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The Unlikely Spy

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Michael Page
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s celebrated debut novel, The Unlikely Spy, is “A roller-coaster World War II adventure that conjures up memories of the best of Ken Follett and Frederick Forsyth” (The Orlando Sentinel).

“In wartime,” Winston Churchill wrote, “truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” For Britain’s counterintelligence operations, this meant finding the unlikeliest agent imaginable - a history professor named Alfred Vicary, handpicked by Churchill himself to expose a highly dangerous, but unknown, traitor. The Nazis, however, have also chosen an unlikely agent. Catherine Blake is the beautiful widow of a war hero, a hospital volunteer - and a Nazi spy under direct orders from Hitler: uncover the Allied plans for D-Day...

©2009 Daniel Silva (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Crime Thrillers Espionage Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Winston Churchill War Mystery
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“Evocative...memorable...a classic World War II espionage tale.” (The Washington Post)

“Briskly suspenseful.” (The New York Times)

“Layers of depth and intrigue...Silva succeeds with panache.” (USA Today)

Intricate Plot • Historical Authenticity • Exceptional Narration • Suspenseful Storytelling • Unexpected Twists
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I typically enjoy Daniel Silva's books and I certainly enjoyed this one as well. However, there was a fairly long, drawn out build up to the climax of the story that, in the end, felt rushed. After listening to hours and hours of background, plots and subplots, the climax of the story came so fast that I thought surely I had missed something.
The narrator does an excellent job as usual. I just wish the ending could have been a bit more satisfying.

Creative story but a little rushed in the end

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Slow to start and very dull. Gets better in the later part of the book. At times it is very hard to understand the involvement of each person and to keep them seperated.. Good information on WWII and alll that went into the invasion..

maggie

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I've read a lot of Daniel Silva and this book is by far his best. Riveting to the end, the WW2 plot is a nice change-up from Alon.

The best of Silva

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I thought this spy novel by Daniel Silva was good. The narrator was right on and there was good character development and historical action. Enjoyed.

interesting characters - many twists

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Of all the audible books narrators I have heard throughout the years Michael Page has got to be one of the best. His ability to make the various characters come alive was exceptional.

Awesome narrator!

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It was interesting in so many ways;however, it was laborious I detail and building up to action. There are many characters and it was difficult to keep up with them. The narrator made it through the tome and deserves kudos for that. He sounded like a news reel reporter from old movies. That can become annoying. Lots of graphic sex, f word, etc. Did they really use the f that much at that time?

Sooo long and so many characters.

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Silva populates his story with complex and interesting characters. The plot unwindA slowly like a Victorian novel.

A rich historical novel

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I loved the mix/balance of WWII fact and fiction. I'm a fan of the modern renditions a la Bourne Identity, but the slow paced long game of spy craft is the good stuff!

great spy novel

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An interesting spy tale. The narrative was Old English, actually World War II English and told a very interesting manner. anyone should love this Tale as long as you can hang in there till the end as it is quite long.

A good World War II Story

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Que extraordinaria manera de personificar a los diferentes personajes fe está otra vez muy emocionante historia de David Silva .
Los dos me pueden contar entre sus miles de admiradores.

Felicidades al narrador

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