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Poor narrator

Revisado: 08-25-19

This is one of the weakest Harry Hole novels. In addition, the narration is poor, especially when compared with Robin Sachs. John Lee seems merely to have just phoned it in.

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Worst Reacher novel

Revisado: 06-02-19

This hopelessly bad novel doesn’t deserve a complete review. It is so far below Lee Child’s other books that it almost rates negative stars. Coupled with that, the narration is pitiful: one of the worst readers I’ve encountered during 1300+ audiobooks.

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Past Tense is a complete disappointment.

Revisado: 05-16-19

When reviewing a previous Reacher novel, I described the plot as totally preposterous but, if you could suspend your disbelief, thoroughly enjoyable. I wish I could say the same about this turkey of a novel, which has an entirely preposterous plot, and equally unbelievable details of characters’ thoughts and actions.
I have to admit that I’ve rarely enjoyed Dick Hill’s narrations, EXCEPTING FOR the Reachers books. Dick Hill _is_ Jack Reacher and it would be almost impossible to replace him after so many years. I’ve never enjoyed Scott Brick’s narrations but was prepared to give him the benefit of doubt on this one, as I’ve listened to every one of the Reacher series. But his whiny high-pitched voice is totally inappropriate in this setting, and turns an already unusually sub-standard book into a most unpleasant listening experience. This is a book I’ll be returning.

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Great dialogue

Revisado: 04-30-19

While this isn’t the very best Davenport novel, it still provides much entertainment. The plot moves along crisply and there is a broad range of characters. As usual, Sandford writes great dialogue, matched by outstanding work from the narrator.

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A Mankell stand-alone novel

Revisado: 02-22-19

Some books require a thorough review; this one does not. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. What more need anyone say?

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What a pity!

Revisado: 08-01-18

I remember reading and enjoying this novel when it was first published, so much so that I've checked from time to time to see if Audible had produced an audiobook version. I liked the story once again, but found myself constantly having to struggle through because of Michael Pritchard's narration.

To begin with, he has a sharp tenor voice (which I don't care for) marred further by nasal delivery. Worst of all, however, the narration lacks even a semblance of vigor. If any book (and writer) needs engagement with the characters and action, this is it. Consequently Wolfe's breakneck-speed writing is mired in a slow, ponderous vocal style. Finally, there are noticeable -- and annoying -- inconsistencies in audio quality, signified by variations in voice tone and volume, which have to be attributed to inadequate attention to recording levels and/or to poor editing.

Overall, an enjoyable novel but a disappointing audiobook.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 06-25-18

I've listened to all of the available audiobooks in this series, which I've very much enjoyed.... until this one. Aspects of the interactions between characters veer dangerously close to the "cosy" stereotype -- which of course is a matter of taste, and other readers might disagree. What mars this book is the over-reliance on coincidences and chance. One's disbelief is stretched too far. Gerard Doyle does his usual excellent job of narration, but unfortunately has to work with sub-par material.

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A very short review

Revisado: 04-25-18

This is a classic which I read as a young academic when the book was first published. It's been interesting to compare my young assessment with my more sharply-developed perceptions. Clearly the story, together with its structure and (especially) the dialogue, stands up remarkably well and is an entertaining and provocative read. I also wanted to note the outstanding narration, putting it into the top five narrations for my (so far) 1300 books.

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End of the story?

Revisado: 02-24-18

After a rather slow start, the book develops into a gripping and fitting completion of the trilogy. Although the books can stand alone, I recommend that the three books be read in sequence -- together they represent some of the best fifty hours of listening I've experienced in the last five years.

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Parody?

Revisado: 01-29-18

This book reads like a parody -- and a bad one at that. It's a superficial story based on shallow characterization and a series of loosely arranged and dubious, unpersuasive incidents that bear only the remotest resemblance to a plot. The dialogue is throughly unbelievable, and the third-rate narrator seems to have been chosen with the aim of confusing any semblance of logic that might vaguely have been hatching in the writer's mind. This emperor definitely has no clothes. This story makes less sense than one of Donald Trump's speeches. I

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