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Stettin Station
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Series: John Russell, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
In the fall of 1941, Anglo-American journalist John Russell is still living in Berlin, tied to the increasingly alien city by his love for two Berliners: his 14-year-old son, Paul, and his longtime girlfriend, Effi. Forced to work for both German and American intelligence, he's searching for a way out of Germany. Can he escape and take Effi with him?
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- chris
- 12-15-10
A great series
Each of the three books in this series is a gripping thriller in its own right but they are even better if read in sequence. This is the third and the premise of the main protagonist being a British/American journalist living in Berlin works well to give us a cynical insight into how it must have been to live under the Nazi regime and with a reminder that there were Germans opposed to the state. Evocative of a desperate time and place, the tension, excitement and suspense build as the situation for John Russell deteriorates. This third book lives up to the high standards of the first two.
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- Nick
- 04-11-12
A fine set of stories
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- Antony M
- 04-07-15
Great story - shabby production
Previous books in this series have been brilliantly narrated by Simon Prebble. He's good on this one too - but the production values are shockingly bad - as in, I'm shocked someone let it be released and sold in this state. Frequently words or phrases are replaced by jarringly differ audio - poorer quality. It's a real botch job. Not so bad that I didn't listen to the whole thing.
The story is good, but drags a little in the third at. If you've read the previous books you'll be sufficiently invested in the characters and entertained by the historical detail to enjoy it all the same.
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- Brian
- 04-26-11
Superb Thriller
A tense thriller that captures the fear and atmosphere of Hitlers Germany.I found myself marvelling at how the author can write and instill in the listener the horror that is happening in Germany
The book is superbly narrated by Simon Prebble.
Buy it after listening to the previous two books you will not be disappointed
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- exy
- 09-19-15
spoiled by bungled recording
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No. The recording is awful
What other book might you compare Stettin Station to, and why?
Very good story line. As good as the Philip Kerr series
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-23-15
The stories are still high quality...BUT
What did you like best about Stettin Station? What did you like least?
The quality of the audio leaves a lot to be desired. Clearly, edited sections have been inserted after the original recording. The quality of these added parts is much poorer (it sounds like he read them inside a cupboard). This is disappointing and distracting.
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- M Croft
- 07-13-11
Best of the three
Excellent third book and the best of the three. They should be read in sequence to appreciate the development of the story. Awaiting the fourth, Potsdam Station.
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- Andrew Michael Rough
- 02-12-20
Still Loving this Series
Great stuff, I was through this in no time, very exciting stands up well with the preceding novels. The only issue here was that the quality of the recording was just as good.