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The Money That Never Was

By: David Luddington
Narrated by: Rory Barnett
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Summary

Charles Tremayne is a spy out of his time. After a long career spent rescuing prisoners from the KGB or helping defectors across the Berlin Wall, the world has changed. The Wall has gone, and no longer is there a need for a Russian-speaking ice-cold killer. Nowadays, state secrets are transmitted via satellite using impenetrable blowfish algorithms. Counting down the days to his retirement by babysitting drunken visiting politicos, he is seconded by MI6 for one last case. £250,000,000 of government money destined as a payoff for the dictator of a strategic African nation goes missing on its way to a remote Cornish airfield. 

Tremayne is dispatched to retrieve the money, and nothing is going to stand in his way. Armed with an IQ of 165 and a bewildering array of weaponry and gadgets, he is not about to be outmanoeuvred by the inhabitants of a small Cornish fishing village. Or is he? 

Best-selling author David Luddington weaves an engaging tale of one man's personal struggle with a world gone mad. It just so happens that the man who is struggling is a trained MI6 agent, and the world with which he is struggling consists of fish and chips, cider and fudge. Not to mention the bungling Barry Penwrith, desperate to hang on to his windfall.

©2011 David Luddington (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

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Really enjoyable easy listen

Another good story with engaging narration. Fun characters and storyline made it a great feel good listen.

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Fabulously entertaining!

James Bond style character and a small Cornish Coastal village. What's not to love?!!! Funny, endearing and massively entertaining in a thoroughly understated way. Excellent narration too!

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brilliant entire story

it's nice to read a book where the whole story starts and finishes. No waiting for the next bit. A straight forward story,with some funny bits and unusual happenings. I am thoroughly enjoying this author's stories.

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surprisingly good

likes the narration, funny story with great characters that really come alive. love easy light fun listen

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fun

not too complicated of a story but the little twists and caracters keep you engaged great background listen.

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A bit of patience required

Did not flow very easily, story and performance were ok, but just didn’t flow easily.

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Easy listen amusing story.

Enjoyed this offering. Just an easy listen when you're doing other mundane tasks.
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Disappointing

I rarely review or give only three stars for all categories but this offering from David Luddington really was below the acceptable. This particular story is too ludicrous for words, as it is also not funny it becomes tedious and boring. The narrator tells it in an even more boring style so I’m sorry to say but……. this one is consigned to the rubbbish heap.

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Meh

I’ve got about 3 hours left of this book and I’m not really bothered about finding out what happens. It’s a bit meh. The narrator reads the book like he’s on jackanory and the plot is about as complex. It’s a shame as I liked Schrodinger's Cottage and The Rose Well Files.

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Excellent!

Absolutely loved it! David Luddington never disappoints, always excellent! Great narration from Rory Barnett too, made the story come to life! 😍

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