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The Final Hour

Victor the Assassin, Book 7

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The Final Hour

By: Tom Wood
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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About this listen

Author of the BBC Radio 2 Book Club best seller Better Off Dead

From best-selling author Tom Wood comes a unique and gasp-inducing Victor thriller that turns all your expectations on their head....

Former CIA agent Antonio Alvarez has been tracking a dangerous murderer for years, a nameless hitman responsible for numerous homicides. Once, the Agency deflected him away from his search, but now a promotion has given him a second chance to right the past.

Only problem is the murderer has vanished.

Thousands of miles away, the assassin known as Victor has stopped working - recently he began to care; he made mistakes. But there's another assassin, Raven, who needs his help - and she is hard to refuse....

Enter a world of betrayal, tension and twists perfect for fans of Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X, The Nowhere Man), James Swallow (Nomad, Exile) and Terry Hayes (I Am Pilgrim, Day of the Locust).

©2017 Tom Wood (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Assassin Crime Exciting Espionage

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Critic reviews

"Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive." (Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X)
"Great, page-turning stuff." (James Swallow, author of Nomad and Exile)
"Very Few British writers are as good at the action thriller." ( Sunday Express)
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Sorry but I thought it wasn't up to Tom's usual standard. It felt a bit rushed in my opinion.

average

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Tom Wood continues to turn Victor into one of the book worlds best characters!
As Toms books grow stronger Victors story gets deeper. New characters emerge and open pathways to future storylines!
Keep up the good work Tom!

Another outstanding book by Tom Wood!

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I have waited for ages for this. When I noticed that the narrator wasn't Rob Shapiro, I realised I had been listening to the US only versions of these books .

So, it was with a heavy and impatient heart that I bought and downloaded the UK edition .
I should have waited . I lost count of how many times I groaned at the narrators inability to mimic an American accent and instead, sounding quasi Welsh/Scandinavian ( seriously, listen to it if you don't believe me) or something worse .

The storyline would have been gripping I think but insteadI got really distracted by the increasingly lumpen and vaudevillian character accents .

So please, avoid this version and wait until August when Rob Shapiro's version is released . He embodies Victor and really electrifies the prose .

Anyone else simply isn't Victor.

Victor Is Back With An Irish Accent !

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I've heard all of the books in the series and everyone is enjoyable. Some are a little predictable but very easy to listen to

As good as always

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far better than book 6, which is the only weak one in the series. I'm disappointed to see the narrator changes for book 8 as Daniel Philpott does an outstanding job of Victor-the 'Bad Bond'.
Still, I'll give book 8 a listen and let you know...

classic Victor

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