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The Twelve

By: Stuart Neville
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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 Former paramilitary killer Gerry Fegan is haunted by his victims, 12 souls who shadow his every waking day and scream through every drunken night. Just as he reaches the edge of sanity, they reveal their desire: vengeance on those who engineered their deaths. From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all must pay the price.

When Fegan's vendetta threatens to derail Northern Ireland's peace process and destabilise its fledgling government, old comrades, and enemies alike want him gone. David Campbell, a double agent lost between the forces of law and terror, takes the job. But he has his own reasons for eliminating Fegan; the secrets of a dirty war should stay buried, even if its ghosts do not.

Set against the backdrop of a post-conflict Northern Ireland struggling with its past, The Twelve takes the reader from the back streets of the city, where violence and politics go hand-in-hand, to the country's darkest heart. Stuart Neville's gripping thriller marks the emergence of a brilliant new voice.

©2009 Stuart Neville (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Suspense Thriller & Suspense Heartfelt Haunted

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I have really enjoyed listening to this book. It is a complex and coherent story, it is interesting from a political perspective and I found the narration exceptionally helpful to the understanding of the unfolding of the story. I look forward to the authors next book.

Brilliant.

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Testament to great writing that you can actually find yourself routing for a character who you know was a monster.
Great story and very well narrated

Builds into a classic page turner

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If you’re interested in the Troubles and newer Northern Irish history, this is a great story. Besides being an exciting and violence story it also shows the cost of the conflict in terms of human and emotional strain. No side, neither the British, The Nationalist or the Loyalists comes out looking particularly clean. I really enjoyed the narration by Gerald Doyle, who has great NI & Scottish accent range. I can wholeheartedly recommend.

Great story & good deep characters across the line

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This was almost the perfect first novel but the suspense and writing creativity tapered off to produce a slightly under par ending. Unfortunately the narration is pretty bad but the book is generally so good that you learn to ignore that. I'll definitely read Stuart Neville's next based on the strength of this.

Excellent if slightly marred

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Excellent listening, some of the characters based on real life ones I wonder?

brilliant

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