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Meltdown
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-29-09
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Regular price: $12.39
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- Stephanie Whitelock
- 08-30-11
Excellent
Highly enjoyable book brilliantly narrated. It's a shame it was abridged as I would have liked to hear the full novel but I loved every minute of this book and couldn't wait to start listening to it again. 5 stars.
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- Ruby Gloom
- 10-02-15
Awesome
Loved it classic Elton keeps you thinking all the way to the end love all his books
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- Desiree
- 01-15-13
It's alright
I am a big fan of Ben Elton but this book was a little weak.
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