• The Unlikely Spy

  • By: Daniel Silva
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 18 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,253 ratings)

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The Unlikely Spy

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s celebrated debut novel, The Unlikely Spy, is “A roller-coaster World War II adventure that conjures up memories of the best of Ken Follett and Frederick Forsyth” (The Orlando Sentinel).

“In wartime,” Winston Churchill wrote, “truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” For Britain’s counterintelligence operations, this meant finding the unlikeliest agent imaginable - a history professor named Alfred Vicary, handpicked by Churchill himself to expose a highly dangerous, but unknown, traitor. The Nazis, however, have also chosen an unlikely agent. Catherine Blake is the beautiful widow of a war hero, a hospital volunteer - and a Nazi spy under direct orders from Hitler: uncover the Allied plans for D-Day...

©2009 Daniel Silva (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Evocative...memorable...a classic World War II espionage tale.” (The Washington Post)

“Briskly suspenseful.” (The New York Times)

“Layers of depth and intrigue...Silva succeeds with panache.” (USA Today)

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Too much cursing

There. Should be a listing stating language especially using the Lord’s name as curse word

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complicated story but gripping

have to pay attention to follow this story but couldnt put it down. narrator fantastic

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Non Stop Doubletake Deceptions

For fans of LeCarre and the best of WWII spy yarns, this is a richly satisfying, multilayer tale. And the narrator captures the varied and nuanced voices of Brits, Americans, and Germans without missing a beat.

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Terrific

This was a terrific book and the narrator was the best I've heard. I hated to see it end. If you like a spy novel, pick this one. You will not be

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A New Favorite Daniel Silva!

I was engrossed from the start. Didn’t want it to end. The characters and dialogue formed a believable scenario of espionage during WW II.
Definitely recommend to spy and history novel fans.

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Final hour was very disappointing...

Decent story coupled with superb narration. However the disappointing ending detracted from my overall impression.

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Great story

So many surprises., author is amazing. Narrator keeps action moving. I can't wait to start another.

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Pleasant distraction

Enjoyed this after having read one of Silvia’s other books with the spy Gabriel. Looking forward to more.

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Super exciting

My first Daniel Silva novel and I’m hooked. I especially liked the ending which was ambiguous

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The Unlikely Spy

I read/listened to this book as a "test" of Daniel Silva. It suffices to say that after this one, I went and read/listened to all of this books in one shot. The strength of this books are their characters are believable, story lines are complex, and most of all, writing is good. I like his mastery of the language and descriptive phrases. I often want to read the same book twice. This book in particular is good for any WWII spy novel fans, since it does a good job mixing real historical events and fiction.

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