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The Crocodile Hunter
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
A thrilling story of the secret services, their enemies and the society they operate in, building with unrelenting suspense to a superb climax, The Crocodile Hunter is Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers.
In the office at MI5 where he works, they call Jonas Merrick 'the eternal flame'. It isn't a compliment. It's because he never goes out. He never goes undercover, never does surveillance, never goes with the teams that kick down the doors or seize the suspects off the street. He commutes into work and sits at his desk and then he goes home. But Jonas has qualities the hot-shots fail to notice: a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to focus and find the enemy hiding in plain sight.
Hearing of a British Jihadi returning from Syria with murderous plans, Jonas sends out for a telling photograph: a crocodile, almost submerged, just its eyes above water as it waits for unsuspecting prey to drink at the riverbank. Coming ashore near Dover, Cameron Jilkes is a young man from a broken home and a failed education, trained in the harshest theatre of war, driven to rage by loss and pain. And this time, 'the eternal flame' must go out - to hunt the crocodile himself.
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- Mr Peadar Gill
- 26-05-24
The production of the audio book was poor. It was difficult to distinguish breaks between scenes in the storyline
The lack of proper chaptering let the production down. The story did waffle on too much.
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- Jacqui F
- 09-06-24
Main Character reminded me of George Smiley
Loved this - great characterisation and the flashbacks which delved into who,why,where provided background whereas Smiley pursues moles Jonas equally brilliantly pursues terrorists aka crocodiles - Brilliant
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- LynP
- 24-09-22
Brilliant
Great narration and as always brilliant Gerald Seymour. I’m only sorry The Crocodile Hunter had to end.
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- Jeraldo
- 09-01-23
Great read with one caveat
My first dip into Seymour and it has whetted my appetite for more. Some authentic dips into the world of counter-espionage and counter-terrorism (believe me!) but despite a hugely enjoyable read I found little evidence on which to arrest the T. The links with the smuggled weapon are tenuous and almost implied. When the target is not known either, reality needs to be suspended. However, a well-written, compelling novel and an excellent narrator.
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- Lord Clive M. Brent
- 07-05-21
slow simple story
This book has a fairly simple story with no twists, a monotone narration added to the dull drawn out story which drowned itself in everyday detail
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-10-24
Nicely written and narrated
Well paced with a good degree of background detail. Similar in ways to Le Carré.
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- C. Dunn
- 11-11-24
Great Lead Character
Loved how very normal the characters are woven into a very poignant and relevant story!
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- Frankwalker
- 15-04-22
a change to the usual hero tale
A story that could be all too true of todays troubled times. The story has a human angle that gives an insight into what could motivate individuals.
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- Guy Bispham
- 15-10-22
Underwhelmed by master thriller writer
Gerald Seymour is widely recognised as a leading thriller author. Couldn't see it in this book. It is very slow. I think he must have been paid by the word because he keeps repeating the same phrases and the same information over and over again. It is listenable to and good on detail and description but there is very little plot and sub plots of the fellow terrorist conspirators fill chapters but are never followed through or rounded off. I could summarise the whole book in four uneventful lines but it would have to include spoilers so won't. Will not be in any hurry to read another especially when I could be reading John Le Carre, Charles Cummings, Frederick Forsyth or many others.
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- Jack
- 09-03-23
Disappointing
I have enjoyed many books by this author but this one was for me disappointing. The tale was so so very strung out and as another reviewer has stated the evidence in respect to the target was tenuous.
The portrayal of various British and foreign services was rather jaundiced and inaccurate and there is a wholly inaccurate portrayal of processes and procedures from Schengen to the use of police firearms teams.
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