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The Afghan

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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Summary

When British and US intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation, they're ready for action. But what can they do? They know nothing about the attack, so they plant The Afghan, a prisoner of Guantanamo Bay and a former commander of the Taliban.
©2014 Steven Crossley (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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Entertaining and great detailed fun !

Entertaining and great detailed fun, the narrator constantly keeps your attention and interest. Driving and listening to this story was addictive.

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Brilliant Frederick Forsyth thriller

Frederick Forsyth writes exciting books and this one is well worth listening to.
Well narrated by Steven Crossley.

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a must for any Mike Martin fans

A must for any Mike Martin fans, even if not the best Forsyth story out there

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the Afghan

read a lot of Wilbur Smith years ago and read this one with great expectations, my goodness I found this book to be highly enjoyable and well read . I shall definitely be listening to more .

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The Afghan

The storyline was excellent. the narrator kept me hooked. it opened my eyes to what goes on on the high sea. loved it .

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Excellent

Very good and full of interesting detail. Very well narrated. Quite fast paced at times.

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The Afghan - A Thriller

This was once again a really wee researched novel. The story was exciting and very credible. I did enjoy myself

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This book was fantastic in many ways. Fast paced, lots of details about the character's history and also the rise of the Taliban and Al Quieda. The narration was excellent and the plot kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. The only thing I found disappointing and why I decided to rate it 4 out of 5 stars was the ending. I just felt like after the effort the author had obviously gone to in his research in to the army, MI5 and terrorist groups the ending let the book down a lot. Don't let this discourage you though, it is overall a fabulous and thrilling read, just don't expect a huge climactic ending.

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Worth persevering

Technical and very detailed in parts. I learned a lot about Afghan fighters and fundamentalists. Felt bogged down in parts but finally a believable and exciting ending resulted

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Too many unbelievable coincidences

Enjoyable, though presumably at least a little fictional view of worldwide secret services and their operational capabilities. Unfortunately this is wound round some barely believable events and plot.

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