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The Vets
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
Hong Kong: The British administration is preparing to hand the capitalist colony back to communist China with the minimum of fuss. But Colonel Joel Tyler has other plans for the British Colony, plans which involve four Vietnam War veterans and a spectacular mission, making use of their unique skills. Vietnam was the one thing the four men had in common before Tyler moulded them into a team capable of pulling off a sensational robbery. But while the vets are preparing to take Hong Kong by storm, their paymaster, Anthony Chung, puts the final touches on an audacious betrayal. At stake is the future of Hong Kong….
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- Thewilsonman
- 01-02-19
Entertaining but...
As always an entertaining listen with one proviso: it is way too long unnecessarily so. A good editor could and would have made this a much better proposition.
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- Debz
- 08-02-22
enjoyed this listen
somewhat predictable, but I still enjoyed the story.
I do enjoy Thornleys narrative, only suggestion is he work on more distinctive accents as I did sometimes have difficulty in working out who was who .
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- Carôle
- 04-10-12
Unputdownable!
I'm a Stephen Leather fan. Always have been, and after listening to this novel, always will be!
You read the synopsis and think you have a fair idea about what the novel will be about. You're wrong. You wont get it until Leather wants you to, which is right at the end.
Narrated really well by the usual narrator, whom I also love. You will too.
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- P Barker
- 21-06-20
Not his best dual standard
This morning s a very long book and to be honest not a prude but the sex scene seems a little gratuitous and could be abbreviated I actually was glad when it finished . I usually think Leather is a great read , listen no matter if supernatural , spider or his others works but tempted to just pack in with this one a real shame .
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- Jonah
- 24-05-19
A Tad long but.....
a decent story. Paul Thornley is superb again and personally I could listen to him read the Chinese telephone directory. I’ve listened to nearly all Stephen Leather’s books and this won’t be among my favourites even though it’s a clever plot.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-23
Yet again, Stephen Leather writes an awesome book
Great story, good content and many twists. Great book, well read too. Highly recommended
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- Alec
- 13-02-17
A long book
An enjoyable book with many players who do eventually come together in a surprising climax which is as good as any other Stephen Leather book. It is a throwback to pre Chinese rule in Hong Kong which is a period of history I knew little about. Well worth sticking with, it is somewhat longer than I've come across before on Audible. Once again super narration by Paul Thornley.
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- joanna
- 30-01-20
Leather at his best
This is a most exciting book the best book I have read in a long time fabulous narrator thank you Stephen leather
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- Mr
- 08-11-15
Enjoyable but nothing special
The story is more about Hong Kong, pre-China take over, than Vietnam Veterans. The story builds up gradually with plenty of time for The Vets and the ther main characters to build their personalities but unfortunatley the heights of the climax towards the end of the book aren't that great.
I couldn't buy into Anthony Chung who seems to be more skilled than James Bond in all capacities.
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- Sylv Sheehan
- 16-04-23
Another brilliant book by Stephen Leather
I hadn't listened to any of this author's books for a good few months, so chose this one. What a great listen, and 22 hours, none of which was boring or slow. The emphasis on what was going on and why moved around to various characters during the storyline, I highly recommend.
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