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Damascus Station
- Damascus Station, Book 1
- Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a killer.
CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad's recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad's spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
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"One of the best - and most authentic - spy thrillers in years." (The Times)
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- Skipper
- 29-02-24
Not sure.
Loved all the details about Syria and how the CIA world worked. Some really great reading/listening there but I felt like lots of details in the story were like the ‘I am Pilgrim’ book by Terry Hayes(an excellent book). I even googled after I finished this book to see if the authors were the same person but no they are not.
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- Daz C
- 13-04-24
Gripping, vibrant, engaging.
Good story, well-written and well-performed. If you liked Homeland on TV, you’ll love this. However, that does not mean if you hated Homeland you will hate this.
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- Nikki
- 11-02-24
Excellent spy thriller
I’m ordering more of his books. Pacey read and well read. Although a lot of unfamiliar names to remember.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-05-24
the story
The narrator's English is difficult to understand. I started the book at least twice. The characters are well presented.
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- Anita Donley
- 23-07-24
Plot let down by over rapid narrator
Had to listen at 0.7 as narration- swallows words and talks too quickly. Great writing tho. I have abandoned.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-23
Absorbing story - uneven narration
Satisfying story becomes fully accessible after multiple replays of key parts of the narrative - I had to slow the narration down to 0.9 to hear bits where the narrators accent and speed compressed phrases and words such that they were incomprehensible. I persevered because I had paid, and the book reviews were good. Slowing the narration down helped but was distracting in a different way. I am English - the narration might be more amenable to North American ears.
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- ELEANOR WHYTE
- 23-08-23
Great book but garbled voice
Really hard to follow. Had to slow the speed down. Words often swallowed. A shame because a great book.
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- Captain's Son
- 22-08-23
An enthralling spy story
This is a story about the early days of the war in Syria when the USA still had an embassy in Damascus. Initially I thought it was going to follow the events that occurred at that time, but soon realised that the plot was deviating quite significantly from the real situation. At first I found the characters rather unconvincing, but as the story proceeded I found them more believable. There are some explicit torture scenes that some readers may find hard to take, and possibility the author could have toned these down. Also there are a couple of deaths, particularly of female characters, which could have been omitted and would have made the story less harrowing. However, that having been said I found the book entertaining and the narrator well suited to the story he was reading.
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- OM
- 08-01-24
Good spy novel
Enjoyed this. Nuts and bolts spy thriller obviously deeply informed by the authors lived experience. Each location is its own character in the stories and the human characters are well drawn and believable. There were a couple of elements so could’ve lived without, and the end is filmic and pretty unbelievable but well worth your time and your audible credit. Just a note in the narration, I’ve seen a few complaints but I couldn’t fault it. Well paced and consistent all the way through.
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- Michael
- 14-02-23
A solid US oriented spy thriller.
It’s a good solid American spy thriller. A good beach book that won’t tax the reader too much but still compelling to read.
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