic Reviews

"Jack Reacher meets Thomas Crown in this electrifying thriller." (Simon Kernick)
"A nonstop, breathless, trimmed-to-the-bone thriller with action sequences that are absolutely state-of-the-art. It's the best chase novel I've read in years." (Joseph Finder)
"An impressively intricate thriller.... The scenes are vivid and the plot revelations parcelled out at expert intervals.... Exciting." ( New Yorker)
"A superlative debut... Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I gave been enjoying David Baldacci and Vince Flynn novels.
Protagonist is a good guy.. You want him to win.
This has the main character as an assassin out for No 1..
So my thoughts were of Day of the Jackal .. (didn't like the assassin in the movie.) and a little reluctance .
However reasonable quickly found it an enjoyable and fast paced action book
Just ordered the next one in the series .
Great narrator. Good variation of pace during action/suspense parts ..
Accents not overdone but distinguish well the different character .
(helps that there are various nationalities in play) ..

Surprised and pleased

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The story is riveting to say the least, the characters are well distinguished by the narrator and I found myself clued to the earpiece. Highly recommend this book.

Great story, Great narration.

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This was a really fast paced story with interesting plot line. The narration is really well done too.

Excellent story & perfect narration

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Reading the reviews beforehand, the American accents were slammed. Listening to the book, yes they were bad, pretty terrible even. All the American characters had overly macho personas. But... if you can get past the accents, the story is not bad, fairly light hearted action, kind of Bourne-esk. I liked it enough, but the narration has held me back from purchasing a second book but the author.

The accents are as bad as the reviews suggest, but

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Nice book great story. would recommend it to anyone. Some areas the story thread is to busy.

Great book

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Listening to stories at night has helped me deal with chronic pain, not this one! It was so compelling I had to listen to the whole story. The ending, the last half a chapter was disappointing but overall a brilliant story read expertly. Thanks

Listening to a story should help one sleep

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What did you like most about The Hunter?

Very detailed but maintained the intrigue and fast pace

Have you listened to any of Daniel Philpott’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No first one ... but very well narrated

Any additional comments?

First Tom Wood book I've read (listened to) and I will definitely pick another

Great story read by a great narrator

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I really loved this book. The story pulled me through, listening whenever I could. The performance was great, the narrator did well to ensure you knew which character was speaking. I definitely can't wait to read (listen to) another book from this author.

great book...want more!

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a bit immature for my tastes but entertaining enough
a bit immature for my tastes but entertaining enough

simple but fun enough

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Narrator made the book fun and interesting .
The hero Victor is over the top but entertaining.
Reading it would probably be a pain.

Fun listening for big boys

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