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Six Degrees of Assassination
On a sullen, cloudy July day ten years since 7/7, the happy, confident and optimistic British Prime Minister is visiting a charity in East London. It's just two months after the general election which saw John Campbell's government returned to power with a clear majority, the economy is on the mend and the coalition is fast becoming a bad memory. Suddenly, a man appears out of the crowd and shoots him three times in the chest.
Step forward Alex Cartwright (Andrew Scott), MI5 Chief Counter Terrorism Officer who must find out the truth. But it's easier said than done, as he discovers that whoever ordered the assassination has covered their tracks very well indeed. Along with Ellen Townsend, his trusted second-in-command, Cartwright finds himself embroiled in a race against time which leads him into the murky heart of Westminster...and beyond.
From the pen of renowned screenwriter and novelist M J Arlidge, featuring an established British cast and with an exclusively-composed musical score, Six Degrees of Assassination is truly a thriller not to be missed.
Step forward Alex Cartwright (Andrew Scott), MI5 Chief Counter Terrorism Officer who must find out the truth. But it's easier said than done, as he discovers that whoever ordered the assassination has covered their tracks very well indeed. Along with Ellen Townsend, his trusted second-in-command, Cartwright finds himself embroiled in a race against time which leads him into the murky heart of Westminster...and beyond.
From the pen of renowned screenwriter and novelist M J Arlidge, featuring an established British cast and with an exclusively-composed musical score, Six Degrees of Assassination is truly a thriller not to be missed.
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First published November 12, 2014
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M.J. Arlidge
37 books4,242 followersM.J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last 15 years, specialising in high end drama production. Arlidge has produced a number of prime-time crime serials for ITV In the last five years, and is currently working on a major adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans for the BBC.
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April 9, 2020
bit weird adding a radio drama but it's on here soooo
I loved Andrew Scott's voice acting, I could listen to him all day.
Also I loved the twist at the end even if it was predictable when you think about it.
I loved Andrew Scott's voice acting, I could listen to him all day.
Also I loved the twist at the end even if it was predictable when you think about it.
November 23, 2016
4 stars for the plot, 1 star for the sound production.
Plot was pretty good, if predictable. The real problem with this audiobook was the incredibly inconsistent sound quality. The sound effects almost completely overwhelmed a lot of the dialogue, and the sound leveling was way off, with some scenes so loud that the sound distorted through the speakers and other scenes so quiet that it could barely be heard.
This is one audiobook I wish I could have read instead.
Plot was pretty good, if predictable. The real problem with this audiobook was the incredibly inconsistent sound quality. The sound effects almost completely overwhelmed a lot of the dialogue, and the sound leveling was way off, with some scenes so loud that the sound distorted through the speakers and other scenes so quiet that it could barely be heard.
This is one audiobook I wish I could have read instead.
March 8, 2015
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4.5*
Great audible original audio drama, that can easily match up with the great BBC productions.
An awesome cast, with many British TV stars and very good sound editing enhanced the whole quality.
The story itself is an intriguing thriller surrounding the assassination of the British prime minister, with many twist and turns. It takes a bit of time to differentiate the voices to the different characters, but once you understand who is who, it becomes very fun to listen.
Good to see audible is starting to develop their own high quality audio dramas and I hope to see/listen some more in the future.
4.5*
Great audible original audio drama, that can easily match up with the great BBC productions.
An awesome cast, with many British TV stars and very good sound editing enhanced the whole quality.
The story itself is an intriguing thriller surrounding the assassination of the British prime minister, with many twist and turns. It takes a bit of time to differentiate the voices to the different characters, but once you understand who is who, it becomes very fun to listen.
Good to see audible is starting to develop their own high quality audio dramas and I hope to see/listen some more in the future.
October 24, 2017
3 Stars for Story, 4 Stars for Narration, 3 Stars for Sound Effects
Mini-Review:
This audio drama would have been better if they figured out how to balance out the volume levels for background noise and vocal dialogues. You can't have them be as loud as each other and think the whole will make sense. It makes it a bit of work to figure out what's going on. The story wasn't as engaging as I thought it would be and all of the characters are flat with no growth.
Mini-Review:
This audio drama would have been better if they figured out how to balance out the volume levels for background noise and vocal dialogues. You can't have them be as loud as each other and think the whole will make sense. It makes it a bit of work to figure out what's going on. The story wasn't as engaging as I thought it would be and all of the characters are flat with no growth.
November 12, 2024
Very good production, enjoyed all the voice actors' portrayal of the characters. Action packed, and good at making you suspect different people as it progresses.
Was a good listen, just not much depth or character development. Didn't really feel or care about the characters.
Was a good listen, just not much depth or character development. Didn't really feel or care about the characters.
December 5, 2017
3.5 Stars.
Decent story. Good performances.
Decent story. Good performances.
December 17, 2018
Well narrated but complete mess as a story. Finished more or less only because I wanted to see how many more unnecessary plot twists author can squeeze in.
July 16, 2021
Silly drivel where nearly everyone is incompetent!
Free so good value though. 😂
Free so good value though. 😂
April 3, 2022
This felt like a knock off Spooks. Honestly would have preferred to watch the couple of episodes that it would have been in the time it took to listen to this.
August 21, 2016
Lately I have become addicted to audiobooks. With the kind of services Audible provides, it's hardly a surprise. So this time when I was travelling for a conference I decided to buy a few audiobooks to listen on the flight.
What attracted me to this book was my two favourite British actors on the cover - Andrew Scott , who infused a new life into Sherlock's arch nemesis Moriarty, and Freema Agyeman , who played the tenth Doctor's companion Martha Jones after Rose Tyler's exit. Their performances were legendary in their respective TV shows and I was positive that these two would sound amazing together. So was it as good as I hoped it was? Read on to find out.
The book starts with the assassination of the British Prime Minister, John Campbell, on the tenth anniversary of July 7th 2005 bombings. MI5 agents Alex Cartwright (Andrew Scott) and Ellen Townsend (Freema Agyeman) investigate to uncover the people responsible for this assassination.
The assassination of the prime minister doesn't mean that politics takes a break in the parliament. In fact, his death leads to a power struggle between the deputy prime minister, Jane Clark and the next in command, Damien, in the political party. Both struggle to gather support - even if it means besmirching each other's and the assassinated prime minister's name.
The storyline is excellent and full of twists which kept me hooked. Unlike a book adaptation, the setting of the scene was not described and it felt more like listening to radio. In spite of this, the narration by the characters was clear enough for me to understand the background at all times. I loved the theme music as well. The ending was totally unexpected but explained very well.
Recommended to all who love reading and listening to thrillers!
What attracted me to this book was my two favourite British actors on the cover - Andrew Scott , who infused a new life into Sherlock's arch nemesis Moriarty, and Freema Agyeman , who played the tenth Doctor's companion Martha Jones after Rose Tyler's exit. Their performances were legendary in their respective TV shows and I was positive that these two would sound amazing together. So was it as good as I hoped it was? Read on to find out.
The book starts with the assassination of the British Prime Minister, John Campbell, on the tenth anniversary of July 7th 2005 bombings. MI5 agents Alex Cartwright (Andrew Scott) and Ellen Townsend (Freema Agyeman) investigate to uncover the people responsible for this assassination.
The assassination of the prime minister doesn't mean that politics takes a break in the parliament. In fact, his death leads to a power struggle between the deputy prime minister, Jane Clark and the next in command, Damien, in the political party. Both struggle to gather support - even if it means besmirching each other's and the assassinated prime minister's name.
The storyline is excellent and full of twists which kept me hooked. Unlike a book adaptation, the setting of the scene was not described and it felt more like listening to radio. In spite of this, the narration by the characters was clear enough for me to understand the background at all times. I loved the theme music as well. The ending was totally unexpected but explained very well.
Recommended to all who love reading and listening to thrillers!
January 23, 2020
One extra star for capturing the politcal fallout after the death of a leader. That's it.
MJ Alridge's Six Degrees of Assassination was an experiment of sorts for me - Can audible originals be good for fiction? The answer is - Maybe, but not a dumb book like this!
8 episodes, the drama is an active political thriller which holds promise despite the oversimplification of careless (and convoluted) assassination plots. And then looks like someone reminded the author - it is only 10 episodes and he has to wrap it up. So we have one more 'twist' to end it which makes the entire book seem so juvenile.
The British Prime minister is shot and England is on high alert. 2 MI6 agents are on the case to expose the plot and answer to the panic. And we get every possible plot line invoked - Religious terror, Russian spy, Chinese deal, CIA, Moles as if he wanted 1 episode for each plot. There is an political vacuum which gets created and two senior leaders are playing the game for the prize. A poor man's House of cards.
I also took this book after reading 2 true-crimes and you wish the author had done this too. The detailing was horrible and juvenile.
Maybe something I would have enjoyed when I loved Hardy Boys. Give it a skip.
MJ Alridge's Six Degrees of Assassination was an experiment of sorts for me - Can audible originals be good for fiction? The answer is - Maybe, but not a dumb book like this!
8 episodes, the drama is an active political thriller which holds promise despite the oversimplification of careless (and convoluted) assassination plots. And then looks like someone reminded the author - it is only 10 episodes and he has to wrap it up. So we have one more 'twist' to end it which makes the entire book seem so juvenile.
The British Prime minister is shot and England is on high alert. 2 MI6 agents are on the case to expose the plot and answer to the panic. And we get every possible plot line invoked - Religious terror, Russian spy, Chinese deal, CIA, Moles as if he wanted 1 episode for each plot. There is an political vacuum which gets created and two senior leaders are playing the game for the prize. A poor man's House of cards.
I also took this book after reading 2 true-crimes and you wish the author had done this too. The detailing was horrible and juvenile.
Maybe something I would have enjoyed when I loved Hardy Boys. Give it a skip.
March 13, 2019
A radio play available on Audible, this was one of those "why not" picks from the list when I was looking for something to listen to a while ago. Told in a series of short episodes with lots of lead in music, lots of noise and drama, and a reasonably good cast in terms of being distinguishable in audio format, and believability in their parts.
Of course Andrew Scott (who plays the main character - Alex Cartwright) does have a delivery style which is low key, almost velvety for want of a better description, which will work well for some listeners. I thought it made the whole thing sound slightly more believable as he never resorted to much in the way of yelling or over-excited over-reaction. The other main part, Ellen Townsend, is voiced by Freema Agyeman and she's also very good at delivering a sense of urgency and threat without sounding overblown or over-excited.
A good plot for a thriller styled series, with some extra street-cred given the coincidence of dates etc, I really rather enjoyed this Audible-Exclusive series.
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Of course Andrew Scott (who plays the main character - Alex Cartwright) does have a delivery style which is low key, almost velvety for want of a better description, which will work well for some listeners. I thought it made the whole thing sound slightly more believable as he never resorted to much in the way of yelling or over-excited over-reaction. The other main part, Ellen Townsend, is voiced by Freema Agyeman and she's also very good at delivering a sense of urgency and threat without sounding overblown or over-excited.
A good plot for a thriller styled series, with some extra street-cred given the coincidence of dates etc, I really rather enjoyed this Audible-Exclusive series.
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/revi...
March 5, 2018
Apparently this was written specifically for audible or audio books in general.
This is the most hilariously over the top political assassination thriller ever made. But the best thing than the over-acting and scenery chewing by the actors that actually help sell this piece....
BWWWWAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMM! DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH!
THIS sound effect alone made me wish that I had this going in the background everytime I did something mundane in my life to make it oh so dramatic and all 24-Jack Bauer-ass-kicking badassery.
The story is ludicrous and a bit of a hot mess, but it does have a pace that is unforgiving. It's fun if you think of it as just ridiculous fun.
BWWWWAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMM! DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH!
This is the most hilariously over the top political assassination thriller ever made. But the best thing than the over-acting and scenery chewing by the actors that actually help sell this piece....
BWWWWAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMM! DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH!
THIS sound effect alone made me wish that I had this going in the background everytime I did something mundane in my life to make it oh so dramatic and all 24-Jack Bauer-ass-kicking badassery.
The story is ludicrous and a bit of a hot mess, but it does have a pace that is unforgiving. It's fun if you think of it as just ridiculous fun.
BWWWWAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMM! DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH-DUKUH!
February 24, 2020
Spoilers! I really love Andrew Scott’s voice, I haven’t seen series 2 of Fleabag yet, but I get why people obsess about him. For this reason, I wish I liked this better, Andrew and everyone else do a great job, it must be hard to give an emotive performance while standing in a sound booth.
That being said, the story falls flat for me, a circle jerk of leads that predictably ends back at the starting point. As soon as the wife starts going off on Lee Chen, my first thought was “okay, suspicious”.
It’s only good for having Andrew Scott’s voice on tape.
That being said, the story falls flat for me, a circle jerk of leads that predictably ends back at the starting point. As soon as the wife starts going off on Lee Chen, my first thought was “okay, suspicious”.
It’s only good for having Andrew Scott’s voice on tape.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 5, 2017
i'm not a huge mystery fan or any of that but I really enjoyed this. I usually HATE audiobooks with a passion. This one though was different. It was like listening to an actual show going on! I really enjoyed listening to it and the twist and turns in the story. I'm also a Andrew Scott fan and just even listening to him act is a great thing. Really loved this I"ll probably listen to it again sometime in the future.
December 10, 2014
Brilliant!
August 29, 2016
I'm sorry, but I could not get into this. I was listening to it on Audible.com, so maybe it was that - though I'm not sure.
This was a DNF for me.
This was a DNF for me.
April 23, 2017
Sound design and acting on this was really great!
February 5, 2020
Audiobook
August 3, 2021
The story is an action story, covering all the possible clichés! But Andrew Scott ~
September 1, 2015
Fantastic audio drama, twists and turns to the very end. Superb cast.
May 28, 2017
"Six Degrees Of Assination" is a radio play rather than an audiobook. It has a full, very talented, cast and the story is told entirely with dialogue supported by sound effects and punctated with (slightly annoying) "thriller" music to remind you how excited you are.
I spent a fun six and half hours on a sunny day, losing myself in the events following the assassination of a British Prime Minister in London.
I was convinced by the portrayal of British politics at a time of crisis. These are the types of politicians I recognise and understand. A couple of the political speaches were so well done, I felt sure I'd heard them before.
The list of suspects, foreign and domestic, was long and colourful. The story moved quickly and had a surprisingly large body count but never fell into the realms of the completely unbelievable.
The acting was what kept me interested. Most of the dialogue was good, some was even quote funny but the occaisonal "I'm saying this to move the plot along" lines were skillfully smoothed over.
I didn't guess who did it but I didn't feel tricked when I found out who it was.
A fun way to spend some time with a drama playing out in your head.
I spent a fun six and half hours on a sunny day, losing myself in the events following the assassination of a British Prime Minister in London.
I was convinced by the portrayal of British politics at a time of crisis. These are the types of politicians I recognise and understand. A couple of the political speaches were so well done, I felt sure I'd heard them before.
The list of suspects, foreign and domestic, was long and colourful. The story moved quickly and had a surprisingly large body count but never fell into the realms of the completely unbelievable.
The acting was what kept me interested. Most of the dialogue was good, some was even quote funny but the occaisonal "I'm saying this to move the plot along" lines were skillfully smoothed over.
I didn't guess who did it but I didn't feel tricked when I found out who it was.
A fun way to spend some time with a drama playing out in your head.
July 1, 2020
** mixed feelings about this one **
This was my first ever audible original and it was some experience. Not gonna lie, I clicked download on this because Andrew freaking Scott . That man has the most beautiful voice, I can float around my daily life with his voice narrating every bit of it.
The story is a very clichéd MI6 drama chasing the bad boys. They hit all your classic casts of "enemy of Great Britain" starter pack. Bad bad fundamental Muslim? Check. The shady double-crossing Russians? Check. Sneaky spying Chinese that we can't trust? Check. Them bloody labour party members selling away the country to immigrants? Check check check.
At some point I wasn't sure if they were making the story ironically cringy or such was the plot to hit your tired lame terrorism meets assassinations meets destruction of the whole nation plot-line.
All said and then, the ten parter Audible original drama wasn't too painful to listen to as I unpacked the contents of my dorm into my childhood house. Made the process less painful and voice of Andrew Scott as Alex Cartwright was soothing-ish. The end was, argh, so Dan Brown. Like why? That's all I'll say.
This was my first ever audible original and it was some experience. Not gonna lie, I clicked download on this because Andrew freaking Scott . That man has the most beautiful voice, I can float around my daily life with his voice narrating every bit of it.
The story is a very clichéd MI6 drama chasing the bad boys. They hit all your classic casts of "enemy of Great Britain" starter pack. Bad bad fundamental Muslim? Check. The shady double-crossing Russians? Check. Sneaky spying Chinese that we can't trust? Check. Them bloody labour party members selling away the country to immigrants? Check check check.
At some point I wasn't sure if they were making the story ironically cringy or such was the plot to hit your tired lame terrorism meets assassinations meets destruction of the whole nation plot-line.
All said and then, the ten parter Audible original drama wasn't too painful to listen to as I unpacked the contents of my dorm into my childhood house. Made the process less painful and voice of Andrew Scott as Alex Cartwright was soothing-ish. The end was, argh, so Dan Brown. Like why? That's all I'll say.
November 1, 2018
Six Degrees of Assassination is an Audible Original ten part audio story. And it was free to Audible members, so hurrahs all round.
It is a dramatic recording, rather a narrated story, which I'm not always a massive fan of because it can sometimes be hard to work out what is going on without someone talking you through it, but I got the gist!
It starts early one morning, on the 7th July 2015, the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. In the Prime Minister's office, knowing that it is going to be an emotional, and potentially dangerous day, no firm plans have been made so that no one knows where the PM is and no one can leak the information.
Except somehow, someone does. And the PM is shot at the opening of a community centre and ultimately killed.
The security services go into over drive, and leading the way are Alex and Ellen (played by Andrew Scott (Moriarty from Sherlock) and Freema Agyeman (Martha from Dr Who)), trying to find out who killed the PM, and why, and who was paying who to do what. There were Asians, working for ISIS and there were Russians working for, well, Russia, they're a dodgy lot, and there were Chinese Triads... IT was a very multicultural murder.
It got quite confusing at times because with the exception of Freema Agyeman, I couldn't tell the women apart. Each woman sounded the same, so sometimes it was the Deputy PM speaking, sometimes the PM's widow, or other people, and it would take moment to work out who was who, especially as scenes would change and people who weren't in the last one would suddenly stop speaking. Maybe it needed a beep or something between scenes like in kids' books when it's time to turn the page? (Just me? I'm very old now...)
I had the killer down to either the PM's wife, or the head of the security services, Simon Blackstock (played by Clive Mantle - there was a voice I recognised!) but right at the end, I worked it out, literally seconds before everyone else did too. But I won't tell you who it was!
This was an exciting story, if a tad unbelievable, and would have been 3.5 stars, but for Andrew Scott's voice, which is just like listening to liquid silk or melted chocolate.... so it gets an extra star for that alone! 4.5.
It is a dramatic recording, rather a narrated story, which I'm not always a massive fan of because it can sometimes be hard to work out what is going on without someone talking you through it, but I got the gist!
It starts early one morning, on the 7th July 2015, the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. In the Prime Minister's office, knowing that it is going to be an emotional, and potentially dangerous day, no firm plans have been made so that no one knows where the PM is and no one can leak the information.
Except somehow, someone does. And the PM is shot at the opening of a community centre and ultimately killed.
The security services go into over drive, and leading the way are Alex and Ellen (played by Andrew Scott (Moriarty from Sherlock) and Freema Agyeman (Martha from Dr Who)), trying to find out who killed the PM, and why, and who was paying who to do what. There were Asians, working for ISIS and there were Russians working for, well, Russia, they're a dodgy lot, and there were Chinese Triads... IT was a very multicultural murder.
It got quite confusing at times because with the exception of Freema Agyeman, I couldn't tell the women apart. Each woman sounded the same, so sometimes it was the Deputy PM speaking, sometimes the PM's widow, or other people, and it would take moment to work out who was who, especially as scenes would change and people who weren't in the last one would suddenly stop speaking. Maybe it needed a beep or something between scenes like in kids' books when it's time to turn the page? (Just me? I'm very old now...)
I had the killer down to either the PM's wife, or the head of the security services, Simon Blackstock (played by Clive Mantle - there was a voice I recognised!) but right at the end, I worked it out, literally seconds before everyone else did too. But I won't tell you who it was!
This was an exciting story, if a tad unbelievable, and would have been 3.5 stars, but for Andrew Scott's voice, which is just like listening to liquid silk or melted chocolate.... so it gets an extra star for that alone! 4.5.
February 13, 2020
An entertaining and well packaged podcast style audio-book.
Nothing too spectacular but overall well constructed with sufficient subtle twists, turns and revelations to keep the listener's attention and interest. Characters are most believable and personalities on the whole are consistently portrayed. A personal view ... An exception to this occurs in the closing chapters. The question "Have you got your gun?" and statement "We'll pick you one up on the way" in my opinion is completely inconsistent with the earlier portrayal of that particular character. I get it. In framing the desired ending I can understand why it occurs however I think there are possible alternatives and it's still inconsistent in how the character has behaved previously. A minor thing I know.
A solid though not spectacular three stars from me.
Nothing too spectacular but overall well constructed with sufficient subtle twists, turns and revelations to keep the listener's attention and interest. Characters are most believable and personalities on the whole are consistently portrayed. A personal view ... An exception to this occurs in the closing chapters. The question "Have you got your gun?" and statement "We'll pick you one up on the way" in my opinion is completely inconsistent with the earlier portrayal of that particular character. I get it. In framing the desired ending I can understand why it occurs however I think there are possible alternatives and it's still inconsistent in how the character has behaved previously. A minor thing I know.
A solid though not spectacular three stars from me.
August 30, 2024
Just not very good.
This was a decentish show. The production quality was pretty high although I can understand why some reviews said the sound effects drowned out the dialogue.
The plot is weak. Every episode has a twist with a new bad guy, on minute it's Muslims, then the Chinese, then the Russians, then the Americans etc. etc. I don't get why there's an American flag on the cover picture when they are the least involved. Marketing I guess.
The characters are OK if fairly stereotypical. I had a lot of trouble trying to work out why I should care about any of them. The "good" guys in this believe we should cosy up to the Chinese government and have them build our nuclear weapons. This just seemed stupid. You end up hoping the bad guys win and that makes it even less interesting.
Overall, despite being free this thing isn't worth 5 hours of your life.
This was a decentish show. The production quality was pretty high although I can understand why some reviews said the sound effects drowned out the dialogue.
The plot is weak. Every episode has a twist with a new bad guy, on minute it's Muslims, then the Chinese, then the Russians, then the Americans etc. etc. I don't get why there's an American flag on the cover picture when they are the least involved. Marketing I guess.
The characters are OK if fairly stereotypical. I had a lot of trouble trying to work out why I should care about any of them. The "good" guys in this believe we should cosy up to the Chinese government and have them build our nuclear weapons. This just seemed stupid. You end up hoping the bad guys win and that makes it even less interesting.
Overall, despite being free this thing isn't worth 5 hours of your life.
January 27, 2020
A fantastic and gripping assassination plot that keeps one hooked on listening to the next episode until the climax. Although there seemed to be more than required characters that were sometimes confusing as to who's speaking, the plot and the subsequent investigation was very much focussed. At one point, it was unpredictable who was the mastermind behind the assassination with each of the suspected characters having their own motive. The author has brought in a twist in the last two episodes where the entire investigation takes a turn. The narration is one amongst the best with a very good vocabulary and voice modulation that was apt to the situation. Overall, a very good listening experience in a political thriller.
November 23, 2017
3.0 - Okay story, great narrators, over-the-top sound effects
Fast fast paced, somewhat predictable, political thriller set in London in the near future. Starting with the shooting of the Prime Minister, the security services search for the shooter while members of the government jockey to fill take advantage of the situation.
This is a radio drama and not a novel, hence it is more of an thrill ride rather than an opportunity for deep plot and character development. It was an enjoyable enough diversion while doing household chores, but I would have preferred a better balance between the narration and sound effects. It was a bit too much for me at times.
Fast fast paced, somewhat predictable, political thriller set in London in the near future. Starting with the shooting of the Prime Minister, the security services search for the shooter while members of the government jockey to fill take advantage of the situation.
This is a radio drama and not a novel, hence it is more of an thrill ride rather than an opportunity for deep plot and character development. It was an enjoyable enough diversion while doing household chores, but I would have preferred a better balance between the narration and sound effects. It was a bit too much for me at times.
March 24, 2018
I listened to this series on audible and really enjoyed it. It was well done although at times I couldn’t hear each word and this could be a pain. However it was pretty good. I didn’t quess the ending but was not too far off. But I was pleased how it played out. I have also been listening to David Suchets questions of faith (excellent series but not on good reads) which deals with terrorism so was glad that this fictional story played the terrorism card responsibly and therefore made you think. Well worth the listen and an excellent cast.
September 11, 2018
All I can see, Woah! Absolutely worth having. I got the audible audio for this a while back and just got around to listening to it. Good thing I got it then because when I checked audible, it was no longer available. At least not in English. There is a German version.
Ms. Agyeman is absolutely fabulous and the original reason I got this audio in the first place. She really does an outstanding job as Ellen Townsend.
I have to say give it a listen if you love political thrillers. You'll never see the end coming.
Ms. Agyeman is absolutely fabulous and the original reason I got this audio in the first place. She really does an outstanding job as Ellen Townsend.
I have to say give it a listen if you love political thrillers. You'll never see the end coming.
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