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The Factory
- And Other Stories
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A dozen stories of espionage in Berlin, from one of the genre’s masters
In 1990—after the Iron Curtain has lifted but before East and West Germany become one—an uneasy truce exists between the spy agencies of Berlin’s two halves. As the governments of the divided state negotiate reunification, espionage continues quietly. That calm is about to explode. An English agent, on a routine collection of microfilm on the other side of Checkpoint Charlie, is arrested for spying, and all hell threatens to break loose. He is the fourth officer in six months to fall, and the arrest confirms everyone’s fear: There is a mole in English intelligence.
Responsibility falls on Samuel Bell, the head of the Berlin espionage department, nicknamed “the Factory.” But Bell’s search for the mole—an unwanted strain on his alcohol-frayed nerves—is only one of this collection’s dozen stories of life in the Factory, where deception is rampant and death is never far behind.
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- Barry Hawkins
- 10-01-23
Brilliant
Really enjoyed the whole thing. Robin Sachs was a really great narrator, a sad loss
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- Hi Ho Silver
- 29-12-21
Good game, hope you're playing at home
This author certainly knows how to craft intricate plots. This collection weaves through deceit and intrigue on a world stage with MCs we hardly get to know in short stories, which is a shame as several could fill out well. Not the best narrator, who does not characterize the females well, but it was OK.
Even the "goodies" did bad things, and the "baddies" did good things, but then that's life.
ENJOYABLE
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- Dan England
- 15-06-23
Really really good
Very rare, do I listen to a full book in one or two sessions, but this had me gripped
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-04-22
How devious the world of espionage!!!
A genuinely original tale well told. I had worked out who the "mole" was beforehand but the failings, human and otherwise did prevent confirmation to the end. A good tale well told
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- KH
- 12-05-22
Conected stories.
It is not randomn short stories so is more a single book than collection of short stories.
I enjoyed.
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- amazonian
- 26-05-22
A decent book about intelligence services
This was easy to listen to but was spoiled by the conclusion about the agent responsible and the time it took to unravel by the Head of the Department so you're constantly shouting out "it's obvious!" . Really wonderful narration though.
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- Preston
- 05-05-23
Excellent short stories
Well performed and well written. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and hope for more from this author
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- MATHIJS
- 24-08-22
start is good
start is good, but lost interest from chapter 7 . more action and intrigue would have made it better
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- laurence
- 16-11-22
The Factory comments
The book started with a twist that became clear as you read more. However the flow of the story is hard to follow and in reality the internal checks and loss of life would have been picked up on.
I persevered and finished up but overall it was a disappointing read and lacking factual detail on procedures within intelligence
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- avidreader
- 04-11-22
Superb
Excellent plot and characterisation, thoroughly enjoyable. The spiral of increasing desperation seemed sure to ens in disaster....
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