Midnight in Vienna
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Narrated by:
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Daniela Denby-Ashe
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By:
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Jane Thynne
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'Evocative . . . highly enjoyable' The Times
'Sharply drawn characters' Financial Times
'Thrilling' Spectator
'Truly wonderful' Crime Time
Historical espionage at its very best. Set in 1938 in London and Vienna, a tense and atmospheric thriller told against a backdrop of uncertainty and fear as World War Two threatens.
As war looms over Britain and there is talk of gas masks and blackout, people are understandably jumpy and anxious. Stella Fry, who's been working in Vienna for a Jewish family, returns home with no job and a broken heart. She answers an advertisement from a famous mystery writer, Hubert Newman, who needs a manuscript typed. She takes on the job and is shocked the next day to learn of the writer's sudden, unexplained death. She is even more surprised when, twenty-four hours later, she receives Newman's manuscript and reads the Dedication:
To Stella, spotter of mistakes.
Harry Fox, formerly of Special Branch and brilliant at surveillance, has been suspended for some undisclosed misdemeanor. He has his own reasons for being interested in Hubert Newman. He approaches Stella Fry to share his belief that the writer's death was no accident.
What's more, since she was the last person to see Newman, she could be in danger herself.©2024 Jane Thynne (P)2024 Quercus Editions Limited
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- Ross Beadle
- 16-09-24
keeps you engaged to the end
Conjures up the background atmosphere of late 1938 very well. Good plot twist. A tad unbelievable in places, particularly near the end
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- richiesan
- 13-09-24
Lightweight and eminently forgettable
A thin slightly unbelievable plot, plodding prose, lightweight characterisation and middling narration. Mediocre all round.
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- Joanne Sproule
- 16-09-24
Not as good as her others
A little disappointed with the story plus someone else was narrating.... different to the other books. The voices and accents were OK but the general narration was so fast, it wasn't pleasant to listen to at times. Shame........
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- Ms. Susannah Scott
- 19-09-24
Suspense lacking and at times confusing
Parts of this book were brilliant but other parts were missing the substance that the authors other books contained. At times it felt rushed lacking in detail and credence but there were glimmers of this. I just wanted a bit more from the story. Perhaps this will be start of a series where the storyline evolves and grows?
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- Eamonn MacNeill
- 05-10-24
Very British
A quaint very British story without much thrill, nowhere near as good as the Clara vine series
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- Irene
- 20-12-24
Mediocre
The book was repetitive and fanciful. The author did not even follow her own recommendations. The reader did not help either.
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- Jane Hayes
- 22-12-24
Cliched story and poorly read
The story was lacking in originality and felt very cliched. Very clunky insertions of local ‘colour’ or facts which were sometimes inaccurate- eg teabags in Harry’s office - they weren’t introduced in the UK until the 50s. The reading was also a VERY frustrating- the narrator paused at all the wrong times and the emphasis was on the wrong words - very grating to listen to. Very disappointing overall.
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