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The Deceiver
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Sam McCready is The Deceiver, one of the Secret Intelligence Service's most unorthodox and most valued operatives, a legend in his own time. The end of the cold war has, however, strengthened the hand of the Whitehall mandarins, to whom he seems about as controllable as Genghis Khan, so Sam is to have his fate decided at a special hearing.
As part of the proceedings, four of Sam's key operations are reviewed: a clandestine mission into East Germany in 1985 to contact the top Russian spy General Pankratin; a KGB colonel who wants to defect; an audacious Qaddafi-inspired plot to ship arms to the IRA; and the occasion when McCready presided over the aftermath of political murder and mayhem in the Caribbean.
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- Kirstine
- 13-01-19
Vintage Forsyth
A compilation of five different clandestine operations by an under-cover agent of the British secret service kept me entertained for many hours. The stories given extra credence by the inside knowledge and personal experience of the author. With the added pleasure of being delivered by one of the best narrators in the business.
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- Gill
- 08-06-21
International subtifuse
Despite its length the story kept me hooked, listening whenever I could. Absolutely brilliant from start to end.
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- Mrs
- 08-03-19
Excellent story and narrator
Could not put it down. Really enjoyed ‘reading’ this. Best narrator i’ve heard too. Enjoy.
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- Laura M.
- 29-07-20
Great read!
Very enthralling and I loved that it was 4 separate stories as quite long
Kept me walking daily during lockdown!
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- Boggy of Bucks
- 27-01-19
Three books for the price of one
This well narrated tale is in fact three stories, linked cleverly together. Forsyth’s writing is sharp, clever and sometimes humorous. Christian Rodska’s voice acting is perfect. A five star choice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-18
A brilliantly told and convincing story.
Excellently narrated at the right pace throughout. The plots were all well founded and authentic.
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- MR K Boucher
- 28-09-19
Will start from book 1.
1st time read of this author.will now read the whole collection.wonder why I never read any of his books before.
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- Roger Boyle
- 12-04-20
A good listen
A great story teller.well plotted and detailed. An easy holiday listen. The narrator had a comfortable easy style.
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- Karolina
- 27-01-19
Fantastic book!
Forsyth at his best. 4 different stories, all great.
I thought it would be a bit chaotic, but no. I really enjoyed the book.
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- topdog
- 26-02-21
excellent read
A book which keeps you interested through every twist and turn. Factual and well researched.
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