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Death in Berlin
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
Miranda Brand is visiting Germany for what is supposed to be a month's vacation. But from the moment that Brigadier Brindley relates the story about a fortune in lost diamonds - a story in which Miranda herself figures in an unusual way - the vacation atmosphere becomes transformed into something more ominous. And when murder strikes on the night train to Berlin, Miranda finds herself unwillingly involved in a complex chain of events that will soon throw her own life into peril. Set against a background of war-scarred Berlin in the early 1950s, Death in Berlin is a consummate mystery from one of the finest storytellers of our time.
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- Favero Maria Teresa
- 07-01-24
Poor narrator
I was often irritated with the narrator, her attempts with the different accents sounded terrible, the intonation seemed rather odd, and she mispronounces some not uncommon words, such as "grimace" (she pronounces it grim-ace). Not an enjoyable listening experience, unfortunately.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Lucy Moss
- 09-09-23
Not the right narrator...
I persevered with this because I love the story but oh wow the narrator tried my patience. Why the publishers decided an American voice was the perfect vehicle for a very English crime, with English and European characters, in Berlin after WW2 is beyond me. She gave it her best shot but listening to her 'Cockney' was painful and the attempts to do an English colonel had me wincing. I wish this could be re-recorded with someone better fitted, voice-wise. If you can stand the cringe factor, go ahead and listen. It's still a great story!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Judith
- 28-12-13
Poor narration
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No- the narration spoiled it for me.
How could the performance have been better?
I do not understand why it was felt necessary to have an American narrating when the characters were, in the main, British. Her pronounciation was poor and her attempts at a British accent ludicrous. I persevered until the end of the book but will not buy another audio book of M M Kaye's novels, I will just stick to the written word in future- which I know I will enjoy!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-24
Readers American Accent
A very good story but ruined in places by the reader’s American accent. For a story set in a time of Received Pronunciation English, it would have been better with an English accent. There were several mispronunciations of words which were somewhat cringe-worthy! A shame.
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- Louize
- 17-10-13
Totally the wrong reader
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The right accented reader
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Kate Udall?
Any English actor with the correct 1950's accent
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Fury at a very good period book being ruined by an awful American accent
Any additional comments?
Read the book before choosing the narrator
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