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  • The Ninth Step

  • John Milton, Book 8
  • By: Mark Dawson
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,408 ratings)

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The Ninth Step

By: Mark Dawson
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Summary

John Milton is a former assassin for the British government. He is a ronin, trying to atone for his past sins by offering his services to those people who have no one else to whom they can turn.

Milton is keeping a low profile in London when he meets Eddie Fabian. Fabian confesses that he is considering suicide and that the reason for his depression was the abuse that he suffered as a child. Milton offers to help, but, before he can, Eddie is found dead in circumstances that Milton considers suspicious. And then events take a turn that no one could have anticipated....

Milton's attempted good deed becomes a quest to unveil corruption at the highest levels of government and murder at the dark heart of the criminal underworld. Milton is pulled back into the game, and that's going to have serious consequences for everyone who crosses his path.

Cover design by Stuart Bache.

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Enjoyed it

Great story. Glad to see it’s a series. Well worth reading. I’ve downloaded a few more. Anna

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Brilliant...

Of all the books in the series so far this has been the most gripping, clever plot, will written, excellent narrator as always... Highly recommended...

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Great story line

Action packed as always with John Milton.I enjoyed the story line,a nice touch at the end.A great listen for any Jack Reacher fans.

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superb, gotta love JM ☺

you gotta love John Milton , please more of the same, I don't think we have seen the last of young Hicks.

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AA assassin . Mediocre.


Picked this up on a daily deal, it was good but did not quite live up to my expectations.

Loved the main character John Milton atoning his past assassin days and alcohol problems but it just lacked something.

Miltons undercover name John Smith made me laugh out loud when he first said it, not just the daft name but the reference to the beer!
I got rather bored with the repetition of the phrase outside it was dark clouds with the promise of rain" which was said a total of five times throughout.

The highlight of this book is the extraordinary narration by David Thorpe. His voice is perfect for audio, and he made a second rate story into a pleasurable listen.

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Great

Good story exciting gripping till the end. The narrator is great too. Loved it so much

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Superb throughout

great listen, highly recommend this book. you won't be disappointed. compelling listen. go get it

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Another great listen

Very much enjoyed this book - looking forward to the next in the series. A talented author and great narrator.

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Unusual plot interesting and entertaining

Enjoying the John Milton series nice to be in London for this one, looking forward to the next book

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Excellent, as always.

The narration as well as the story content really cannot be faulted. Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning tjo end. Thank you.

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