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The Dealer and the Dead
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Eighteen years after the barbarous war with the Serbs that tore their communities apart, a group of Croatian villagers discover the identity of the Englishman who they believe betrayed them by reneging on a deal to supply arms. With revenge in sight at last, they hire a professional killer from London to track him down... but is the story as simple as they think?
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Seayeaitch
- 05-04-20
A gripping story
Multi dimensional plot delivered exceptionally well, giving a view of recent history in the former Yugoslavia. Each character is skill-fully portrayed as we have come to expect from this master story teller, if you are a fan of Gerald Seymour then this story will not disappoint.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Rupert
- 17-08-11
Almost there
Good narration and a great basic story line. Problem was it all fell apart at the end! GS's descriptive powers are undiminished and his knowledge of the 'process' has to be commended. Yes you get into the characters but well the best way I can think is to say that I felt I was in a play and not in real life. OK?
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Cookey
- 18-09-16
dragged on
like Gerald Seymour but felt like this was never going to get to the point. Excellent narration as always by Paul Thornley, but if that wasn't enough to hold my attention.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Matthew
- 26-05-15
reasonable
it was "ok" but at times confusing to follow. still worth a credit though. well read by paul
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- DAMON
- 26-12-11
Good but getting a bit samey
The usual complicated, well crafted book from Gerald Seymour but they are becoming a little obvious eg, flawed anti-hero(es), victims with something to hide, "criminal/villan(s) too obvious, but nevertheless I enjoyed listening to this book whilst working night shift, GS should change the formula for his next book(s) as he is in danger of becoming boring and too predictable.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- AdyW
- 03-03-20
Slow to start and almost gave up
Chose this book mainly on the strength of the narrator who always brings books to life. This really jumped around and at first wondered where it was going. have to say it was well written but for me disappointing in the end.
Sadly cannot say I would recommend.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Richard
- 19-01-11
Outstanding!
Completely engrossing, great character development and a Shakespearian collection of characters and narrative. One of the best thrillers I have listened to in years.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Sharon Frater
- 13-06-11
Avoid it unless you want to be bored
I will start this review by saying that I hope it gets attached to the correct book as some of my previous reviews have been all mixed up by Audible and offset against incorrect titles. Customer service advise me that they are unable to rectify the problem at all so I am less than impressed and wonder how many other times this has happened to other people and how many other reviews have I read to help me decide on a title without realizing I am not reading the correct one.
To revert back to the Dealer book. It was a case of "I've started so I'll finish" but I found this boring in the extreme. I was sick and tired of hearing about the Cornfield Road, I found the characters boring and depressing and couldn't find anyone I liked. It has completely put me off ever visiting Croatia as it makes the people sound horrendous and depressing. Capped off by the narration which was irritating all the way through, someone ought to tell him the difference between full stops and commas, I really can't find anything good to say. Not for me at all and wouldn't advise anyone to buy it.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Odilon
- 07-04-11
tedious
This book, if a paperback, is the sort where you'd find yourself skipping huge chunks of it in annoyance. Unfortunately with an audio book that's just not possible. The characters are cold and colourless, the detail is just TOO much and the scene changes confusing. I'm afraid I wasn't able to finish it at all.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- G. Myers
- 24-10-11
A long drawn out journey
What started out as a good listen, frankly became a chore.
In my humble opinion there is far too much unnecessary dialogue that adds little more than padding to what could have been a great tale.
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