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D-E-D Dead!

By: Geoffrey McGeachin
Narrated by: Peter Hosking
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 From the moment Alby drops his gun on a St Kilda tram he knows he's in for a bad day. Then his partner Harry is gunned down in a Double Bay coffee shop. By lunchtime Alby realises someone wants him dead - and they want him dead now. All Alby wants is some pasta, a good bottle of wine and to know more about the mysterious Grace Goodluck. But he also has to figure out who shot Harry and who wants him dead. And why.©2005 Geoffrey McGeachin. By arrangement with Penguin Group (Australia). (P)2006 Bolinda Publishing Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery
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Editorial reviews

Alby Murdoch wishes he was "parked on a cane chair" in Bali, surveying beauty with a gin-and-tonic in his hand. Listeners will be glad he’s not. During a breezy, action-packed, comic thriller that comes in at just under six hours, performer Peter Hosking treats listeners to a crisp, smiling Australian accent and a spy novel that scintillates with images ready for the movies.

In D-E-D Dead, Murdoch’s partner is gunned down, Murdoch is tripped up by razor wires and buried mines, and finally presented with a formidable challenge by the U.S. military itself. On top of it all, an irresistible femme fatale named Grace Goodluck promises anything but good luck.

Critic reviews

"McGeachin dishes up a wonderfully entertaining tale, rich with humor, an abundance of thrills and a pace that never flags." ( Sunday Tasmanian)
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Loved loved loved this book. However, not fond of the negative anti-American snide remarks. However our heroine is an American. So, there you go..... I had to slow down the narration a hair as Aussies talk fast, and you need to slow it down to get all the humor. His other books I've listened to are favorites of mine, but a bit post-war dark. So this was so refreshing as to how funny the author really is. You have to be funny in real life in order to write like this.

Fun - but not the anti-American Sentiments

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What made the experience of listening to D-E-D Dead! the most enjoyable?

Deep it isn't, but there's a lightness of touch and an almost ironic sense of bemusement that plays around the edges of absurdity, that makes the listening experience always amusing.

Any additional comments?

If you like your books playful and not requiring a huge intellectual investment DED Dead is a good way to pass a few hours.

Fun spy thriller

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it is funny, consistent, and keeps the characters moving.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The pacing was solid and as always, provided a good balance to the humor.

Which character – as performed by Peter Hosking – was your favorite?

As always, aour new age spy.

If you could take any character from D-E-D Dead! out to dinner, who would it be and why?

I would rather go to a group picnic, they all were so good.

Any additional comments?

Only that the author has developed a world that it is worth my time to visit.

A solid delivery

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What made the experience of listening to D-E-D Dead! the most enjoyable?

the book is well read the charactors are great these are a good book peter hosking always make them interresting with his style of reading

What was one of the most memorable moments of D-E-D Dead!?

the boat pirate peice

What about Peter Hosking’s performance did you like?

he seems to bring the charactors to life

If you could take any character from D-E-D Dead! out to dinner, who would it be and why?

alby when he gets grace goodluck

world pix

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Geoffrey McGeachin won the 2011 Ned Kelly, which is the Australian Crime writers award, for another of his stories recently released on Audible.
At under 6 hours listening time this is a delightful race through the underbelly of spying in Australia. While the name of the organisation may be as fictional as The Springs, the joint US/Australian facility in Central Australia, there may well be a dark room on the 13th floor of an office block in Sydney.
Alby's thesis for his Masters Degree is on WMD to his boss's delight until the Boss finally reads the abstract. And just how accidental is it that Grace Goodluck looks just like a Balinese goddess? Even the obsession with culinary delights has not escaped McGeachin's humour. Who knows? Alby may be right about that US/Australian facility in Central Australia!

At last! A fictional truth about 'Bitter Springs'

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The naration was not that good and the story was weak. Not going to recommend to anyone.

Not that interesting

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