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Sight Unseen

By: Robert Goddard
Narrated by: John Telfer
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It is a hot summer's day in the tourist village of Avebury. A man sits outside the Red Lion pub, waiting. He sees a woman with three young children, two of them running ahead while their sister dawdles behind. A child's voice catches on the breeze.

For want of anything more interesting to do, the man watches. He sees nothing sinister or threatening. Even when another figure enters his field of vision, he does not react. The figure is ordinary - male, short-haired, stockily built. But he is moving fast, at a loping run.

And then it happens.

In one swift movement, the running man grabs the youngest child and carries her away. Still the man outside the pub does not react. Suddenly, a white transit van bursts into view, its engine racing, its rear door slamming shut. The child and her abductor are inside. The child's sister rushes forward. The man outside the pub jumps up....

The tragedy begins at Avebury. But it does not end there.

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Up to the usual standards of Robert Goddard, with lots of twists and turns and incorporating a little factual background detail based on an historical mystery to hold it all together. john Telfer is an excellent narrator for these typically "English" stories. Well worth a listen as, unlike his latest Max novels, it is self contained and brought to a satisfactory conclusion by the end of the book.

A well balanced and written story

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Another fantastic, detailed and gripping story; which is only improved by the incredible narration skills of John Telford. I had read the book many years ago, but this didn’t in any way lessen the tension and lovely flow of the story which does, as in every one of Goddard’s books, pull the reader in by use of cleverly interwoven and well researched facts with clever twists and turns.
The narration only adds to the enjoyment. A beautiful timbre of voice with clever nuances for each character led me to listening without pause for many hours in a desire to get to the end and unravel the ‘truth.’ Fabulous!

Superb!

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I struggled for the first few chapters, to be drawn in, but when I was, it was unputdownable. Good storyline with the usual historical hook, believable characters and a plot that wasn't over-convoluted, but enough to keep the guessing just off-kilter. Goddard's writing never ceases to attract.

It's a Goddard - of course it's brilliant!

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Robert Goddard Is such an inventive storyteller. His subjects are diverse and every story is totally different. They’re complex and multilayered tales which keep you gripped from start to finish. I particularly like the fact that his stories are woven around real events.

This book starts in Avebury ‘but it doesn’t end in Averbury’. An abduction is witnessed along with a road traffic accident. Over some 20 years, a mystery around some old letters is unravelled. These letters and the possibility of George III fathering an illegitimate son ( and potential heir) are at the heart of further deaths and the story just keeps ratcheting up the tension. I had no idea where it was going next and at a point where I thought it was all coming together, another storyline opened up.

Brilliant read and I was engrossed.

Complex multi layered tale

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I've read most of Robert Goddard's books and they all demonstrate the author's ability to tell a good story.
This book has some historical content, and a number of twists and turns, some admittedly more realistic than others. However they do hold the attention and like most of Goddard's books I found it hard to break away and did not really want it to end. The narrator was excellent.

A great story teller

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