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The Heart of the Matter

By: Graham Greene
Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
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Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.

© Graham Greene 1948, 1971 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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Well written book. Well read by narrator. A tragic story filled with temptations and doubts. I appreciate it, but it's not for everyone.

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