• The Assassin's Curse

  • Blackthorn Key, Book 3
  • By: Kevin Sands
  • Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (129 ratings)

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The Assassin's Curse

By: Kevin Sands
Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
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Publisher's summary

Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this third novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.

Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure - and murder - follows. Even a chance to meet King Charles ends in a brush with an assassin.

All that's recovered from the killer is a coded message with an ominous sign-off: more attempts are coming. So when Christopher's code-breaking discovers the attack's true target, he and his friends are ordered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne. And when they learn an ancient treasure is promised to any assassin who succeeds, they realize the entire royal family is at stake - as well as their own lives.

In the third heart-pounding installment of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series, Christopher, Tom, and Sally face new codes, puzzles, and traps as they race to find the hidden treasure before someone else is murdered.

©2017 Kevin Sands. All rights reserved. (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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everything is great about this book 😀😀😀❤❤❤❤💓

love it. very well written and narrated highly suggest reading. read the amazing first book

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How Awesome this book is

This book was amazing. I love the whole book series it is awesome. I would recommend you should have only 9+ listen or read this.

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These adventures should be made into film!!

I thoroughly enjoy the history, the story telling, the characters!! I can hardly wait for the next book!

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Great book, love it!

Wonderful, family story, lots of puzzles and very accurate information, accurate history, Tom is of course my favorite character, reminds me of my little brother in every way.

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I wasn’t expecting a new narrator and didn’t like the sudden change of the characters voices.

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Enjoying the series, not the narrator

The historical detail and the like-ability of the characters make an interesting, enjoyable read. The narrator’s female voices are grating.

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I miss the old voice

Amazing book! Love this author. I prefer the guy who read the first two over this guy. But I got used to it after a little while.

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the assassin's Curse

Napoleon Ryan is fantastic. his brilliant narration and performance made the story more exciting. Author was very lucky to have Napoleon Ryan narrate the story.

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amazingly amazing

really god narrator and great book like this narrator so much better then the others


the overall story I would give 20 stars!!!

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Bad narrator

The narrator change just didn’t work, I will have to read the paper version instead.

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