High Water

De: Douglas Reeman

Narrado por: David Rintoul

With his own boat, the motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, his dream is threatened by financial difficulties.

So when a profitable, if legally dubious, proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade in arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a harmless adventure soon turns into something altogether more sinister. And Vivian finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of violence and crime....

©1959 Douglas Reeman (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Mystery not in Reeman's wheelhouse

What would have made High Water better?

A more believable plot, better character development, some sense of flow in the story, and so forth. This is as bad as seeing John Wayne try to be a modern detective. Nothing about the performance fit. Reeman tells wonderful sea stories with off-beat characters (and ships) to evoke the desperation of battle against incredible odds. This was a cheap spy story that hardly kept me interested and felt wrong throughout.

Has High Water turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes.

Have you listened to any of David Rintoul’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He does a serviceable job. One of my problems is his tendency to 'low talk' too much. I listen while commuting and in noisier stretches it was totally inaudible at any volume.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I listened to the end in hope but....

Disappointed

Not up to standard as usual from this author quite surprising story repetitive and boring