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The Last Voice You Hear
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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- Derek Platten
- 19-01-21
Another example of Herron's impeccable prose.
When you have to Google whether ostriches do really bury their heads in the sand, you know that you're reading a Mick Herron novel.
I have no hesitation in recommending The Last Voice You Hear so that you realise why it is necessary to do so.
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- Sarah F
- 26-10-20
Dreadfully affected sing-song narration
As a fan of Mick Herron's books in general, I did enjoy this book's predecessor Down Cemetery Road and it was very well narrated by Anna Bentinck. The Slough House series are also very well served by Sean Barrett. However Julia Franklin is for me, unlistenable. Oddly breathy, and very affected, narration, with peculiar emphases on insignificant words; the voice in which Zoe Boehm's dialogue is rendered is slightly better but I eventually gave up in despair
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- M. Phillida Workman
- 20-05-22
Fantastic
Really loved this. A bit like a less jolly Kate Atkinson story. I'm already hooked on the Slough House series🙂
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- squirky
- 26-10-21
I love Mick Herron but IMO this story was awful
Just dull as watching paint dry. Kept waiting for it to get good, as the other 10 or so books I’ve read by MH have been at least good if not excellent. It just never happened. Almost nothing happened and what did happen happened in such slow and excruciating detail as to render even exciting events dull. Highly recommend ALL in the Slough House series though. The 1st Zoe novel is also good (not great) as is the standalone Reconstruction (despite a SLOW start). I love you Mick!
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- Nutmeg
- 20-06-22
Great story, great characters and great narrator
It’s a great story this one. Intricately plotted, and Sarah and Zoe are back and ready for action if absolutely necessary. And of course action is necessary. It’s a slow-burn but we’ll worthwhile.
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- Alex from Boston
- 22-04-22
Slow story telling spoils a good story
This is the first book outside the Slough House series I read. I read reviews which help lower expectations, the reviews were generally positive, especially regarding Mick Herron's able writing, I agree with that. But there was too much musing around, and although some humor is present, on the whole, the book was depressing. There was too much repetition of negative thoughts, endless mulling. I seriously missed the energy of Rod Ho, and that is saying a lot, because he is supposedly annoying beyond recovery. I feel the need to share this not so good review, because I was blindsided by the positive reviews I read.
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- bill
- 06-07-21
Very Complex Story
Great plot. Female hero characters really grow on you. The narrator is superb. Highly revommend.