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  • The Hunter

  • Victor the Assassin, Book 1
  • By: Tom Wood
  • Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
  • Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,056 ratings)
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The Hunter

By: Tom Wood
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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Editor reviews

The suspenseful new release action thriller audiobook The Hunter is the first installment in the tantalising series Victor the Assassin, written by Tom Wood and narrated by acclaimed voice actor Daniel Philpott. Trained assassin Victor is on the run from powerful enemies that want him dead. The job in Paris was a set-up. Now he’s been thrown into their sights and has never been so close to danger. Victor is charming, elusive and entirely irresistible. The ladies that flock to him are beyond beautiful. This story is one that will lure you in and keep you captive. Available now from Audible.

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.

©2011 Tom Wood (P)2014 Oakhill Publishing

Critic reviews

"Jack Reacher meets Thomas Crown in this electrifying thriller." (Simon Kernick)
"A nonstop, breathless, trimmed-to-the-bone thriller with action sequences that are absolutely state-of-the-art. It's the best chase novel I've read in years." (Joseph Finder)
"An impressively intricate thriller.... The scenes are vivid and the plot revelations parcelled out at expert intervals.... Exciting." ( New Yorker)
"A superlative debut... Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Great story

First book I have listened to with this author. Found it to be a good thriller will find more by this author.

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Hard to stop reading!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Hunter to be better than the print version?

yes

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hunter?

the fight between Victor and Reed the English hitman

Have you listened to any of Daniel Philpott’s other performances? How does this one compare?

no

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

when Victor finds the girl dead

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Thi is a great listen I think this is one of the best books I've listened to there's so much action

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Amazing!

My first book of the author, will be buying more!! A bit difficult the first few minutes but then gets going really fast

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a real page turner

good story and well written. Jack reacher and jason bourne all rolled into one. action packed page turner.

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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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really my type of book exciting action

good narrator like the plot story if u like jason bourne you like these tom wood books

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I look forward to my next Tom Wood book

I was struggling with this at first as I didn’t know what to expect from the author. It moved like a Jason Bourne book and never let you forget the main character was not a nice man. It felt like it was going to fizzle out and then took another direction and stepped up a gear. Exciting, unpredictable, characters had different motivations, often skewed rather than straight-forward. I was interested enough in the characters to pick up another of the authors books.
Performance was very good too.

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A gripping ride from start to finish

A strong narrative with good progression, finishing with a good ending, and the entire time keeping you gripped.

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Thrilling

the story is great and the narrator is amazing. I listened to the whole book over two days.

it's immediately gripping and fast paced throughout.

this is the fifth day phonetic started this series and I'm half way through book 3. if you're a fan of action you won't be disappointed

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Gripping!!

Great book!

Victor is hard as nails
Great listen from audible!
Daniel philpott great guy

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