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The Devil's Bargain
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents The Devil's Bargain by Stella Rimington, read by Penelope Rawlins.
One lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it.
The new spy thriller from Stella Rimington, former head of MI5.
Harry Bristow: policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud.
In 1988, Harry made one mistake: he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain - and he’s regretted it ever since. So when he recognises Igor many years later as his newly elected MP, he knows he has to come clean. But the MP recognises him, too - and Harry fears what he might do next.
Peter Robinson, MP: salesman, politician, bachelor, spy.
It was easy to get into Britain in 1988 as an illegal, working deep undercover, but the break-up of the Soviet Union cut Robinson off from his homeland. He’s inching closer to Britain’s levers of power - but now the one man who knows his secret has reappeared. With no way to contact Moscow, he must act fast to preserve his position and reap its rewards - at any cost.
Manon Tyler, CIA analyst, has just boarded a plane to London - with a report on Russian illegals to read.
Critic reviews
"Damn good." (Daily Telegraph)
"This is something rare: the spy novel that prizes authenticity over fabrication, that is true to the character and spirit of intelligence work." (Mail on Sunday)
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- V James
- 29-03-22
Good book but prefer previous voice over
Prefer the artist that did the previous books. This one is a trying too hard and it’s distracting. Very staccato style so not relaxing to listen to.
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- Sara Davies
- 28-01-23
Popcorn read
Fun story awfully read
Not up to the usual standard at all far fetched at times
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- Niki
- 11-03-23
The most annoying narration ever
Am on chapter 4 and have had to break off to let you know this is the most annoying and cringey performance I have ever listened to. I’m quite enjoying the story which is a relief seeing as I’ve paid for it but I recommend you give this a miss and never ever listen to a book read by this narrator.
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- Mr STEVEN PEARSON
- 11-01-23
Thoroughly enjoyable
In the vein of Liz Carlyle, the story keeps you hanging on for bad things to happen that don't and then doo when you are least expecting it.
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- Mike
- 09-07-23
The weakest storyline of all books so far..
This is the 1st book I have listened to from Stella, which is not part of the Liz Carlyle series. Sadly, this did not live up to the series. In places it seemed confused and the characters were not as well developed as in previous books.
That said, it was a reasonable book and I stayed with it till the end.
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- Ms Anne Brodie
- 29-03-24
Excellent book; shame about the narrator.
The story was great spy stuff, but spoiled by the questionable voices and accents affected by the narrator. Do the people who commission these audiobooks ever listen to them, I wonder.
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- SE
- 31-03-22
Disappoint ing and irritating narration
I felt the story was not up to Dame Stella’s previous works - it was formulaic and predictable. Other spy writers are now vying for Le Carre’s mantle with far more nuanced and intricate plots and characterisation. But most of all, the narration kept me constantly irritated - male voices particularly accented are not this lady’s forte. Perhaps the stories of Manon will develop - I hope so
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- ambrose
- 31-03-22
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Glad to see her back . Read all her books and suggest others do the same. I feel the must have been some past experiences involved in this story . The American Embassy moved and marsham street occupants well know to author but not mentioned, why not ... I like the detail as do many, but then experiences make the story.
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- Else Cameron
- 01-04-23
A good narrator
Not the most exciting plot of Stella Rimmington books - but good all the same. And I think the variety of voices provided by the narrator was extremely good. Particularly the female characters
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- The Audio Traveller
- 04-09-23
Outstanding book
Some of the readers accents are a bit questionable but otherwise a thrilling listen. Bravo.
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