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Munich

By: Robert Harris
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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'A brilliantly constructed spy novel' Observer

'Grips from start to finish ... Superb' Mail on Sunday

MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938

Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace.

They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be notorious for what is about to take place.

As Chamberlain's plane judders over the channel and the Fuhrer's train steams south, two young men travel with their leaders. Former friends from a more peaceful time, they are now on opposing sides.

As Britain's darkest hour approaches, the fate of millions could depend on them - and the secrets they're hiding.

Spying. Betrayal. Murder. Is any price too high for peace?

 20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Exciting War Suspense

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Critic reviews

Grips from start to finish . . . Munich captures the mood of the times: the suspicion and the fear, the political intrigue, the swagger of the Nazi machine and the widespread elation at the mistaken belief that war has been averted. Superb. (Simon Humphreys)
Harris’s cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none . . . his research is so impeccable that he could have cut all the spy stuff and published Munich as a history book. Harris’s treatment of Britain’s most maligned prime minister is so powerful, so persuasive, that it ranks among the most moving fictional portraits of a politician that I have ever read (Dominic Sandbrook)
An intelligent thriller . . . with exacting attention to historical detail
A gripping account of the negotiations between Britain and Germany in 1938 before the outbreak of war
Atmospheric and fast-paced literary thriller . . . [it] grips from start to finish . . . Superb
Unputdownable to the point of being dangerous: the house could have been on fire while I was reading and I wouldn’t have noticed
Harris makes the reader gasp at every turn, with a truly moving portrayal of Chamberlain as a man who did the wrong thing for the right reason
A brilliantly constructed spy novel set amid the politicking of Chamberlain’s last-ditch negotiations with Hitler
A tantalising addition to the inexhaustible game of “what if”?
A wonderful tale of personal relationships and political drama…This is a very, very good read
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Enjoyable listen and well narrated, but a poor ending, almost as though the author was tired of writing and prematurely ended it all!

Poor Ending

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Since I have only a superficial knowledge of the events of 1938 I found this to be an engaging listen. For experts I imagine it may all be a bit laboured but perhaps they wouldn't be drawn to the book. The worms eye view, junior Civil Servants, of the deliberations of such familiar names as Chamberlain and Hitler made it all the more interesting.

An introduction to 1938

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The narration was excellent. Thomas Harris weaves an excellent thriller into the historic meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler at Munich. Very much up to his usual high standards.

Chamberlain and Hitler, a fascinating thriller

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Helped me to remember the realities of our subterfugous world that I have lived through!

Reality is fiction

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A slightly more user-friendly & nuanced look at Chamberlain and the decisions made re The Munich Accord.

Harris’s usual excellent technique, sound research and eloquent writing style breath life into history.

Decent narration.

Breathes life into the history. Agood listen.

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