Exciting and surprisingly funny

I loved this book. The author tells a gripping story of real, fallible characters and gives great insight into American (especially Texan) politics.
There is a subtle undercurrent of wry humour that gets even unpleasant characters to grow on you and provides some welcome laugh-out-loud moments. I was delighted to find a thriller with a sense of humour!
The narrator is excellent, particularly with the tricky accents, and adds to the enjoyment of this book.

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Excellent

I nearly didn't download this book, because of other reviews.. But I am very glad I did. I would have liked to change the end... abit, but don't want to spoil it. Jeff Harding is hysterical, his mexican women had me curled up, I love him to bits. He makes all the characters live for me.
The story was very inciteful, re the American/Latino issues and made the whole issues of Political greed, dishonesty and craving for power at all cost very real. Yep I recommend it

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Couldn't care

I should have cared about the characters of this book - some of them at least - but I didn't, I forced myself to listen to the end and the foe formula and the nice neat ending made it satisfactory but unfortunately that was the best I could say.

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Brilliant

I loved this book. The narrator is best that audio has could listen to him forever.

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Voting Violence

This was along the lines of a Grisham or Paterson book, it was great.

The governor of Texas is a bit of a cad and his wife has had enough, she goes to the border on a goodwill trip and is heartbroken at the poverty and despair there. She decides to leave her husband and continue her nursing career there; but the governor is going for the White House and needs his wife by his side.

It was scary how third world the border seemed, I wasn't aware parts of America were still like that. This was a good thriller with a tense ending, you'll like it.

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Narrator did well with flawed material

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I enjoyed the plot and characters. The novel was deeply placed geographically which gave a sense of authenticity.

What could Mark Gimenez have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He has a fast paced writing style and can use repetition and compare/contrast well (eg So and So character was here doing this whilst 250 miles away, So and So character 2 was here doing that). However, I began to feel there was too much of this by the end of the book. I guess the structure Gimenez chose for his novel wasn't for me

What does Jeff Harding bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Harding is a great narrator. He is excellent at doing multiple voices in conversation so the listener always knows who is who

Was The Governor's Wife worth the listening time?

Yep

Any additional comments?

Nope

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Predictable

I'm pretty sure that this is not his worst work but I am sure its not his best.

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Best book for many month’s

This is the best book I have listened to for many months. Well written,and performed excellently as always by Jeff Harding, serious and light hearted moments made it one I couldn’t stop listening to and didn’t want to end.

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Really good listen. Tension blended with humour

Really enjoyed this - Definitely a thriller bit with some real laugh out loud moments.

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A Good Listen

What did you like most about The Governor's Wife?

This is my first experience of Mark Gimenez and it was positive. I thought the book was well written, you were never quite certain how the plot would turn. It did get slightly long winded in the middle regarding the political differences betwen America and Mexico, this didn't last long however and overall, I really enjoyed the book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Governor's Wife?

Not to give anything away - for me, towards the end of the book when Bodi and Lindsey are in El Diablo's office, it was slightly far fetched that they got out of there but hey, never let reality get in the way of a good storey eh!

What about Jeff Harding’s performance did you like?

Now here is a man who has perfected his craft. I have bought a number of books Jeff Harding has narrated, his ability to use his voice to bring the characters to life is excellent.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Even the devil can't take a Texan down!

Any additional comments?

I look forward to reading more from Mr Gimenez!

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