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The Swiss Spy
- Narrated by: Stephen Critchlow
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
It's not unusual for spies to have secrets, but Henry Hunter has more than most, and after he is stopped by British Intelligence at Croydon airport on the eve of the Second World War, he finds he has even more.
In March 1941 in Berlin, haunted by a dark episode from his past, he makes a fateful decision resulting in a dramatic journey to the Swiss frontier, with a shocking outcome.
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- 07-08-19
Gripping
A gripping spy story, which really evokes the war time atmosphere. The narration was excellent.
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- nought
- 29-12-17
Thrilling tale
Very well written beautifully read very much enjoyed
Kept me listening difficult to stop lisyening
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- angela
- 09-01-18
Well written but not well produced.
An exciting and enjoyable read with plenty of hooks to keep the reader interested. The narrator is a very good actor with the ability to convey different voices and accents, however much of the action takes place in Germany or German speaking Switzerland and his erratic and annoyingly inaccurate German pronunciation is very irritating for anyone who knows the language. German has easy pronunciation rules which even a non speaker can learn and master. Certainly this gifted reader with his good ear for accents could have mastered it. It seems no one prepared him.
Apart from that it's a good and well read novel.
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- Trixie
- 25-04-19
Seriously dreary story
Nothing likeable about the Swiss Spy. He’s a deceitful killer with no moral compass. Nobody comes out well in this story and I was thankful when I came to the end.
The narrator makes absolutely no effort to pronounce any of the French and German names/words correctly and I’m at a loss to know why the editor of this audio book didn’t insist on a better job.
I will make a point of avoiding any other books by this author.
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- Brodie
- 29-08-20
Wonderful Narrator
I loved everything about this book, the story was really good, a double agent and a love interest. Well written and wonderfully read. The narrator had such a variety of voices and each voice fitted the character well. I certainly recommend this book.
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- Lynn
- 19-08-18
Fabulous
One of the best spy novels I’ve read. Twists and turns and heart in your mouth moments. Loved the narrator’s voice. Highly recommend!
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- Fittpar
- 14-05-18
Excellent Story
A book very well written and also well narrated.
I didn’t want to stop listening. Strongly recommend to readers of spy stories.
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- Mark
- 14-02-18
A very good listen.
Great characters, a really good plot and very exciting right to the end. I thought the narration was very good.
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- anne
- 17-03-21
Excellent.
Another WWII spy story from a master of the genre. Superbly narrated by Stephen Critchlow. Every book I’ve read by Alex Gerlis has been absolutely excellent. Fast paced, detailed, intelligent and totally plausible, it’s easy to think of them as history. If you enjoy a character and plot based spy story, look no further than Mr Gerlis, you won’t be disappointed.
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- Fran w
- 26-07-20
The Swiss spy
I found The Swiss spy book was a Very enjoyable read. Read on audiobooks of course.
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