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A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering
- Narrated by: Phil Dunster
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.
My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away.
I don’t rob them, I don’t damage anything… I’m more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal.
Life is good.
Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead.
And now…now we’re in a great deal of trouble.
Featuring crooked houses, dodgy coppers and a lot of lockpicking, A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run.
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- Catherine H
- 10-05-24
Excellent
An excellent book! Well done Andy Elf! I loved it from start to finish. Great
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- Vicki
- 29-04-24
Good characters, some humour
Not as good as I’d hoped from newspaper review. Amusing in a gentle way. Silly plot, good narrator.
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- Kate A
- 06-05-24
An enjoyable fast paced story
The title intrigued me and sounds a bit different, and I am glad I listened to this past-paced and light-hearted whodunnit. The narrator, Al, is very likeable and I enjoyed all the twists and turns. Being set in London with trips to the Caribbean and the Cotswolds and tge coast was a good back drop and the narration was very good.
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- rackee
- 09-05-24
An enjoyable book with an entertaining narrator
At first I was disappointed to realise Andy wasn’t narrating, but having finished I can confirm Phil Dunster was the perfect choice. He made this very fun to listen to.
As for the book itself, it’s a quirky, funny story with more than a little political commentary thrown in, making it a compelling summation of the current state of British politics and housing. The main four characters are a touch derivative, but in my opinion this adds to the charm, and they’re all quite likeable. The plot is clever and winding, and has you pointing the finger at every character before humbling you at the end with twists you don’t see coming.
This was very enjoyable, and I hope to read a sequel in the future.
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- Newtowritingirl
- 28-04-24
Really fun Story
Really enjoyed this, was a fun listen, with light tone and good pace. I hope its thr first in a series - Al is a great main character.
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- DanB
- 06-05-24
Brilliant
Utterly, utterly brilliant. not sure what else I can add tbh. It's a lovely listen, brilliantly performed, excellently written
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- Tony Evans
- 27-04-24
Gripping crime comedy thriller
A well written crime thriller with some humour spread throughout. I found the characters to be well developed, and like a good whodunnit, kept you guessing up until the big reveal. I have read the author's other two books, and think this is his best to date. I look forward to any further novels. Knowing the author's podcast work, I had a wry smile when he included nominative determinism.
The narration by Phil Dunster was very good, perfectly suited for the style of story, conveying the underlying humour superbly.
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- Leigh McMaster
- 02-05-24
Kept me guessing right to the end
Brilliant book, plenty of twists and turns to jkeep you guessing & the characters were excellent.
Well done AHM!
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- Sheilb
- 09-05-24
Great fun
Lots of twists and turns. The narrator sounded as if he enjoyed reading it. Easy to listen to and well written.
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