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The Great Train Robbery

Auteur(s): Michael Crichton
Narrateur(s): Michael Kitchen
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In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite - yet nonetheless explosive....

Michael Crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of The Great Train Robbery, starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.

©1975 Michael Crichton; Copyright renewed 2003 by CrichtonSun LLC (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved Historique Suspense Thrillers et romans à suspense Fiction Angleterre Vol Science-fiction
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Not the usual Crichton novel but I enjoyed it just the same. It was fun and engaging. I saw the movie years ago and could only picture Sean Connery as Pierce.
The slang and language took a bit getting used to.
The narrator did an excellent job.

Quite captivating

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Wonderfully narrated. The narrator sounds like he is from that place and time. The story is masterfully told and the historical asides are very interesting.

Excellent

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the dry humor sprinkled in definitely helped make the title. nicely paced drama. would recommend!

enjoyable

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If you’re a history buff - you’ll love the description of early British culture
If you like an engaging story, look no further
If you love a true story- even better!
And if you love a great narrator- you’re in for a treat

Everything about this book is fantastic

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Crichton relates the true tale of the 1855 robbery of 12 Thousand Pounds in Gold from England (pay being delivered to the Crimean Front). He enlivens true-life criminal characters as they plan and execute an elaborate heist - employing ingenious scams to accumulate the tools and personnel to pull it off. The dialogue is gruff and loyal to the period (Victorian England). The events are engrossing and colorfully described. The characters are fascinating. Crichton, who heard about the case while teaching at Cambridge, researched the crime extensively and does a marvelous job bringing the event to life. His prose is overly crisp at times (each word too-carefully chosen), but undoubtedly enjoyable. Unfortunately, the book is read by Michael Kitchen. His cadence quickly becomes annoying and his choices of which words to emphasize baffling. The over-emphasis is distracting. I sped the recording up to 1.10x and it helped somewhat. This intriguing true-crime brought-to-life recording is worth 2.5 stars out of 5. It was a Daily Deal and worth the $4.95 I spent..but it's not likely worth a credit.

Great Book. Brutal Narrator.

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