Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Deception
- Narrated by: Andrew Scott, Derek Jacobi, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Heap, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Mangan
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Deception
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected audiobook of his darkest stories, read by Richard Griffiths, Andrew Scott, Derick Jacobi, Mark Heap, Juliet Stevenson and Stephen Mangan.
'The cruelest lies are often told in silence....'
Why do we lie? Why do we deceive those we love most? What do we fear revealing?
In these 10 tales of deception, master storyteller Roald Dahl explores our tireless efforts to hide the truth about ourselves. Collected together for the first time, stories include 'My Lady Love', 'My Dove', 'Mildenhall Treasure', 'The Parson's Pleasure', 'Henry Sugar', 'The Umbrella Man', 'The Bookseller', 'Vengeance Is Mine Inc.', 'Lamb to the Slaughter', 'Mr Botibol' and 'Man from the South'.
Dahl understood our deepest secrets, desires and fears, and Deception is one of four books - the rest being Lust, Cruelty and Madness - that explore our hidden selves.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Deception
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Declan Fairey
- 01-10-23
Dahl and Delicious Deception
Dahl handles the theme of Deception and it’s various guises well across this collection of his stories. Some stories are more exciting than others, with the all-time classics ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘Man from the South’ being the standouts, showing true mastery of the short story form. Some fantastic actors provide narration which really do the material justice.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kosta-Koffe
- 20-08-18
A classic!
Now I see where Tarantino got his idea for the "Four rooms"! Going to check out other Dahl books.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Hannah
- 13-11-16
Chilling and charming
I loved Roald Dahl as a child and wanted to revisit his work as an adult and I'm so glad I found this collection of short stories.
These tales have the same darkness and humour that was so skillfully weaved into his children's stories, but the settings are a little more mature and grounded.
Rounded off with strong, varied narrators and you have some short-but-sour stories to enjoy.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- IanJStew
- 08-05-17
wonderful stories
I have always loved the Roald Dahl short stories - been brilliant to listen to them expertly read. Nice having a variety of readers.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Wras
- 27-10-16
Lots of deception but no disappointment
A great set of short stories that are varied and entertaining, a cornucopia of examples of the meaning of the word that names the book. Some are nasty, others funny, and some are purely historical; of that one I could have read and entire book, but they are all well accomplished and worth the read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- DAVID CLAYTON
- 21-05-23
Highly enjoyable listen
having grown up with Roald Dahl children's books, I somehow missed this collection as a grown-up.
Some great stories and read perfectly
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 26-04-21
great stories with twists
Roald Dahl's genius writing being brought to life by fabulous narration..what's not to love?
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Deep purple
- 05-10-22
Thoroughly enjoyed
Book of short stories which I thoroughly enjoyed, I remember a few of the stories from a television programme called Tales of the Unexpected.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Om
- 19-07-24
Master storey teller - equally superb audio renditon
Enjoyed every storey and the suspense! Highly recommended. I will listen to it again (& again)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- A. H. Cross
- 22-09-22
Roald Dahl At His Best!
On Sunday evenings, my mother let me stay up to watch Tales of the Unexpected, regardless of school the next day. This was about the time our teacher was reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the afternoons.
Charlie had a much darker side to the story, which was emphasised much more in the Willy Wonka movie that Dahl apparently disliked. His adult stories give a lovely twist of justice, which you can never really see coming. Each of these stories left me with an ironic smirk on my face. This collection also includes one of my favourite Tales of the Unexpected, Lamb to the Slaughter, which hasn't dated!
A broad cast of narrators tops off this masterpiece anthology.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful