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Twelve Seconds To Live

By: Douglas Reeman
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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Below a dark and angry sea, men in the submarines of the British Navy prowl. Explosive spherical mines lie silently in wait for their weathered vessels. At any time, the abyssals of the Atlantic can be rocked by the terrifying din of a mine exploding and a boat imploding. Manning these cramped vessels is a fulltime hardship, with myriad risks and sometimes terrifying emergencies. But an even more dangerous vocation can be found on land at the British Navy’s Special Counter-measures - a place where men with either a death wish or nothing left to lose defuse enormous seamines. If any of these subjects stimulate your interest, Douglas Reeman’s Twelve Seconds to Live explores them with zest and tasteful drama in this masterful work of naval fiction.

©2002 Bolitho Maritime Productions Ltd (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sea Adventures War & Military Adventure War Royal Navy Submarine
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Not so much a story as a series of character sketches. Bits of parallel action overlap but then peter out or simply stop leaving the reader to figure out the ending.

Damp squib

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Personally very informative for me, I was aware of BP of course, but this story gave me a good insight to what went on there, and the effects on the staff.

Made me more aware of what went at Bletchley Park.

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Too much build up and relationships in the background. Not enough actual action and tension, in spite of the title.

Different balance to this book compared to Reeman’s usual

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I cant say enough how badly this is narrated. The guy has no idea how this was supposed to be done. Please get it reread by David Rintoul.
Bought the book instead. First time in 2 years i haven`t finished listening to a book.

Twelve Seconds To Live

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David Rintol narrating

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David Rintol narrating. This man is so bad at narrating i had to stop listerning after 20 mins.

Please re-record with a new narrator

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