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Kane and Abel
- Narrateur(s): Jason Culp
- Série: Kane & Abel, Livre 1
- Durée: 19 h et 27 min
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- Catégories: Romans policiers et thrillers, Thrillers et romans à suspense
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The Prodigal Daughter
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Lorelei King
- Durée: 14 h et 35 min
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With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more to be the first female president. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world - and to build a future with the woman he loves. With Florentyna's ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception.
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Political drama !!!
- Écrit par Bumbles le 2022-03-23
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Shall We Tell the President?
- Kane & Abel, Book 3
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Lorelei King
- Durée: 7 h et 17 min
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Florentyna Kane has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life. The FBI investigates 1000s of false threats every year. This time, a reliable source has tipped them off about an assassination attempt. One hour later, the informant and all but one of the investigating agents are dead. The lone survivor: FBI Special Agent Mark Andrews. Now, only he knows when the killers will strike. But how can he alone unravel a ruthless conspiracy - in less than one week?
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decent story.
- Écrit par Ryan Dueck le 2018-01-22
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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As the Crow Flies
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 20 h et 42 min
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When Charlie Trumper inherits the barrow his grandfather used to peddle fruit and vegetables in turn-of-the-century Whitechapel, England, he inherits his enterprising spirit as well. Charlie's deeply held ambition to raise himself out of the poverty of London's East End is destined to be realized, but there are many obstacles to overcome, including a tour of duty at the front in World War I, where he encounters the man who will become his lifelong enemy.
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Great story! Interesting narration!
- Écrit par Judy le 2020-01-14
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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A Prisoner of Birth
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Roger Allam
- Durée: 16 h et 38 min
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One evening, Danny, an East End cockney who works as a garage mechanic, takes his girlfriend up to the West End to celebrate their engagement. He crosses the path of Spencer Craig, a West End barrister tipped to be the youngest Queen's Counsel of his generation. A few hours later, Danny is arrested for murder and later is sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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Great book
- Écrit par ruth le 2020-08-30
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Be Careful What You Wish For
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 4
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 11 h et 39 min
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Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to the hospital to learn the fate of their son, Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham.
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Sad he wrote this.
- Écrit par Sara W. le 2019-02-21
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Cometh the Hour
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 13 h et 4 min
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Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington, and Lady Virginia. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy and can see no way out of her financial problems until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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The Prodigal Daughter
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Lorelei King
- Durée: 14 h et 35 min
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With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more to be the first female president. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world - and to build a future with the woman he loves. With Florentyna's ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception.
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Political drama !!!
- Écrit par Bumbles le 2022-03-23
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Shall We Tell the President?
- Kane & Abel, Book 3
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Lorelei King
- Durée: 7 h et 17 min
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Florentyna Kane has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life. The FBI investigates 1000s of false threats every year. This time, a reliable source has tipped them off about an assassination attempt. One hour later, the informant and all but one of the investigating agents are dead. The lone survivor: FBI Special Agent Mark Andrews. Now, only he knows when the killers will strike. But how can he alone unravel a ruthless conspiracy - in less than one week?
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decent story.
- Écrit par Ryan Dueck le 2018-01-22
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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As the Crow Flies
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 20 h et 42 min
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When Charlie Trumper inherits the barrow his grandfather used to peddle fruit and vegetables in turn-of-the-century Whitechapel, England, he inherits his enterprising spirit as well. Charlie's deeply held ambition to raise himself out of the poverty of London's East End is destined to be realized, but there are many obstacles to overcome, including a tour of duty at the front in World War I, where he encounters the man who will become his lifelong enemy.
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Great story! Interesting narration!
- Écrit par Judy le 2020-01-14
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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A Prisoner of Birth
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Roger Allam
- Durée: 16 h et 38 min
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One evening, Danny, an East End cockney who works as a garage mechanic, takes his girlfriend up to the West End to celebrate their engagement. He crosses the path of Spencer Craig, a West End barrister tipped to be the youngest Queen's Counsel of his generation. A few hours later, Danny is arrested for murder and later is sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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Great book
- Écrit par ruth le 2020-08-30
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Be Careful What You Wish For
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 4
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 11 h et 39 min
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Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to the hospital to learn the fate of their son, Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham.
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Sad he wrote this.
- Écrit par Sara W. le 2019-02-21
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Cometh the Hour
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 13 h et 4 min
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Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington, and Lady Virginia. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy and can see no way out of her financial problems until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Best Kept Secret
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 3
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 11 h et 15 min
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Best Kept Secret opens a moment after the end of The Sins of the Father, with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington, finally uniting their family. Harry, now a best-selling novelist; Emma; their son, Sebastian; and orphaned Jessica make a new life for themselves, but all is not as happy and secure as it could be. Emma's brother, Giles, is engaged to a woman who may be more interested in Barrington's fortune and title than in a long and happy marriage.
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Mightier than the Sword
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 12 h et 55 min
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Harry Clifton is more successful than ever as a novelist, and has just been elected president of PEN Britain. He learns of a writer in Russia whose memoir of life inside Stalin's palace has landed the writer in prison for life, his book taken off shelves and destroyed. Harry becomes obsessed with freeing the writer and telling his story. His wife Emma, meanwhile is the chair of Barringtons Shipping, having escaped a plot to destroy their company by bombing one of their luxury liners, and now the company is thriving.
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The Fourth Estate
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Aris
- Durée: 19 h et 33 min
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Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire. Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father's newspaper with similar ambitions. As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another's brilliance and ambition.
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the fourth estate
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-09-02
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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The Sins of the Father
- Clifton Chronicles, Book 2
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox
- Durée: 10 h et 7 min
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Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German Uboat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw.
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Up To Expectations
- Écrit par Cindy le 2020-09-26
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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This Was a Man
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 7
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Alex Jennings
- Durée: 12 h et 47 min
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This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife, Karin, from the cabinet secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus while his wife, Emma, completes her 10 years as chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job.
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Memorable Ending to Clifton Chronicles
- Écrit par Sylvie Lamoureux le 2021-10-19
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Turn a Blind Eye
- A Detective William Warwick Novel
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): George Blagden
- Durée: 9 h et 31 min
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Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose crime of another kind: corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. Along with detectives Rebecca Pankhurst and Nicky Bailey, his team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle exceeds his income. But the investigation risks being compromised when Nicky falls for Summers.
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Not so great
- Écrit par Wendy Deroos le 2021-12-30
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Only Time Will Tell
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Roger Allam, Emilia Fox
- Durée: 12 h et 41 min
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From the internationally best-selling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920, with the words "I was told that my father was killed in the war"....
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Excellent - Recommend
- Écrit par JKL le 2020-04-22
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Hidden in Plain Sight
- A Detective William Warwick Novel
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): George Blagden
- Durée: 8 h et 13 min
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William Warwick has been promoted to detective sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Khalil Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer who operates his extensive network out of South London. As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars.
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hidden in plain sight
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-06-17
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Heads You Win
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): Richard Armitage
- Durée: 15 h et 55 min
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From an early age, it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin....
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Did not disappoint!
- Écrit par Daryl Behr le 2018-12-21
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Nothing Ventured
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): George Blagden
- Durée: 9 h et 27 min
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William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a lawyer like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC, and his sister, Grace, he will join London’s Metropolitan Police Force. After graduating from university, William begins a career that will define his life: from his early months on the beat under the watchful eye of his first mentor, Constable Fred Yates, to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in Scotland Yard’s arts and antiquities squad.
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A trashy legal fiction
- Écrit par Paul ledroit le 2020-07-05
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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As the Crow Flies
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 20 h et 42 min
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Charlie Trumper's earliest memory is of hearing his grandfather's sales patter from behind his costermonger's barrow. When Grandpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps - his burning ambition is to own a shop that will sell everything: 'The Biggest Barrow in the World'. Charlie's progress from the teeming streets of Whitechapel to the elegance of Chelsea Terrace is only a few miles as the crow flies.
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Great listen
- Écrit par Gail le 2022-07-06
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
- Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 7 h et 32 min
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What can an Oxford don, a respected society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord have in common? Very little, except they've all been swindled out of every cent they had by Harvey Metcalfe, the man who wrote the book on international stock fraud. They haven't a prayer of ever seeing their money again. Or have they?
Auteur(s): Jeffrey Archer
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- Joel C LaRusic
- 2018-09-13
Good read of a modern classic
Jeffrey Archer is a storyteller extraordinaire. This tale of 2 boys, born on the very same day, on opposite parts of the world and into completely opposed circumstances is gripping and exciting. Two men, who might have been the best of friends, but because of circumstance became bitter enemies. The characters are well developed and each loved (or hated) intensely by the reader. Just a wonderful tale. The reading by Jason Culp was excellent too. Highly recommend!
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- P Griffis
- 2022-01-08
no excitement........barely moves along
it passed the time ....predictable and a bit of a yawn......with very few exciting moments
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- Esme
- 2021-02-03
A classic, still relevant today.
This is the first Jeffrey Archer book that I have read. It is a good story, well told and narrated, juxtaposing a European life with an American one of two very different men whose paths cross in their adult years. Excessive pride and revenge consume the two men with a sad but poignant ending. It is an easy listen and I enjoyed it.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2020-09-12
Wished it never ended
As the story continued, I wished it could gone on forever. Every story must end.
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- sharon
- 2019-08-22
Doesn’t disappoint even 30 years later
I read this book years ago and I listened to it recently on holiday in Europe. I very much enjoyed the twists and turns Mr Archer takes with his characters. Family, feuds, intriqué and in the end a bitter sweet ending. Historically mostly accurate as well.
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- sherry
- 2018-09-14
do we ever learn
#audible1 What a Brilliant detailed , never aging book, I LOVED LISTENING
I couldnt put it down just dreading the fate of these two waring men,
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- Katie Jardine
- 2018-01-27
Great Book
I really enjoyed this book. I had read it years ago and it was just as good the second time. Great narration!
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- Dee
- 2011-10-20
Another great one ....
It seems lately that I just couldn't find an audiobook that grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Everything seemed "all the same". I was beginning to get quite frustrated. I decided to go back into my library and maybe listen to one of the hundreds of audios I've downloaded in the past 2 years. I came upon one my my favorite authors, Jeffrey Archer, so I clicked his name and it brought me to his list of books, most of which I've listened to. So glad I did! He once again, didnt fail to give me something I could sink my teeth into. It was COMPLETELY enjoyable to listen to. Somewhere right between "cant press stop" and "wow, what a great story......looking forward to the next chapter". Archer's tale is one of two men, born at the same time (early1920's) but worlds apart physically, emotionally, and financially. Yet, their differences were only one facet of this great story. The struggles they both experienced in life to reach their goals had one common thread. They both had grit and integrity. Their experiences somewhat mirrored each other yet so differently that it made for an extraordinary story line. So well written and so easy to listen to, yet, not one that puts you to sleep. The author did a fabulous job of entwining these men's lives in and out throughout the story, it gave it that "Oh my gosh......how ironic" feeling. Often it was like I was above, peeking down on them and watching their lives unfold. Please do yourself a favor and make time for this one. I expect you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
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- Elliot
- 2011-10-03
Kane & Abel - 30 years later
Interesting how our perceptions change over the years. I first read Kand & Abel about 30 years ago and found it a fast moving narration of two powerful, competitive men. However, just havng finished it on audible, i find it a very sad story of two people neither accepting the opportunity to understand the other. Interesting how differently a novel can read to a 65 year old vs. a 35 year old.
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- Karen
- 2010-08-23
Love Jeffrey Archer
Most of the time I find books by the same author to be too similiar and I lose interest. I listened to Prisoner of Birth and enjoyed so much I purchased this book. This book was very interesting and I had a hard time putting it down. Very few books have me so involved that I couldn't wait to read the ending. The narration was well done. Characters well written This is a good listen
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- R. Pontiflet
- 2017-02-17
A Saga of Two Powerful Families
This story is very well written with a well structured plot. The story pulls you in from the very beginning with its interesting and well developed characters. It's a fast moving story about two powerful and very competitive men, and their families. It is also a very sad story of two people hating each other but neither would give in and accept the various opportunities to learn about and understand the other. They relished in their hatred far too long. Both are slick manipulators; one abide by laws, the other not so much. One is Polish and the other a "Bostonian"....they hated the racial/cultural ethnicity of the other.
In the beginning, Abel Rosnovski was my favorite character but he ended up being my least favorite. The circumstances of his birth (really sad) made my heart ache. However, throughout the story he was saved and befriended by many people and yet his heart easily turned cold and calculating without proof or evidence to justify his actions.
I did enjoy this story but there are some glaring holes and contrivances. Abel Rosnovski was all knowing and had spies everywhere but was unable to find out who his benefactor was (what??) .... this contrivance was unbelievable and unlikely. Both men lived for their children, but they were willing to stop talking to them and cut them from their Wills when the children would not succumb to their father's demands (what ??). Another total contrivance is Abel being placed in a container filled with coal for an extended period of time (again unbelievable). It was hard to breathe after the first few minutes. He should have been dead or nearly dead by the end of the journey. The most least likely believable, is Henry, the ultimate scammer and criminal, becoming a congressman (What ??) Maybe that could happen today but not likely back in the 1950's and 60's.
I was looking for a novel that I could sink my teeth into and this was the one I chose. Even though there were many holes and contrivances, the overall story was entertaining. After 19 hours of listening, I didn't want it to end. The ending was okay, but was very disappointing. As I said, the two men were too prideful, they would sooner die than acknowledge each other.
The overall story was a generational family drama, and the author did a great job of weaving the men's lives in and out throughout the story. The narration was good, not great. Would highly recommend to anyone who can "suspend disbelief" beyond normal in order to listen to a great family saga.
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- Judith
- 2011-11-06
Kept me listening!
I found this book when I looked into who the authour was of his new book: The Clifton Chronicles. Kane and Abel has an intriguing plot, likeable characters with an unknown future..all this kept me waiting for my next day at work so I could listen again on the commute. The ending was appropriate, but still somehow disappointing...or was I just sorry the story ended.I will now look for more Jeffrey Archer books. I don't know why I took so long to find him.
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- Renee Martin
- 2012-05-29
extremely moving
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely! I had read this book years ago, but it seemed new to me having it "read" to me. It keeps your attention from beginning to end and I did not want it to end.
What did you like best about this story?
It is amazing how the characters ended up connecting. I love how the main characters brought themselves up to such a level of success.
Have you listened to any of Jason Culp’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no I haven't listened to him before.
Who was the most memorable character of Kane and Abel and why?
William Kane because he was so ambitious and seemed to have a good heart (for the most part).
Any additional comments?
When it ended, I was sobbing....it was SO touching, yet tragic. My teenage son, thought I was CRAZY! but this book was so awesome I wanted more!
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- CBDC
- 2014-02-08
Totally predictable and contrived
And yet - an enjoyable listen. I was frustrated in part because some things were SO predictable that it spoiled the story. But there is enough detail about Poland the the cruelties of Germany and Russia. AND insights into various immigrants groups and blue blood Americans. So overall I rate it as OK, but not more so. I can't give it a 2.5 stars, so I settled on 3.
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- Mycall
- 2014-12-28
story and characters were boring and predictable
I only got through it because I had 18 hours of driving to do. I tried to enjoy it, but realised a few hours in that the writing (and editing) aren't great.
The subject matter and the big picture theme were interesting, but the characters were single dimensional which left the entire book to be boring and predictable.
The best thing to come out of listening to this book is that I now know to avoid Jeffrey archer in the future.
The narration was good and is what kept me in there till the end.
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Histoire
- Marilyngrace
- 2012-11-28
Archer's writing grabs you!
What made the experience of listening to Kane and Abel the most enjoyable?
The narrator was exceptional and believeable.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I think Abel Rosnovsky was the most interesting character owing to the circumstances of his birth and the ways he was saved by folks in his life.
If you could take any character from Kane and Abel out to dinner, who would it be and why?
I would dine with Abel for sure at the Baron in Warsaw!
Any additional comments?
Well worth my time. Archer can sure write a good yarn!
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- Terry
- 2010-12-29
Very interesting
I enjoyed the history very much. The ending was a bit dissappointing, but the first 75% of the book was worth it.
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