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By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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A fast-moving, stunning new standalone psychological thriller – from the award-winning author of the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

Wolf Hadda has lead a charmed life. From humble origins as a woodcutter’s son, he has risen to become a hugely successful entrepreneur, happily married to the girl of his dreams. A knock on the door one morning ends it all. Thrown into prison while protesting his innocence, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later prison psychiatrist Alva Ozigbo makes a breakthrough: Wolf begins to talk. Under her guidance he gets parole, returning to his rundown family home in rural Cumbria.

But there is a mysterious period in Wolf’s youth when he disappeared from home and was known to his employers as the Woodcutter. And now the Woodcutter is back, looking for the truth – and revenge.

‘An outstanding novel of force and beauty [which shows] Hill's elegant writing, erudition and imagination' The Times

'He quickly proves he's lost none of his sardonic wit, punch and complexity … You'll be hard pushed to find another crime writer with his verve … Hill uses every trick in his arsenal to elucidate. The result is an epic, unbeatable mystery' Financial Times

'A big, fat mystery which has the enduring power of a myth … Hill proves once again that the driving force of a successful crime novel is character, not incident … The heights of the Dalziel & Pascoe series aside, Hill has never written a better book' Evening Standard

'Reginald Hill's books are as good as crime fiction gets and this one is as good as he gets … A tragic, funny standalone mystery … History is rewritten with brilliant originality and verve. The combination of wit and humanity is characteristic of this most inventive of crime novelists – warmly recommended' Literary Review

'Hill's plotting is brilliant, the jokes first-rate, the prose supple: it's his humble awe at the English language that enables him to be a minor master of it' Daily Telegraph

‘One of the most gripping crime novels of the past few years' TLS©2010 Reginald Hill (P)2010 W F Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction
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This is so far, the best audible book I have listened too. Mainly the narrator and his skill. Listen and you will understand. A very very talented man, i am now looking for more books narrated by Jonathan Keeble.

As for the story, very addictive listening, twists and turns all the way, I could not stop listening. I cannot recommend this book enough.

Dont wait, download now and you will be amazed

This is how audible books should be narrated

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Brilliant! Good plot and wonderfully read which makes all the difference.More like this please Mr. Hill!

The Woodcutter

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This audio book has everything going for it; intelligent writing, interesting plot, great characterisations all enhanced by probably the best narrator, Jonathan Keeble. Keeble's ability to hit on the right voice for each of the characters added to the fascinating and utterly believable plot which kept me glued to my i-pod. In fact I think I became quite anti-social during the duration and was sorry when it had finished.

CRACKING PLOT & FABULOUS NARRATOR

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in prisons and probation. Insightful and realistic. Absorbing read well read by a skilled narrator.

A good listen especially for those working

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Have never read Hill before, not even heard of him actually. The review sounded to my liking and thought to give it a go. Hill has a story spread over four periods of a mans life. Darting back and forth over 4 decades of fabulously simple highs to terribly vicious lows. A bit of Bond in there perhaps, a smidge more Lovejoy (the books not the pale imitation TV show). The story kept me going for the majority and near the end where I felt I had all the answers, it turns out I didn't. Well read by Keeble, some very good characters, I liked Hollins (bless him) haha. So we have greed, betrayal, revenge, not as violent as it maybe deserved to be. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend as easy to listen to and easy enough to keep up. Ideal for queues in airports.

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