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The Birthday Girl

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Martyn Read
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Tony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she is his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl - and the past is another country. Or so it seems. But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman’s company is subject to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help. Whatever the risks. The consequences of her actions are lethal - for Mersiha has unearthed a conspiracy of terrifying proportions.…

©1995 Stephen Leather (P)2007 Isis Publishing Ltd Espionage Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction

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enjoyed it.great read. hope for more books like this. waiting for next book very good

enjoyable book

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This is another great book by stephen leather its a bit of a slow starter but when you get into it you cant put it down until its finished

Good listen

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Slow to get going but made me want to see it to the end, but the narrator is cringeworthy and I’ve had to grit my teeth for the comical voices and accents. Spoils it

Story spoiled by narrator

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I love Stephen leathers books but this one was a chore to listen to. The story was long winded and fantastical The narrator was just the completely wrong man for the job. An Englishman reading a story in a god awful American accent with an awful Scottish accent in between? Why ?

Dreadful narration

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Really good book with lots of twisty turny bits. Narration however was so poor when it came to European accents that you couldn't help but laugh. Which detracts from the drama the author is so good at creating. Definitely worth a listen.

Good book shame about the accents.

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I’m a big fan of the author’s SAS and Spy writing. However, this deviation from that was disappointing in story but especially in the narrator trying to do so much dialogue on his own. Quite cringeworthy IMO.

Disappointing

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What did you like most about The Birthday Girl?

The excitement and anticipation of wondering what was going to happen next.

What did you like best about this story?

The contrast between the current life of a normal US teenager and the violent past she experienced.

What about Martyn Read’s performance did you like?

All of it, the gentle Scottish accent and the way he could differentiate between the different characters, including a teenage girl.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, too long for that. Daily instalments were fine.

Any additional comments?

I like Stephen Leather as an author and this was the first one of his books I listened to as an audible book. I really enjoyed it.

A riveting listen

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a good story and a healthy pace, some sexual descriptions that I feel didn't need to be in there but a great book anyway.

a gripping listen

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An unusual story line. Fairly fast paced and quite exciting. The ending I found a little implausible

Unusual story line

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This story is ruined by the awful narration. Comical accents destroyed the book for me and they come through thick and fast from the first chapter. The plot would be OK, as always, with a Stephen Leather book... this may have been one of his earlier books but I only just made it to the end.

A good story but!!

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