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The Prodigal Spy
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LENGTH6 hrs and 15 mins
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RELEASE DATE01-01-98
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
But twenty years later Walter Kotlar is still alive, and he enlists Molly, a young journalist, to bring Nick a disturbing message. He badly wants to see his son; after two decades of silence and isolation, he is desperate to end his own Cold War. Resentful but intrigued, Nick agrees to accompany Molly to Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia for the painful reunion.
Once in Prague, Nick finds a clandestine world where nothing is what it seems - not the beautiful city, shadowy with menace; not the woman with whom he falls in love; and most of all not the man he thinks he no longer knows, yet still knows better than anyone. For Walter Kotlar has an impossible request: he wants to come home and he wants Nick to help. He also has a valuable secret about what really happened the night he walked out of Nick's life - and about the deadly conspiracy that still threatens them.
©1998 Joseph Kanon; (P)1998 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.
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julia Bedford, NY, United States 03-11-05 Member Since 2004- HELPFUL VOTES
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"very Bourne Identity ish"
the plot is complex and historically interesting. there are a lot of components and hidden agendas making this listen absolutley intriguing. this is the only book I have read by him, but it was a terrific "listen" and the reader does a good job. Definitely an old school style novel that is a pleasant change from some of the more recent "trying too hard" novels.
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"Good story, poor quality presentation"
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?The book is great -- would recommend the hard copy since the poor quality of the recording really detracts from the enjoyment of hearing the story. The sound quality was poor (very muffled, scratchy), the background music was screechy and caused me to yank out my ear plugs several times. The narrator was great, but his voice, etc. suffered because of the bad production level.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?Joseph Kanon is a terrific writer, I always enjoy his books -- they are tightly written, take unexpected turns, one can really get "into" the characters -- this was no exception. This book, like "The Good German" presents unique situations from unique perspectives, presenting an interesting (and educational) look at a political situation that has sometimes been stereotyped in pop movies and books...
What didn’t you like about Boyd Gaines’s performance?I thought Boyd's performance was good -- the production was awful & the full impact of his performance could not be appreciated properly.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?Depends -- the movie of "The Good German" was a sore disappointment, so don't know.
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"Great story, poor quality audio"
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?I've read the unabridged print edition of this book and enjoyed it; thought I would try the audio version on for size. The narration is good, but the audio quality is severely distorted. At first I thought they were deliberately imitating a 50s-era newsreel audio track, but it quickly became clear that something is just not right with this one.
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