The Silver Swan

Where does The Silver Swan rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very high - I love Timothy Dalton's pacy narration, he captures the noirish genre perfectly and distinguishes each character well.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters, their inner thoughts, the descriptions of place and era. My favourite character keeps changing with each new Quirke novel - I adore the frog-faced Inspector Hackett. Glorious nourishment for the mind and ear, a moreish recording. I have never smoked in my life but there is so much smoking in this novel I could practically taste the nicotine, feel the smoke and smell the bitter coffee - the mystery is seedy but believable.

What about Timothy Dalton’s performance did you like?

His delivery is brisk, gripping and pitch perfect for these stories - I wish he had recorded more than 3 of these novels.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes - the gradual, non-linear exploration of each character's experience keeps you guessing and the overall plot is exciting and enthralling.

I returned this Book as it just seemed dreary and slow - couldn’t get into it