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The Marylebone Drop
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
A drop, in spook parlance, is the passing on of secret information. It's also what happens just before you hit the ground. Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelope being passed from one pair of hands to another in a Marylebone cafe, he knows he's witnessed more than an innocent encounter. But in relaying his suspicions to John Bachelor, who babysits retired spies like Solly for MI5, he sets in motion a train of events that will alter lives.
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- stewart verrilli
- 02-06-22
I fell for the short story full credit again!
It was fine but audible is so deceptive with their purchase policies.... unless you really look at the specification it is easy to blow a full credit on an hour and a half short story. What happened to listing the charge amount alternative to using a credit.
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- Keenan
- 03-08-20
Perfect companion to Slough House series
A retired asset insists he saw a drop. No one does drops anymore, he's told. It's too old-fashioned. But his MI5 handler, a semi-retired part-timer, asks a friend in Regent's Park for a favor: look up the name of the spy who the assets identified setting off a firestorm that changes the lives of everyone involved. Classic Mick Herron. Spot-on Gerard Doyle narration, as always.
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- Dave V.
- 23-09-22
Not the normal quality
Honestly this one was a bit disappointing. In my opinion, Mick's novels take some time to pick up speed and gain character. This one seemed too short to gather momentum so it really didn't have much substance. Gerard was wonderful as usual but the story just didn't do anything for me. I wish i would have passed on this one.
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- BallaghMan
- 25-03-20
Another nice one.
Another little short one to flesh out the other short one, The List. With The Catch to follow
As usually clever satirical funny writing. Nice plot twists. It’s short but satisfying.
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- Thomas
- 21-08-23
A dark story as told by dark characters
Mick Herron never fails his readers. The human frailties of his characters, the brutality of his imagery, the surgical choices of his vocabulary all combine to deliver a most entertaining read. It’s not hard to understand that Herron’s followers are almost a cult.
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- MercilessFir
- 02-03-23
New Characters Introduced
Short novella introduces new characters and storylines. Basically Mick’s moving chess pieces into place for the next chapter.
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- E.J.
- 27-07-22
Not up to Herron’s usual standard
Like a Seinfeld episode. Nothing happens. Boring, gray people going through the motions with nothing at stake.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-05-23
What happened to slough house
Too short. No slough house involved. Sorry I chose it using a credit. Will be more careful next time.
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- Careful Buyer
- 24-02-23
Fill in the blanks
I love getting deeper into main characters from the Slough Series. It helps see the story from another perspective.
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- Erica
- 13-01-23
Very slow
Kept waiting for the hook, then the book ended. Slower than his other works by a fair margin.