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Close Call
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
In 2012, in a Middle Eastern souk, CIA agent Miles Brookhaven was attacked. He was infiltrating rebel groups in the area and no one was certain if his cover had been blown or if the act was just an arbitrary attack.
Now, Liz Carlyle and her Counter Terrorism unit in MI5 have been charged with the task of watching the international under-the-counter arms trade and British Intelligence forces have become increasingly concerned that extremist Al-Qaeda jihadis are building their power base ready to launch another attack. As the pressure mounts, Liz and her team must intercept illegal weapons before they get into the wrong hands.
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- Charlie Bravo
- 03-03-21
Not her best
I used to enjoy a lot this serie, and read most of it in random order, and I found this one too similar to others in terms of storyline, rythm and interactions between the main characters. It is ok, but not much more than ok.
The narrator, who I think very suited to the serie, is struggling with the accents and some of the male voices sound too forced.
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- NAC
- 04-02-18
totally up to the Rimmington standard
the expertise and knowledge makes this as with others by Stella Rimmington a fast moving cannot put down tale. The fact that it must so mirror reality is a large part of the whole experience.
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- John
- 09-02-23
Imagine story well written, and will based
Really enjoyed this series of books. Storylines are fun without being overly complicated. The feeling that we are getting an insight into the real world of espionage and corruption adds to the fun. And just add to it. The narrator does a pretty good job.
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- Mike
- 24-05-23
Having read every book in series so far..
This story is part of a series, which follows a MI6 Agent named Liz Carlyle from her university days through to her meteoric rise through the halls of MI6 and several of her major field cases along the way.
No good book ignores the romantic angel and this book is no different. In fact this is perhaps one of the most emotionally charged books in the series on that front.
The story is well thought out and very detailed, ensuring great imagery for the reader, whilst also making sure that all elements are fully understNdable to readers of all ages and intellects.
Whilst the format is pretty common to all the books in the series, the stories are significantly intertwined and different as to make each book thoroughly enjoyable.
After being confined to a bed for almost 4 months, these books have kept me entertained and sane. I even changed my Subscription to the yearly plan so I could get more credits to obtain more books. Although I would have happily purchased this entire series of books.
Well worth a read, and even a re-read..😀
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- The Audio Traveller
- 13-03-24
Another superb Liz Carlisle story.
A good slow developing story rubbing along across Europe and the Middle East. Petered out towards the finishing moments of the story but a good wash up at the end.
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- Louize
- 14-05-16
Narrator aghhhhh
Nice gentle spook story, but I'm afraid all but ruined by the narrator. She doesn't read well and her voices were so bad it was irritating and rather spoilt the book
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- L. E. Walsh
- 20-02-15
Very current story
Another great book from Stella Rimington wonderfully read as always can't wait for the next book.
Very good listen x
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- Nick
- 27-05-21
shells rimington
very enjoyable., l liked the narration too, a pleasant voice to listen to while still being interesting.
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- sallymac65
- 21-07-23
Not the best, but I still love them
This is a great book to listen to whilst cooking dinner. lm a great fan.
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- A Regular
- 13-07-21
Thin Plot, Dreadfull narration
Plot is barely a short story padded out with endless repetition, possibly for the benefit of readers who have fallen asleep. Narration is slow, monotonous and packed with silly accents. I will avoid both author and narrator in future.
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