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Death in Berlin

By: M. M. Kaye
Narrated by: Kate Udall
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Miranda Brand is visiting Germany for what is supposed to be a month's vacation. But from the moment that Brigadier Brindley relates the story about a fortune in lost diamonds - a story in which Miranda herself figures in an unusual way - the vacation atmosphere becomes transformed into something more ominous. And when murder strikes on the night train to Berlin, Miranda finds herself unwillingly involved in a complex chain of events that will soon throw her own life into peril. Set against a background of war-scarred Berlin in the early 1950s, Death in Berlin is a consummate mystery from one of the finest storytellers of our time.

©1955, 1983 M.M. Kaye (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Detective Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction War Crime
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A story set in Britain and Berlin in British military circles should not be read by an American with an inability to pronounce words such as lilac and places such as Harwich, amongst others, in the perceived British way. Very, very irritating. Rant over!

Poor narration

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I persevered with this because I love the story but oh wow the narrator tried my patience. Why the publishers decided an American voice was the perfect vehicle for a very English crime, with English and European characters, in Berlin after WW2 is beyond me. She gave it her best shot but listening to her 'Cockney' was painful and the attempts to do an English colonel had me wincing. I wish this could be re-recorded with someone better fitted, voice-wise. If you can stand the cringe factor, go ahead and listen. It's still a great story!

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I was often irritated with the narrator, her attempts with the different accents sounded terrible, the intonation seemed rather odd, and she mispronounces some not uncommon words, such as "grimace" (she pronounces it grim-ace). Not an enjoyable listening experience, unfortunately.

Poor narrator

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No- the narration spoiled it for me.

How could the performance have been better?

I do not understand why it was felt necessary to have an American narrating when the characters were, in the main, British. Her pronounciation was poor and her attempts at a British accent ludicrous. I persevered until the end of the book but will not buy another audio book of M M Kaye's novels, I will just stick to the written word in future- which I know I will enjoy!

Poor narration

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A very good story but ruined in places by the reader’s American accent. For a story set in a time of Received Pronunciation English, it would have been better with an English accent. There were several mispronunciations of words which were somewhat cringe-worthy! A shame.

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