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Agent Zigzag
- A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
- De: Ben MacIntyre
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began.
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What a great character
- De Michael en 02-24-09
- Agent Zigzag
- A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
- De: Ben MacIntyre
- Narrado por: John Lee
What a great character
Revisado: 02-24-09
Eddie Chapman is a real live spy in this amazing non-fiction story that "reads" like a novel. He is a larger than life gentleman criminal who discovers that he is a loyal British subject who was born to be a double agent. Wonderfully narrated by John Lee (one of the best in my opinion), Eddie cons the Germans who are only too happy to send him back to England to spy for them and he then wastes no time convincing the Brits that he can be an effective double. You can't make this stuff up but the amazing thing is that its all true, and the contributions Eddie Chapman made to the allied war effort are extraordinary. We root for Eddie the whole time and he clearly has nine lives. This is great movie material--I just hope Tom Cruise doesn't get the role.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 16 h y 19 m
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Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.
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A Classic Mystery with Wonderful Characters
- De Robert en 12-22-08
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- De: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Not your everyday mystery/thriller
Revisado: 10-27-08
I loved this story. It took a bit of time to get into this unusual and thought-provoking mystery, but once it grabbed me I couldn't put it down. The story, set in Sweden, principally involves the disappearance many years before of a young woman and the renewed investigation of that event. But there's much more to the story because the thoroughly interesting characters have their own issues and agendas which become sub-plots on their own, and it all comes together in ways totally unpredictable. The narration was a bit flat early on in a very British way, but overall was perfectly acceptable. A unique story and highly recommended.
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Exile
- De: Richard North Patterson
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 20 h y 49 m
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David Wolfe's life is approaching an exhilarating peak: he's a successful San Francisco lawyer, he's about to get married, and he's being primed for a run for Congress. But when the phone rings and he hears the voice of Hana Arif—the Palestinian woman with whom he had a secret affair in law school—he begins a completely unexpected journey. The next day, the prime minister of Israel is assassinated by a suicide bomber while visiting San Francisco; soon, Hana herself is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder. Now David faces an agonizing choice.
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Enlightening Listen
- De Book and Movie Lover en 01-30-07
- Exile
- De: Richard North Patterson
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
one of the best
Revisado: 11-06-07
This book has it all: great story, characters, past and present history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, suspense, courtroom drama and a surprise climax. The challenge is to figure out the piece that solves the mystery before you get there. I suspected it but was never sure. One of the best listens ever and probably Patterson's best.
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Body of Lies
- A Novel
- De: David Ignatius
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission: to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman". Ferris' plan for getting inside Suleiman's tent is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: he prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.
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A Matter of Perspective
- De Douglas J. Owen en 07-25-07
- Body of Lies
- A Novel
- De: David Ignatius
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
Body of Lies
Revisado: 05-10-07
This book takes some time to get into, but once it gets going the suspense is like an avalanche. As the main character develops he becomes a very human CIA agent, with real emotions and failings, not the fictional superspy who never makes mistakes. But he grows quickly and at the end becomes fully mature and very wise. This is about an effort by the CIA to uncover a terrorist cell that is operating throughout Europe and the Middle East and also involves a high level Jordanian agent who helps bring the story together. I couldn't put the book down toward the end and the climax was extraordinary and quite unexpected. All-in-all a very intelligently written story. I don't agree with the criticism of the narrator by other reviewers. He was not the best I've heard but he was good, the middle-eastern accents of those characters very well done and he kept the story going for me. I give this one four stars.
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