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The Saratov Dossier
- Narrated by: David Butler-Groome
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
The cop: A terror attack in Oslo lures a disenchanted Interpol agent into the maelstrom of the impending Russian presidential election run-off.
The journalist: Long-buried secrets start emerging, and one of Russia's most respected journalists must end her exile in London to ensure that malign influences are stopped from putting their man in the Kremlin.
The candidate: An ex-soldier has to decide whether anything will stop him becoming Russian president, no matter the cost to himself, his family, and Russia itself.
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- Siobhan D
- 03-10-23
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I loved the narration of David Butler-Groome, who brings out the trill and keeps of wanting to listen
This book is full of action, suspense . After a terror attack in Oslo a Interpol agent in the middle of an impending Russian presidential election, Secrets start emerging knowing she must stop the wrong man being put in the Kremlin, Making a her journalists, skills come into action. But the man who wants becoming Russian president, will do anything no matter the cost to himself, his family and Russia.
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- D'Artiste
- 30-06-23
A good audiobook that must be reviewed in context
I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It's a fascinating political detective thriller that imagines a Russian presidential election in the near future.
Firstly, it's important to point out that this is a self-published novel performed for audio by a very good reader with no production team behind him. It must therefore be reviewed in this context, not as an expensive production benefitting from the money of a publishing house.
The text could perhaps have benefitted from some professional editing, but this doesn't negatively impact upon character or plot. The story is well researched and keeps you hooked not only with its well-paced narrative development but with well executed character evolution.
There were various points where I felt I was being challenged to assess if and why a character deserved my sympathy, which is a sign of a good writer. The plot demands close listening without being convoluted.
The narrator apparently performed and produced the audio entirely alone. This means he will have been required to make all dramatic/artistic performance decisions as well as editing and mastering the work. This is no small accomplishment.
Overall the performance by David Butler-Groome is excellent. The narrator has a wonderful speaking voice and adjusts to the pacing of different chapters well. There are times where a professional producer may have asked him to redo an ever-so-slightly awkwardly delivered sentence or an overly enunciated word, but so what. The narration grows in confidence throughout the novel and I would love to hear Butler-Groome reading, say, a Robert Harris novel with a decent budget behind him. I think he'd be truly excellent.
I'm happy I bought this. Independent writers and performers deserve our support and I think this labour of love from both author and reader is well worth your credit.
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- Godiva 2000
- 13-11-23
Kept me engrossed
This is a very exciting political/police murder mystery thriller set some time in the near future around the time of a Russian presidential election. It starts in a small cafe in Oslo which gets bombed and people are killed. One of the victims is connected to one of the Russian presidential candidates, so enter an Interpol agent who is nearing retirement but speaks Russian and is familiar with the country. There follows a series of adventures for the agent and a female journalist.
The book is quite long and could perhaps be edited down a little, but it a self-published book and so should be forgiven for not being absolutely perfect, it is certainly very good, and amongst the best self-published books that I have read.
The narration is excellent, especially as I understand that it is all the work of David Butler-Groome without any other editing or publishing support at all, given that I think that he deserves a lot of credit for making a great job of a major project. His narration itself is an object lesson in thriller narration it draws you in and really brings the book, especially the exciting scenes to life.
This is quite a long listen but well worth the investment in time to enjoy a very well crafted book read in such a compelling way.
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