The Spy Who Haunted Me

Secret Histories, Book 3

By: Simon R. Green

Narrated by: James Langdon

Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's Summary

Eddie Drood's evil-stomping skills have come to the attention of the legendary Alexander King, independent agent extraordinaire. The best of the best, King spent a lifetime working for anyone and everyone, doing anything and everything, for the right price.

Now he's on his deathbed and looking to bestow all of his priceless secrets to a successor, provided he or she wins a contest to solve the world's greatest mysteries. Eddie has to win, because King holds the most important secret of all to the Droods - the identity of the traitor in their midst.

Delve into more of Simon R. Green's Secret Histories.

©2009 Simon R. Green (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"Eddie makes a likable hero, and fans will enjoy following him through this surprisingly complex mystery." (Publishers Weekly)

Several improvements in this book.

I have to say all the books in this series have been pretty good. I like this one best so far. That is because the author finally settles in to tell the story and tones down the constant braggadocio about the droods. That was the only real complaint I had with the series and now that it is better this was a pleasure to read.

The narrarator changed, but I like him better anyway. Mr. Langdon has a better range than the previous person and the voices are not quite so cartoony. So, two thumbs up for this one. If you liked the other books in the series you will definitely enjoy this one as well.

Audiobook series are driven by narration!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would have stayed with Stuart Blinder as narrator. I didn't care for himat first but he grew on me after a couple of books. I am sure Mr. Langdon is a competent narrator, but his voice changed the character of the book series in an unforgivable way.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of James Langdon?

Stuart Blindor or Marc Vietor

Was The Spy Who Haunted Me worth the listening time?

Not particularly.

Any additional comments?

I see that there is yet another narrator change for the next book. I hope his take on the characters is better.

Mr Green keeps up the pace and great characters

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Just keeps on getting better with one adventure after another, great cast in this one

Who was your favorite character and why?

Who wouldn't like Eddie but Walker was on the money also

What about James Langdon’s performance did you like?

True when they change readers you never know, but Mr Langdon did a great job.We Look forward to listening to him again

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Sorry we are truck drivers and listen on the road. Time won't let us do one long listen.As soon as we can we get back to the story

Any additional comments?

We are looking forward to the next one. Dennis

Worth the wait

New narrator did a great job.

nightside meets the secret

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes the voices are so exciting and brings the characters to life.

What other book might you compare The Spy Who Haunted Me to and why?

I cant compare it to any other book. The series is a one of a kind.

What about James Langdon???s performance did you like?

Loved it. He throws himself into the story

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I would not want to make it into a movie. Movies are great but imagination is better.

Any additional comments?

He should narrate all the Simon green syfy series.

Great story, bad narrator

The story’s are great but this narrator was just bad/boring. It’s was like reading to my son

Secret histories gaiden

The whole story is entertaining but given that there are very limited stakes the whole book feels like a side story. Most characters from earlier novels are missing while we have some more cross book series cameos in return which is a little disappointing. The biggest downside is the overall structure around 5 mysteries, each of which would be a fine short story, but the binding glue is weak with an unsatisfactory villain (in reality the villain of the last mystery feels more dangerous) and various inconsistencies, leaving a lot of open questions. Despite all the complaining the book was very well read as usual and overall enjoyable. Not greens best, and in particular a further step down from the previous making me worry about the trend, but fast pace and perfect for background listening.

slower pace than his other books.

One of my least favorite books from a favorite author. I loved it for the characters, but I found the pace dragged.

What happen to Staurt Blinder?

I would love if Stuart Blinded would have continued to be the narrator.

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I really enjoyed the series. The narrator does a fantastic job. Hello John and Sarah.