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The Twelve
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
When Fegan's vendetta threatens to derail Northern Ireland's peace process and destabilise its fledgling government, old comrades, and enemies alike want him gone. David Campbell, a double agent lost between the forces of law and terror, takes the job. But he has his own reasons for eliminating Fegan; the secrets of a dirty war should stay buried, even if its ghosts do not.
Set against the backdrop of a post-conflict Northern Ireland struggling with its past, The Twelve takes the reader from the back streets of the city, where violence and politics go hand-in-hand, to the country's darkest heart. Stuart Neville's gripping thriller marks the emergence of a brilliant new voice.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Susan
- 28-10-10
Brilliant.
I have really enjoyed listening to this book. It is a complex and coherent story, it is interesting from a political perspective and I found the narration exceptionally helpful to the understanding of the unfolding of the story. I look forward to the authors next book.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Joe
- 01-08-11
Excellent if slightly marred
This was almost the perfect first novel but the suspense and writing creativity tapered off to produce a slightly under par ending. Unfortunately the narration is pretty bad but the book is generally so good that you learn to ignore that. I'll definitely read Stuart Neville's next based on the strength of this.
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- Ade
- 11-04-20
Builds into a classic page turner
Testament to great writing that you can actually find yourself routing for a character who you know was a monster.
Great story and very well narrated
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Jeannette
- 09-04-10
brilliant
Excellent listening, some of the characters based on real life ones I wonder?
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 31-12-17
Cracking story
Great book, although the ghosts are central to the story, it doesn't take away from the gritty nature of the tale. Well written novel set in post conflict Belfast.
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- Graham
- 09-01-15
The Twelve
I enjoyed this gritty story and look forward to Stuart Neville's next novel.
The follow up to this one 4/5
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- David Crabbe
- 11-02-10
Good yarn, poorly told
Stuart Neville has produced a creditable first novel set in 'post conflict' Ulster. It is a gritty plot with moralistic overtones as the main character Gerry Fagan comes to terms with his past terrorist deeds pushed on by the ghostly apparitions of those he has killed. Those who are familiar with the political and terrorist characters in Northern Ireland will quickly recognise the thinly disguised characterisations and backdrops.
Unfortunately what is a reasonable story, is spoiled by very poor and inappropriate narration. The narrator (Gerard Doyle) cannot carry the accents of Northern Ireland (and elsewhere) in anything like a credible way and narrates the story in a voice that is more suited to Darby O'Gill than the back streets of West Belfast! This is a real shame because the story deserves better.
If you can overcome this (as I eventually did) then it is worth a listen. However, if poor accents annoy you give it a miss.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Lucy
- 19-08-10
Different
I really enjoyed this book. I thought the Ghosts were a very clever concept. I have gone on the listen to Collusion the second book in what I hope is going to be a series of books by this writer and enjoyed it as well
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- Thrillers&morethrillers
- 02-06-22
Great story & good deep characters across the line
If you’re interested in the Troubles and newer Northern Irish history, this is a great story. Besides being an exciting and violence story it also shows the cost of the conflict in terms of human and emotional strain. No side, neither the British, The Nationalist or the Loyalists comes out looking particularly clean. I really enjoyed the narration by Gerald Doyle, who has great NI & Scottish accent range. I can wholeheartedly recommend.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- John
- 27-10-11
Story OK, Narration awful
The story is a good,suspense filled tale. The narration is awful and sounds like a schoolboy reading out loud to a classroom.
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