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Narrated by:
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Bo Foxworth
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Lorna Raver
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Robertson Dean
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Jane Jacobs
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Yuri Rasovsky
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By:
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Olen Steinhauer
About this listen
Two investigators, a secret policeman and a homicide detective, are assigned to the case. Both believe that their superiors are keeping them in the dark, but they can't figure out why, until they begin to realize that everything is connected to a seven-year-old murder, a seemingly insignificant killing that has had far-reaching consequences.
Politics and history, for which Olen Steinhauer's novels are most praised, turn intimate and highly compelling in this new novel, reminiscent of John le Carre's best.
©2006 Olen Steinhauer (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
"Steinhauer again displays his masterful manipulation of character, plot, and reader expectations....A fast, intriguing listen. Highly recommended." (Library Journal)
"Steinhauer's dazzling fourth book...shows how a skilled writer working at the top of his form can keep a series from faltering." (Publishers Weekly)
Complex Story
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Story good, narration...? Hmm.
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Too complicated to follow
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Liberation Movements is sometimes a bit jumpy and the non-linear, multiple POV, narrative distracts a little from the setting, but again, I love to see Steinhauer experiment with the spy/crime format. Whatever points he loses because of its messiness, he more than makes up for because of his novelty and originality.
The narration, however, is another story. It just didn't gel with me. The multiple (5) narrators is only so-so. It really becomes a tad obnoxious listening to the narration of tape recordings (a little too meta for my taste).
Hyper-original Espionage/Crime/Revenge Thriller
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life under the Soviet bloc
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I stopped listening after about half the book. That's saying a lot. I've never before stopped an audio book before the end and I rarely stop reading a book before the end.
First book I stopped
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