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Curse the Day
- Narrated by: Nick Holbek
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Tobias Hawke was the tech genius boss of the British Institute for Deep Learning. Now his body has been found in his lab: he has been brutally murdered.
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Critic reviews
"A slick, fast-paced thriller from a master storyteller." (L. J. Ross)
"Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!" (James Swallow)
"New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around." (Frederick Forsyth)
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- Dobber
- 30-05-20
Frederick Forsyth is right, we need more from her.
I have just read Killing State and then listened to Curse of the day and I wish there was another. Perfect pace, plot to keep you intrigued. Also as an avid audiobook person (I drive a lot) some times the narrator can let a book down, this is very well read and like the plot keeps a great story going.
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- DaveD
- 06-07-20
Fang-tasting
Do not let this author slip under your radar. Judith O’Reilly is a most skilled writer and producer of the best adventure / thrillers that you could wish for.
North and Fang are a duo that competes handsomely with the classic partnerships of the classics and modern day crime fiction.
Curse the Day romps along at speed and has you hang on to a gripping state of the art breathtaking beauty of a story.
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- BigMamaNebraska
- 26-04-20
I wish I would have liked it
I not sure where to start of start on this review. Everything was within the book, I just didn't care for. I don't think I care for the characters was the main reason for not enjoying this book. Interesting ending but for the most part the plot was over the top and, again, I had no feelings for the characters at all. If there is a sequel, I don't think I will bother listening to it. It wasn't that the book was not well written, it just didn't trip my trigger and pull me in and leave me waiting for the next installment.