False Impression

By: Jeffrey Archer

Narrated by: Byron Jennings

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A thrilling novel of suspense from the international bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles, Jeffery Archer's False Impression.

Why was an elegant lady brutally murdered the night before 9/11?

Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive a woman's left ear in the morning mail?

Why did a top Manhattan lawyer work only for one client, but never charge a fee?

Why did a young woman with a bright career steal a priceless Van Gogh painting?

All these questions and more are answered in Jeffrey Archer's novel, False Impression, but not before a breathtaking journey of twists and turns that will take listeners from New York to London to Bucharest and on to Tokyo, and finally a sleepy English village, where the mystery of Van Gogh's last painting will finally be resolved.

©2006 Jeffrey Archer (P)2006 Audio Renaissance

Another Archer success.

loved it. great story & wonderfully told. Archer's excellence in revenge continues. very well done

uneven

This is my first Archer read. I expected more than the book delivered. The main character, Anna, was a good character but as often happens in this kind of book is asked to do more than she possibly could. But predictably she does it all and her considerable expertise as a Romanian PhD art historian/auctioneer serves her well for high stakes dectective work.

The story moved fast enough to keep your interest. Two parts of the book were constant irritants for me. First, villains are supposed to be bad guys but I can't remember a matched set of male and female villains with so many faults and absolutely no redeeming qualities. Second, the narrator seemed to weave a slight Irish accent into every character.

Worth the read but expect some unevenness.

Excellent Audiobook “False Impressions.”

Enjoyed this book very much.
I highly recommend it. This is among the best of Jeffrey Archer’s Booksz
Thank you.

Archer remains a master storyteller

I have loved reading Jeffrey Archer and am grateful that I can still enjoy his work through audiobook. Byron Jennings does a great job narrating, managing to give each character a distinct personality. I was still able to use my imagination to picture faces and places. Superbly done all around.

Most entertaining

One of Jeffrey Archer’s best. The characters and plot were both believable and left me wishing for more and while I would definitely listen to more in this series were sure Jeffrey to write them given this novel is almost 10 years old. I think that unlikely and unfortunate. If the author does decide to write more in this series, I will be amongst the first in line to buy it. It really was that good

Accents by the narrator

This is a wonderful book. It has intrigue, suspense, and very likable characters. It is classic Archer writing. The one thing that I found most annoying, past the point of distraction, was the narrators feeble attempts at accents. His narration in general was well done, but when he slipped into what he perceived to be a Middle Eastern accent, I was distracted from the story-line by the lameness. All in all, a good listen if you are able to get past the aforementioned.

Good Characters

Incredible moving description of 9/11 which catapults the reader into the story. The rotten are rotten and the good are good. I enjoyed "Prisoner of Birth" so much that I bought another of Jeffrey Archer's books immediately. The reader of this book was not as enjoyable as in the previous audible book,and his attempt at a Roumanian accent sounded more Irish than Roumanian. Lot's of twists and turns in the plot, which made me want to get back to listening as soon as possible. It's an elaborate shell game played all over the world with a priceless painting.

A good predictable read

My first experience with the author. Despite the fact it was predictable for me, however; I listened to the very last word. Generally enjoyable

Enjoyable read

I enjoyed this book and found it an enjoyable listen from start to finish. The whole 9/11 aspect of the plot could have been left out, as it really had nothing to do with the plot (everyone knew she was alive all along it seems, except her close family), but the rest of the story was intriguing. Like all good mysteries there were a few interesting twists. This isn't a book where you have to listen to every word so it's a good audiobook to listen to while you are doing other things. I thought the narration was pretty good too.

Good Read

Worth the effort to listen to Jeffrey's Book I have read most of his books and always found them to be entertaining.