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  • The Loo Sanction

  • By: Trevanian
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
  • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (615 ratings)

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The Loo Sanction

By: Trevanian
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Publisher's summary

Jonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns for another masterful adventure.

Jonathan has gone to England for a vacation, but it is interrupted when British Intelligence needs him for his highly skilled services. Jonathan must take over the mission of an agent whose murder was so bizarre and terrifying that no other agent was willing to replace him.

His task is to locate a set of secretly made films that incriminate a number of high-ranking British officials. His target is a top underworld figure who delights in debauchery and torture.

Facing this threat, Jonathan is drawn into a labyrinthine network of intrigue and depravity. When the pieces of the dangerous puzzle fall together, he will be forced to attempt one of the most daring escapes ever conceived.

©1973 Trevanian (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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an amazingly complex and entertaining book

worthy of the time and interesting character development with history thrown in for good measure

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Decent, well written, well read thriller

A fun sequel to the Eiger Sanction. Definitely sillier but still engrossing. Great read too. recommended if you like James Bond/Alistair MacLean style books as well as Bond's sillier elements

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Read All of Trevanian!

In general, the novels of Trevanian blow away our current best selling authors who deal in similar genres. Artfully rendered in plot and character complexity, as well as sense of humor, humanity, and language of superb story telling, these are riveting stories that should endure. Though set in his contemporary era of the early 1970's, I think Trevanian is timeless. The narration performance of Joe Barrett is the best that I have ever experienced on Audible (and I have been through many good ones)! He depicts different male & female characters so seamlessly that the listener needs to make no conscious effort to know which character is speaking. A fabulous performance by the narrator, Joe Barrett! I only wish there was more from Trevanian. I recommend reading the earliest to the last.

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Excellent ambiance and attention to detail in the voices used by the narrator.

I enjoyed this book completely. Just A thought, have a thesaurus ready. Obscure verbiage and obtuse usage. I loved it!

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Liked the characters

The story was captivating. Would like to have a guy like McTaint around for a round

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Trevanian

Lot of adjectives and adverbs to create a scene. If you like other Trevanian writing you won’t be disappointed. Good at coloring the guy who does bad things the protagonist. Others who do bad are antagonists. Keeps the action moving and the storyline interesting. The performance of the reader is excellent with several distinctive character voices, male and female. Well done and pronunciation was sharp and clear. Will look for more books with the combination of Trevanian and Barrett.

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The Loo Sanction

Good story and exciting. However, this book was published several years ago and the info that touted the book did not mention this. I purchased this book having forgotten that I had read it when it first came out. If I had been made aware of this fact I would have purchased sonething else.

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Very enjoyable!

Good thriller, written well with lots of gory action.
Narration is perfect for this genre.

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The Loo Sanction

This is my first novel by Trevanian and I will certainly be getting more. Can't wait to pick out the next one. Totally engrossing - held my interest for the duration. Dr. Hemlock, I imagine, is like James Bond.

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Excellent story

Excellent story, but not for the faint of heart. I always feel empty after Trevanian stories. Devastating to the most sympathetic characters! But very tough, tight endings, still enjoyed the evolution tremendously.

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