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Capital Punishment

By: Robert Wilson
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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 Beautiful Alyshia D'Cruz has grown up in London and Mumbai wanting for nothing. But one night she takes the wrong cab home.

Charles Boxer, expert in high-stakes kidnap resolution, teams up with his ex-partner, investigative cop Mercy Danquah, who's battling with their rebellious teenage daughter.

Alyshia's father hires Boxer, who knows all about the tycoon's colourful career, which has made him plenty of enemies. But despite the vast D'Cruz fortune, the kidnappers don't want cash, instead favouring a cruel and lethal game. . . To save Alyshia, Boxer must dodge religious fanatics, Indian mobsters and London's homegrown crimelords.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is a journey to the dark side of people and places that lie just out of view, waiting for the moment to tear a life apart.

Read by Steven Pacey

(p) 2013 Orion Publishing Group©2013 Robert Wilson Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Crime England Suspense

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I purchased this after listening to the Falcon series which I thoroughly enjoyed so after reading the reviews I took the plunge!

Steven Pacey does an excellent job with the narration - I was hooked on the Jussi Adler-Olsen books which were also excellently narrated and wasn't disappointed with this one.

Great story keeps you listening to find out what happens next and finishes leaving you hanging for the next instalment which I'm off to get now!

Hooked!

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I listened to this after the second in the series. it was good to join the dots, but I preferred the second book.

great listen, excellent performance

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The offer tempted me to try out this author who I had not come across before - and what a bargain I got. With a kidnap as it's central theme this story has complex gangland and terrorist connections stretching from London to India - sees the private security sector jostling with the police and security services all of whom have different agendas; and also manages to very succinctly introduce you to the personal lives of the central characters so that you feel you really get to know them as the story progresses. It pulled me in from the very beginning and most importantly the ending is good - if not totally unforeseen. Steven Pacey's performance is extraordinary, coping as he does with strong male/female roles and a number of different nationalities all of which he makes just subtly different so that you are always aware of who you are listening to. I very nearly gave this 5 stars throughout but I did struggle a little on occasions working out the links and grievances of some of the characters - but I am quite sure someone with a better memory won't have that problem. I am now going to look to see what else there is from Robert Wilson - another Charles Boxer story I hope - a great character!

Great new author discovered on 2 for 1 offer!

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If you could sum up Capital Punishment in three words, what would they be?

A riveting story.

What other book might you compare Capital Punishment to, and why?

It's one on it's own.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Steven Pacey?

Yes.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Most of it the book kept me want to just keep listening to the end, then sorry when it ended.

Any additional comments?

So glad that he has continued with another book which I am about to start.

Very good book.

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Too complex, too many characters, difficult to care about any of them and hard to follow. I love Steven Pacey and chose this author from Pacey’s list of books. He does not let me down in this book. However the intricacy of the plot and the characters from all over the world left me confused at times as to exactly who they were and how the story came together. I think there is a good story in there, probably well written but too much intricacy and too many characters can ruin a good story.

Too complex and hard to follow

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