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Alphabet House

By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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How long can you pretend to be mad without going mad? Two English pilots are forced to find out when they are shot down behind enemy lines in 1944. The area is swarming with German troops, so, unable to escape, they ditch their clothing and personal belongings, pose as German soldiers, and board a train carrying wounded SS men home from the eastern front. But their act is too convincing and they find find themselves being transferred to Alphabet House, a mental hospital for those damaged by war. They are playing a dangerous game, and it seems they might not be the only ones there hiding secrets....

Both escape adventure and psychological thriller, Alphabet House is a meticulously researched stand-alone story from the acclaimed author of the 10-million-selling 'Department Q series'

©2014 JP/Politikens Hus (P)2014 Strathmore Publishing Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Crime War

Critic reviews

"Adler-Olsen is the new 'it' boy of Nordic Noir" ( The Times)
"One of the best I’ve read in a long time" (Stephen Leather)
"Epic, compelling, addictive" (Craig Russell)
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There are enough plot details to keep me listening but generally this would have been twice as good at half its length. The last quarter is particularly drawn out and over indulgent in terms of author pontificating and unlikely plot twists.

Long winded

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Part 1 of the book is engaging and therefore deserves five star, but part 2 is confusing and therefore, only deserves 4 star..

Unusual story

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The story has aa slow start but stick with it. I have listened to several other novels by this author but this is a different style. However is still worth the time.

Took a reasonable time to pick up the pace.

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We are told a character does not speak any German then he spends a number of nights listening to 3 German soldiers talking about their previous exploits. Distance to Dover in the mid 1930s in Kms ? I found myself listening for errors not to the story - so gave up.

Not consistent

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The book started in the 1940s and ended in the the 1970s it had action, love, hate, happiness, sadness, trust, devotion, honesty, and pure wickedness a true book about most of the emotions we all have

Great read loved it

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