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The Black Book
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Series: A Black Book Thriller, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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How can you prove your innocence when you can't remember the crime?
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- Megan Bowe
- 05-10-17
Back to the best of James Patterson
After enjoying the majority of the Alex Cross books and the Jack Reacher series I had begun to predict the storylines of the recent books I had listened to HOWEVER this book, the narrator, the storyline has given me the fantastic feeling of 'what happens next!' Gripped til the end. Hope others enjoy it as much as I did.
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- Weigh In Time
- 24-10-17
FANTASTIC!!
This book was fantastic, it's amazingly narrated the story if always making you guess all the way until the very last word. if you like thriller's then this is the book for you! just brilliant!
it's also been brought by CBS as a TV series... I hope they don't ruin it!
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- Nathan
- 30-07-17
Fantastic!
I love this book, from start to finish it had me on my toes. The narrator is excellent too.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a gripping crime story, loved this book. Best book I've ever read.
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- Smallbo
- 02-07-17
Back to James Patterson's Best
This book is one of the best of James Patterson's books which I've read in a long while. The plot has so many twists and turns that I couldn't wait for the next chance i had to listen. Jumping between past and present took a little getting used to, but that didn't detract from the overall experience. The reader was good too.
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- Kirsty Nightingale
- 02-06-17
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fantastic Read. gripping and a real page turned excellent narration and just the right tempo
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- Judy Lovelock
- 22-05-17
Another winner
Yet again a definite winning story line, with a very unexpected twist at the end, can't wait to listen to the next one
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- A. Mitchell
- 30-06-19
Totally enjoyed
I really enjoyed this. I didn't guess the twists and turns, which is great. I'd recommend. Narrator's tone a bit irritating in the emotional parts, but easily manageable!
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- Debbie Ison
- 02-05-19
Twists and turns a plenty!
Excellent plot with strong, colourful characters. James Patterson has done the right thing collaborating with David Ellis, thought he’d gone off the boil to be honest but this is right up there with his best. Thought that the narrator could have injected a little more tone into the voices of the different characters but overall, a job well done.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-02-19
One of the best I've ever read....amazing!
I love the NYDP RED series and this has all the makings of the series but more drama, twists and turns in every chapter....James Patterson is an utter genius and this is one of his finest!
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- Aaron
- 27-01-19
Brilliant
Best book ive listened to for a long time! love how it jumps from past to present. gripping.
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- barbara
- 08-04-19
The Black Book
Wow, why did I wait this long to read this book. What a atory, never guessing the ending. This is of the old Patterson writing, loved every second of it. Tje narration was excellent.
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- Aysha
- 19-03-21
The Black Book
The book was a bit long winded but not bad. I kept listening because I was interested to see how the story would come together. The Narrator was good!
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- Caylene J. Vincent
- 28-03-21
Keeps you guessing
Such a well written book there is simply no way you can guess the plot until it’s revealed in the end