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Vagabond

By: Gerald Seymour
Narrated by: John O'Mahony
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Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign, Vagabond, ran agents, informers. Now he lives in quiet isolation and works as a guide to tourists visiting the Normandy's D-Day beaches. But violence in Northern Ireland is on the rise again. The covert world was close to destroying Danny. Fifteen years later the stakes are higher, the risks greater, and Danny will have to prove that he is as hard and ruthless as before.

©2014 Gerald Seymour (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

Critic reviews

"Once again demonstrating his ability to probe the moral murkiness of the spy trade and create an absorbingly diverse ensemble, Seymour crafts a sophisticated, reader-teasing tale" ( Sunday Times on The Corporal’s Wife)
"Picking up a novel by Gerald Seymour is like taking a deep breath of fresh air" ( Independent on The Corporal’s Wife)
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This was as expected from the author an excellent well thought out book. My problem with it arises from the modern ability to be read a novel. It was well narrated from the point of voices but each scenario morphed into the next with no gap. I personally found this confusing. Obviously not a problem with a n actual book

Very good but with reservations

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Gerald Seymour is a master of plot and context but the structure is hard to follow without some indication of change of scene.

Good story, poor presentation

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Gerald Seymour is a great writer, but is from the period before listening to books was in vogue, hence the switching from one scene to another is made without consideration for listeners, this is a great shame as rather than being an easy listen, this becomes a trial for the listener, having to stop rewind and reconnect with the flow, whilst I enjoyed the theme the descriptions and the overall theme I am unable to recommend this as a good listening experience, however the narration by John O’Mahony is excellent.

Interesting, but not an easy listen!

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I have always liked Gerald Seymour's novels. The problem is that I realise that, for me, they do not translate well to audio. In this particular book, the narrator does not help with his monotonous slow delivery ( I won't be buying anything he narrates) but the main issue is the style of the book. Seymour weaves several strands together in a complicated manner. In the physical books the line separation identifies that the story has moved from Ireland to Russia or Kent. On this recording there is not even a slight pause......the editing is just too tight reultinb in momentary confusion.

The best thing about an audio book is that I can either relax and listen or even do something else. With this book one has to concentrate.......in which case I may as well read it........it would be cheaper and a lot quicker.

Good book.....doesn't work as an audio book!

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Would you try another book written by Gerald Seymour or narrated by John O'Mahony?

Not one narrated John O'Mahoney.

What could Gerald Seymour have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Far too slow paced.

How could the performance have been better?

Cut out the dreadful accents.

Was Vagabond worth the listening time?

No.

Any additional comments?

Nothing like as enjoyable as his best books.

Not good.

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