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The Payback
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Woodster
- 13-06-15
Awesome book
Great story so many twists and turns.
Fully recommended , narrator totally captures the mood through out.
7 people found this helpful
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- Happy Otter
- 09-04-15
Great for a good story!
Couldn't wait to get back to it! I really liked the characters and like that you can't help but feel for a baddie and feel hatred for the 'real' baddie! Good am going to get another - like this narrator too!
5 people found this helpful
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- michael
- 24-04-16
Simon kernick does it again
I never thought I would feel sorry for a contract killer but simon kernick pulled it off.keep the books coming please.
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- James
- 08-09-13
OMG - Best book so far!!
What did you like most about The Payback?
The way in which the author went in out of the 1st person, the story was by any book i have read so far, Totally gripping!
What did you like best about this story?
The research and realism!
What about Paul Thornley’s performance did you like?
Paul Thornley was one of the first narrators I was forced to write a negative review of, now I don't read a book unless its narrated by him! He makes the book....
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laugh, Cry, all the emotions you get from a great and well read book happened with this one!
Any additional comments?
First book I have read by this author it wont be the last I cant wait to get my next credit! :)
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- Nicola
- 30-07-22
Terrific
The usual sure-footed writing kept me listening - a real page-turner and Paul Thornley is, as always, exactly the right narrator.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-05-22
enjoy.
loved this book, well written, well read,twists and turns thoroughly enjoyed it. will recommend.
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- Marion G.
- 21-05-22
Plenty of action but badly narrated
I really do not like this narrator. Very aware that he is reading and I have no choice but to listen. Action packed, brutal and offtimes unpleasant, the story of a highly paid ex-policeman turned assasin will hold ones interest even though there is little sympathy for either him, those who hire his services or those he kills. On the plus side, the novel rattles along at a frantic pace and is far from boring but ....... was not unhappy to have reached the end with a satisfactory result for all concerned - including me!
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- C. H. Williams
- 29-03-19
Excellent narrative
Kerniick and Thornley deliver again. Fast paced as usual. Highly recommended. Good author and narrator.
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- Pusateri
- 19-06-18
Excellently story well told
The great Tina Boyd is central to the story and doesn’t disappoint. Numerous twists and turns, bent coppers and hired killers. Classic Kernick stuff brought to life by a great narrator. Highly recommended for fans of this author. If you haven’t read him before the earlier books would introduce Boyd but this can be read as a one off.
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- D. J. Wilkinson
- 09-05-18
Breathtaking pace
This book left me exhausted! Fast paced crime thriller from an author who has really grown on me.
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- L.bReW
- 10-08-16
An efficient well-oiled machine
A lot of dramatic action sprinkled with a tolerable amount of sappy-ness. The story kept moving forward in a way that kept me fully engaged.
What was unique was the author's ability to switch back and forth between first and third person. I didnt think i would like that but found it added to the drama.
This narrator is now one of my favorites.
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- Carl
- 04-01-15
Action all the time, no boring parts.
Would you listen to The Payback again? Why?
Not nowadays but probably after several years.
What other book might you compare The Payback to and why?
My previous Simon Kernick book.
Which character – as performed by Paul Thornley – was your favorite?
Paul Thornley is, without any doubth, the very best performer at least in my humble opinion.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I did it in ten one hour parts during daily long walks.
Any additional comments?
This Kernick/Thornley co-operation is a great entertainment though is has some strange details.