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Boiling a Frog
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Boiling a Frog
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Summary
Jack Parlabane is an investigative journalist who is not averse to breaking the law for a good story.
Scottish parliament is in catatonic shock after experiencing its first dose of Westminster sleaze, and the Catholic Church of Scotland is taking advantage of the politicians' discomfort. Behind the scenes the truth is obscured.
Aware he's missing out on a great story; Parlabane discovers that contacts and a way with words is no defence against people he has helped to put away.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-07-17
Intriguing as ever
Great characters, impossible and hugely amusing events, surprises and a wonderfully planned denouement. I wouldn't mind if his writing were a little more concise but he does create character and a world in which it lives with enormous detail, particularly the inner dialogue. Very enjoyable. Well worth the time.
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- Fersh
- 18-03-17
Stick with it!
Slow and quite "bitty" to start. However, once the threads combine and the pace of the story picks up, it's really enjoyable and riveting. I loved the humour and Angus King's performance was super.
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- Samuel Osman
- 05-11-19
Absolutely hilarious and brilliant
Very poignant, entertaining and a great commentary on new Labour and the church. Brookmyres understanding of people is second to none.
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- Stuart Houston
- 01-01-23
Frog boiled to perfection
Another cracker from the magnificently acerbic Mr Brookmyre, wonderfully narrated as usual. More Parlabane capers!
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- Gillsx
- 29-06-15
Brilliant!
Very funny and enjoyable. Listened to the whole book in one day. An excellent book.
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- Roxalana
- 02-01-21
Entwining
Angus King has a pretty strong Scots accent, but I soon got used to it & enjoyed listening to him in fact.
The story is very well woven & had me guessing.
It contains murder, blackmail, manipulation, coercion . . . & keeps going right to the end.
I thoroughly enjoyed it (& there are no frogs 👍🏼)
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- Thewilsonman
- 17-11-23
Not his best
Decent listen with the usual exceptional reading by Angus King. The story is just ok. Not enough Parlabane for my liking.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-08-24
I really wanted to love it.
I absolutely loved the first book in the series. After reading the reviews for book two I skipped it. The plot for this book was OK but I had a problem with the political bias and soap box preaching. The story would have been much better if the book was cut to an 8 hour audio like book 1. I am going to buy the next in series as I there is a lot I love about the writing and the characters. Hopefully the next book will have a little less unnecessary ranting
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- Barry
- 12-01-20
Brilliant
Loved it, best Jack P story yet.
Could listen to Chris Brookemyre books every day
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- Jo
- 10-04-22
Another great conspiracy thriller, a bit lumpy
Coming late to the Parlabane series, I'm working through them in order. This is a great snapshot of recent political history (new Labour) but not as engaging as others in the series. There were lengthy 'essays' on Scottish religion, useful as context, but slowed the pace of the story, in my view. But still a cracking yarn.
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