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Prince of Spies

The Richard Prince Thrillers, Book 1

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Prince of Spies

By: Alex Gerlis
Narrated by: Rupert Bush
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Find the truth; risk everything. A gripping WWII spy novel full of intrigue and peril from a modern master.

1942: a German spy comes ashore on a desolate stretch of Lincolnshire beach. But he is hunted down by a young detective, Richard Prince. The secret services have need of a man like him....

In occupied Europe, Denmark is a hotbed of problems for British intelligence. Rumours of a war-ending weapon being developed by the Germans are rife. Sent to Copenhagen, Prince is soon caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Dodging Gestapo agents, SS muscle and the danger of betrayal, his survival - and the war effort - hangs in the balance.

Gripping and intense, Prince of Spies is the first in a new espionage series that will delight fans of Alan Furst, Philip Kerr and John le Carré.

©2020 Alex Gerlis (P)2021 W F Howes 20th Century Espionage Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military War Military Thriller

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The story is ok….not hugely thrilling and a little far-fetched, but I did feel compelled to finish it…the narration is pretty poor and lacking in variety and excitement. I don’t think I’ll be bothering with any more titles by this author…perhaps if it was narrated by Jonathan Keeble I might be thinking differently??

Dull narration

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As usual Alex Gerlis has produced a compelling story, very well researched. I did find the narration rather lumpy and often unconvincing.

Great story

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The narration leaves a bit to be desired. The narrator needs to learn how some names are pronounced - like Ciaus (as in the College). The correct pronunciation is "Keys". It took me several minutes to figure it out. There were a few other issues where a place name was wrong, but in general a very good offering.

Great story, but...

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Like other reviewers, I felt compelled to listen to the end, even though narration is poor. It is so robotic, I even checked whether it was indeed a human and not AI. I have the sense that the narrator has chosen a slow enough speed at which to go that ensures he doesn’t need to pre-read. The outcome of which was as much emotion as a fish might show. That said, Prince himself is poorly written as well. Shan’t be continuing. Shame. I like some other Gerlis and had high hopes.

Good story, shame no emotion

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A promising start to a new series of spy thrillers absolutely ruined by the worst narration in my extensive Audible library.

Narration

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This narrator should return to traffic reports.
The story isn’t much better, so he’ll feel at home.

So badly read

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Good story . Good narrator. interesting with a sence of this actually happened. Worth a read

Great story

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love the complexity, twists and turns, the detailed descriptions, a little history, tiny bit of romance.

so much going on to keep you interested

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Entertaining and compelling story. It's a bit far fetched in some ways but it's not a history book.

Quite good

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The reader is superb and manages to convey the tension in the story which unfolds brilliantly


Excellent plot

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