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A Certain Threat
- The Merriman Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nigel Peever
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
The year 1792. With French revolutionary agents traveling freely but secretly between Ireland and England and war with France inevitable, the English government of Mr. Pitt is desperately anxious to uncover any plots between Irish rebels and the French.
Lieutenant James Merriman with his ship, the sloop Aphrodite, is ordered to the Irish Sea to assist the principal treasury agent Mr. Grahame in this work. Merriman is plunged headlong into the world of espionage and when Grahame is seriously wounded it falls to Merriman to carry on the investigation.
Young James Merriman must keep all his wits about him to foil these plans, especially when his adversary is revealed to be an exceptional French agent—Henri Moreau who hopes that by helping the Irish to throw off the English yoke, France will be able to use Irish ports from which to attack England.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-11-23
Knot too shabby!
This book was a engaging listen with naval story line set in 18th century. It follows the James Merriman a lieutenant who travels the Irish Sea, with references to locations in North West/ North Wales. Each chapter leads on nicely to the next and keeps you engaged and wanting to hear more. The narrators voice is also ideal for this heritage piece- I also enjoyed the sound effects which weren’t too overpowering and just added a nice level of imagery to each scene. Looking forward to hearing the next book in the series.
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- Sean
- 02-10-24
A thoroughly enjoyable listen
A wonderfully atmospheric naval novel set in eighteenth century, looking forward to getting stuck into the rest of the series !
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- Dave & Linda
- 20-10-23
Fabulous
Gosh what an awesome story you are pulled into it as it goes on we loved it being now retired we spent the day just listening the narrator Nigel was so good it really made us feel like we were there looking forwards to the next one please 🙏😎😎
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-23
A Great Seafaring Yarn!
Despite having already read A Certain Threat when first published I found this audio version thoroughly enjoyable to listen to.
I felt as if I had been transported to the late 18th century and drawn into the plot afresh as Nigel Peever’s narration was so characterful and engaging.
Really looking forward to hearing the next book in the series.
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- John Marsden
- 15-10-23
A thrilling Story.
This first book in the Merryman series is a great listen. A Late 18th century seafaring tale of piracy and intrigue on the high seas. James Merrymans first command sails the Irish sea in search of French/Irish co conspirators determined to bring down the British. Nigel Peevers narration and productions are second to none and he really excells in this one. Well worth it's 5 stars. ***** Already looking forward to listening to book 2 once available on Audible.
I was kindly given a copy of the book by the narrator and leave this honest unbiased review.
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- Siobhan D
- 24-10-23
High Seas
I loved the narration of Nigel Peever, who brings the sea salt to your ears. Perfect
Lieutenant Merriman is on leave after being Injured in a battle with Barbary pirates. He is resting up at his family's home near Chester. When he learns smugglers have taken a Customs ship., he starts to investigate and the rumours of Irish and French involvement.
This is a proper high sea adventure , with smugglers, action and oh a pirate.
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- Daddy Bear
- 24-10-23
Nigel does it again
Once again Nigel Peever creates a thoroughly believable audio experience. His brilliant narration, characterisations and sound effects and music puts the listener right there in the action.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-12-23
A good old fashioned blood and thunder book
I really enjoyed this book and story line. Adventures on the high seas are back with a vengeance! The characters are realistic and represent the age in which they are written. If you’ve enjoyed the modern classic sea faring, naval books like Post Captain and Master and Commander etc. then this book is for you!
One of the main reasons I purchase a lot of books on Audible is that I travel with work a lot, therefore the narration needs to be good. Nigel Peever is by far the best narrator on Audible. Professionally produced with the right amount of sound effects, music, and correct accents, he elevates any story he reads into another class.
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- GrayO
- 16-12-23
A cracking seafaring tale - you’ll enjoy from start to finish!
Enjoyed this immensely
An excellent yarn with great characters with a well written plot
I was kindly sent a copy of this to review and can confidently say that you will enjoy it
Nigel is an excellent choice as storyteller his narration brings the characters to life
Look forward to the next instalment
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