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The Night Manager
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
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Relentless, gritty and full of unexpected twists, The Night Manager is John le Carré's 14th novel, and it is every bit as enthralling as his earlier works, like the best-selling The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
The night manager is Jonathan, a veteran of clandestine operations. In flight from a failed marriage and his own past, he has taken refuge in the luxury hotel trade. Yet he finds no escape from his demons. Driven by a desire for atonement and by an inherited patriotism, Jonathan allows himself to be recruited as a British secret agent with a mission to expose the murderer of the woman he himself betrayed. His odyssey takes him across Britain and Canada to the Caribbean and the jungles of Panama. But there are more treacherous jungles still in Whitehall and Washington.
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- ClareBC
- 07-12-20
Gripping
another enormously well plotted and compelling book from Mr LeCarre. Characters well drawn, albeit a lot of characters, which does need the listener's attention to keep up!
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- Abi
- 15-05-18
One of the best narrations ever for a book
Absolutely loved listening to The Night Manager. Having only seen the TV series I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It is a little different in places to the TV series but I think I enjoyed the book more. The narrator is first rate, he really makes you feel like you are there and the characters are completely believable. Highly recommended.
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- Philip C
- 20-02-17
Gripping and very well read
A wonderfully detailed story performed admirably by the narrator.
Quite a long audiobook but still I didn't want it to end.
Multiple threads masterfully woven together by the author.
I didnt see the series on TV but it would have to be something to live up to the book.
If you're even half thinking of buying this, just go for it, you won't regret it.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-19
Superb
Wonderful, brilliant. The story, the narration. Faultless. Cannot recommend highly enough, thank you. Don’t miss......
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- Kerrie
- 14-08-16
Fantastic premise, brilliant narration... But left unsatisfied
Ok, despite being familiar with other le Carré novels I admit I listened to The Night Manager having first seen the tv programme which I thoroughly enjoyed. I knew there had been some changes made for TV in order to update it and was aware they had changed the setting etc so that was all fine. I enjoyed listening to the book very much, the wonderfully rounded characters, the superb scene setting, and have had a bit of a marathon listening today to get the grand finale... Which didn't really happen. I was so disappointed in the ending, it just..... petered out... If you are coming to the book having no knowledge of its plot or having not seen the tv show then I am sure it would be a more than adequate ending, however for someone who has seen the tv show you may find it disappointing. I'm normally the person who will defend the literary version to the end, but for me, the version on the box pips it this time!
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- Jpluton
- 09-06-16
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I watched tv series and didn't enjoy it so thought I would try the book. I'm afraid didn't enjoy it either which is a shame because I like this author.
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- jesjaspers
- 15-05-16
Classic Le Carre
in many ways different to the recent BBC adaptation not least geography and era, but I probably liked the storyline of the book better although I found I could only "see" Pine, Corky, Jeds and Roper as the actors in the TV rendering. But a classic Le Carre holding the reader throughout
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- Jimmy
- 01-05-20
Great story from a great author.
Fantastic. Very well read especially if you came to this book after watching the TV series.
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- MYRNA CHAVE
- 07-04-22
Classic Le Carre
Really enjoyable, full of intrigue and double dealings.
The overall plot is straightforward, but the relationships between the Government characters takes quite a while to build and you need to listen carefully!
Really enjoyable and brilliantly drawn personalities - a really good read
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- Eileen
- 10-05-12
A classic Le Carré
As usual from Le Carré a well paced thriller, drawing the eader into the psychological And intellectual aspects of the plot, it's a contempory account of political and criminal intrigue, the lines between good and bad, political manouverings and the expediency of the hero caught up in all of this is a common theme in Le Carrés books, but I think it is well done here. Definitely worth a listen. Great narration as well, always crucial to the enjoyment of a good listen!
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