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  • Written by: Alex Callister
  • Narrated by: Ell Potter
  • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (309 ratings)

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Winter Rising

Written by: Alex Callister
Narrated by: Ell Potter
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Publisher's Summary

Winter returns to face the most feared hitman of all time, the Guardsman. 

Winter has put the world of organised crime into crisis by unmasking its boss, Alek Konstantin. Hunted and permanently on the run, he has been caught on camera in Mexico, Virginia and Marseille. Retracing his steps, Winter attempts to uncover his motives and bring the world's most wanted man out of hiding using the tracker he embedded in her wrist. But things aren't quite that simple. After finding Lucy and watching her die a sickening death, Winter's desire to bring down the legendary Guardsman overrides her orders. Knowing Firestorm’s top contract killer is experimenting on victims, she takes a contract out on herself to catch him.  

Once again disguised as her alter ego, Snow White, Winter follows the Guardsman to Moscow expecting to spring the trap. However, things aren't quite what they seem. Who is the Guardsman and why does he know everything about Winter? With the reality of the situation unravelling as the world’s leaders assemble in London, just how much has Winter underestimated her opponent and is the realisation all too late? 

Winter faces her biggest challenge yet in this dark commentary on our surveillance society. 

©2019 Alex Callister (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

What the critics say

"If you like Becky Sharp or Emma Peel or Lisbeth Salander, you will love Winter: she can out-punch Bourne and out-pull Bond. And her zinging one-liners leave Jack Reacher for dead." (Andy Martin, author of Reacher Said Nothing and With Child.

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Worth listening to.

Very good story. Some of it was predictable but enough surprises to keep it interesting, and I had to be willing to suspend belief at times, but no more than with every Bond or Bourne story. The vivid descriptions of the sexual encounters were unnecessary, could have been done more tastefully.

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Another Wild Winter Ride

I'm enjoying this series way too much. I've listened to hundreds of audiobooks. As a narrator Ell Potter is surpassed only by Michael Sheehan reading Philip Pullman’s latest Lyra books. She is mesmerizing.

I would mention though that anytime a major character is referred to only by name and never by pronoun, it sends up a red flag, not to say a red herring!

Highly recommended--what fun!

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Gripping!!

...And the saga continues...
Can't wait to read the next one to find out what happens next!!!

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Amazing

This is the second book by this author and narrator I've had the pleasure of experiencing! So good, kept me on my toes the entire time. I'm sad it's done!

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Winter Rising

I highly recommend this audio book! The plot was well planned and I didn’t expect the end!

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Loved it

Great story great narration. It’s totally worth a listen. . . . …… and the fact that they have

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Great story

Story and Natration are great. Winter is bad ass and the Natration is perfect 👌.

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Love, love, love this whole series

After downloading the first story as an Audible freebie I blew through it in two and a half days. Bought the 2nd book, same thing... two days, while I did other things. Now I am on the third book and preordered the 4th.
Story moves at a fast pace and certainly kept me wearing my airpods longer than I ever had before.

Similar in genre to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

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Alex Callister delivers another action pack novel

Winter rising is yet another great novel by Alex Callister. It provides action, international espionage, romance and a solid story. this is all well delivered in the narrative by Ell Porter. Enjoy this book I did!

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Action packed!

I’ve read this twice and loved it just as much the second time! Action packed story!

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