A great thriller of possibility

A great story, frighteningly realistic in its possibility and brilliantly played out! A must read/hear!

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Not to unbelievable

This story is one that you can imagine happening. It is something that we need to guard against. The story flowed and left you wanting to read it in the one sitting

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Excellent

I loved it. kept me riveted throughout and has left me feeling paranoid about everything.

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spoilt by narration

Not his best work. unfortunately the book was ruined by the narrators ridiculous accents he gives the characters.

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Scary Storyline

Just imagine if all our history was lost, like the world lost its memory. Any conspiracy theory is as valid as the oral traditions we can no longer prove. The deniers of attrocities are given a platform in the absence of evidence. Welcome to To Kill the Truth. I really enjoy Sam Bourne's books including this series that started with two stand alone novels with the same central character and now lead us onto the further adventures of Maggie Costello.

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Obliterating History

Once I'd heard To Kill The President, I wanted to 'read' more Sam Bourne novels before starting on To Kill The Truth, so I read his Pantheon, The Righteous Men, Final Reckoning and The Chosen One. They were good stories, if a little pedestrian and I enjoyed them but, once I'd gobbled up To Kill The Truth, it was clear the author has hit his stride and no mistake. Its basic premise is that, to stop all wars, history must be obliterated and a fiendish villain in the White House (names have been changed to protect the present incumbents, of course but we know who they are meant to portray) embarks on a programme of world-wide murder and arson to make sure that the memory of slavery is wiped out and Holocaust deniers can safely disseminate their views without challenge. It scared me to death! Sam Bourne writes from a feminine viewpoint very well - unlike many male authors who've tried it - and his heroine, Maggie Costello, is brave, feisty and of course, flawed. There aren't many audiobooks whose exciting bits stop me in my tracks to grip the kitchen sink but this was, for me, a real sink-gripper.

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Wonderful book, makes you think

I really enjoyed this story and the narration was very good. It's maybe a bit close to the truth of the world we live in just now and made me feel quite helpless at times, but I've still recommended it to several people!

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Good book ruined by narrator!

I loved ‘To kill a president’ but I couldn’t listen to this. Terrible over-acting, awful accents - turned out hero into a character in a cheap sit-com.

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The narrator's accents grate

I'm only a couple of hours into the book, however I find the narrator's performance really grating.

If you are going to have an American male narrating a book where the lead character is an Irish female, I think it would be better to suspend disbelief and narrate her is his normal voice rather than using a cod Irish accent. All the characters are read with painful and distracting regional accents, the narrator seems to use his skill in demonstrating their accents rather then portraying any emotions, subtly or believability in their accounts. I am finding it a frustrating listen.

I previously have read all the 'Sam Bourne' novels rather than listen too them. They are great easy 'holiday' reading political thillers when read; but listening to it, with this distracting narrator, I'm finding the book itself limited and clichéd

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