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The Woodcutter

By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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A fast-moving, stunning new standalone psychological thriller – from the award-winning author of the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

Wolf Hadda has lead a charmed life. From humble origins as a woodcutter’s son, he has risen to become a hugely successful entrepreneur, happily married to the girl of his dreams. A knock on the door one morning ends it all. Thrown into prison while protesting his innocence, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later prison psychiatrist Alva Ozigbo makes a breakthrough: Wolf begins to talk. Under her guidance he gets parole, returning to his rundown family home in rural Cumbria.

But there is a mysterious period in Wolf’s youth when he disappeared from home and was known to his employers as the Woodcutter. And now the Woodcutter is back, looking for the truth – and revenge.

‘An outstanding novel of force and beauty [which shows] Hill's elegant writing, erudition and imagination' The Times

'He quickly proves he's lost none of his sardonic wit, punch and complexity … You'll be hard pushed to find another crime writer with his verve … Hill uses every trick in his arsenal to elucidate. The result is an epic, unbeatable mystery' Financial Times

'A big, fat mystery which has the enduring power of a myth … Hill proves once again that the driving force of a successful crime novel is character, not incident … The heights of the Dalziel & Pascoe series aside, Hill has never written a better book' Evening Standard

'Reginald Hill's books are as good as crime fiction gets and this one is as good as he gets … A tragic, funny standalone mystery … History is rewritten with brilliant originality and verve. The combination of wit and humanity is characteristic of this most inventive of crime novelists – warmly recommended' Literary Review

'Hill's plotting is brilliant, the jokes first-rate, the prose supple: it's his humble awe at the English language that enables him to be a minor master of it' Daily Telegraph

‘One of the most gripping crime novels of the past few years' TLS©2010 Reginald Hill (P)2010 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Really enjoyed this apart from a couple of terrible editing muck ups, shame this let down the whole experience.

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A strong story with a great mix of characters and great plot but the narrator Jonathan Keeble well kudos to you this is possibly the best you’ve ever narrated
Honestly I’ll tell you now that I’m all in on a good narrator and Jonathan Keeble’s performance in this audible book was SUPERB 5star
I will definitely listen to this again and have no hesitation in listening to anything Jonathan Keeble reads
Thank you

Great Story Fantastic Narration

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Couldn't stop listening, wishing there was another 100 chapters!

So well read by Jonathan Keeble! Could listen to his voice all day :)

Utterly enthralling!

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A great story that keeps the listener wanting more, beautifully narrated and very well written.

Intriguing

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This is a modern day fairy tale about Wolf Hadder (the woodcutter) and Imogene (the upper-class beauty). Wolf's fairy tale life was just that for fourteen years but then it all fell apart. He was sent to jail, confused and bitter. It starts off a bit slow and I found it hard to keep track of the different characters, but about half way it all seemed to fall into place and I then began to enjoy the book. It's a good story and I definitely recommend it.

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