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The Hunter
- Victor the Assassin, Book 1
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer. Meet Victor. He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. But when a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, accompanied by a woman too beautiful to trust, pursued by enemies too powerful to escape.
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- Mark
- 31-07-14
Overkill
Would you try another book written by Tom Wood or narrated by Daniel Philpott?
Probably would not try another book by this author, but the narrator was good overall.
Would you recommend The Hunter to your friends? Why or why not?
Not really. Whilst the writing is good and the plot reasonable, if not startlingly original, I felt that there is just too much action and not enough intrigue to maintain interest. In fact, the almost constant gun battles and chases are unrelenting and, eventually, terribly tedious. I gave up completely about an hour out from the end when yet another fight and chase broke out in exhaustive and exhausting detail and I lost interest in the outcome of the story and the fate of the main character.
Which character – as performed by Daniel Philpott – was your favourite?
The narrator played the various parts without overdoing the accents, but the characters were hardly engaging enough to choose any favourite performance from Mr Philpott.
Did The Hunter inspire you to do anything?
Luckily, I'm not given to indulging in murderous rampages with automatic weapons, so no.
Any additional comments?
I love a good action story - Frederick Forsyth, Gerald Seymour etc. - and the action scenes in this book were certainly well written and finely detailed, but for me (an ex-Army Officer) it was just a bit too wearing in the end.
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- Janet
- 19-06-14
Really good page turner keeps you interested
Where does The Hunter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Certainly up within the top few
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
Good story very well weaved together plenty of action good characters well worth a credit
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- Hard Press
- 05-11-14
Oh dear
I fancied something easy to listen to but this has turned out to be hard work. The dialogue is laboured, the 'banter' clichéd and robotic. The story of almost 'super-human' hit man vs the rest been told many times before, and with more style. The reader is clearly struggling with the many different characters and lack of decent script to read from, it's too staccato, too many fillers are used (over and unnecessary fact and explanations) instead of dialogue or story, and as one doesn't really get to know the characters it becomes a question of 'so what'. Maybe I'm the wrong age group but how this got so many great reviews baffles me.
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- gundog-uk
- 07-11-16
Good story. Not good narration
I like the books and character of Victor the assassin. But I don't like the what the narrator seems to struggle between his own voice that of the characters and often then stays in the accent of which ever character when reading the story
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- DAVID
- 17-12-14
Victor what a character !!
Where does The Hunter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Love this book and the both the writing and narration.
Was sorry it had to finish but went straight on to book 2
Please release book 3 asap
What does Daniel Philpott bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
His narration is excellent, puts across the character in a way that is both believable and interesting. Many a good book can be spoiled by poor narration but this choice was spot on
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- Peter
- 09-08-14
The Hunter Kept me on edge from page 1
Would you consider the audio edition of The Hunter to be better than the print version?
Don't know
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hunter?
The action started from page 1
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Many
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Kept me on tenterhooks the whole time
Any additional comments?
great book, loved it.
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- ewoodace
- 08-03-15
Not saying its a bad book but not for me
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Being unique. Felt as though it was a poorer version of Bourne to me
Would you ever listen to anything by Tom Wood again?
Probably not
What about Daniel Philpott’s performance did you like?
Well read but the book wasn't really my genre
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not for me
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- Charlie
- 15-03-15
Tom Wood delivers a great story
Would you consider the audio edition of The Hunter to be better than the print version?
Haven't read the paper version
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hunter?
Great description of a stake out scene in a Swiss Chalet and the associated firefight.
What three words best describe Daniel Philpott’s voice?
Easy, Appropriate, Interesting
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Will Victor Make It?
Any additional comments?
Well worth a listen. Recommended.
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- T SOTHCOTT
- 01-04-17
My first Tom Wood
Needed a novel away from simon kernick and this serves its purpose brilliantly
Lead character Victor is a fascinating chap. The story winds its was around him. Thoroughly recommend
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- Richard OJ.
- 09-04-15
First rate thriller
Would you consider the audio edition of The Hunter to be better than the print version?
It was the audio edition which I had and very good it was.
This is my 1st review after some 2 years or so of being a member of audible.co.uk I feel that it is time I should help other members as I have been helped, and recommend this Audible book. I enjoy much more the flexibility of audible books, though my partner likes the printed version. each to his own.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hunter?
I think there were many memorable moments in "The Hunter"
Which character – as performed by Daniel Philpott – was your favourite?
All very good
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