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Six Degrees of Assassination
- Narrated by: Andrew Scott, Freema Agyeman, Hermione Norris, Clive Mantle, Clare Grogan, Geraldine Somerville, Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
Publisher's Summary
Follow Andrew Scott (BAFTA-winner, Sherlock, James Bond: Spectre) and Freema Agyeman (Sense8, Doctor Who) as they race against time to solve this multi-layered political thriller.
On a sullen, cloudy July day, ten years since 7/7, the confident and optimistic British Prime Minister is visiting a charity in East London. It's just two months after the general election which saw John Campbell's government returned to power with a clear majority, the economy is on the mend and the coalition is fast becoming a bad memory.
Suddenly, a man appears from the crowd and shoots him three times in the chest.
So starts this thrilling, action-packed drama series which defies expectations at every turn. Can two of MI5's finest agents unpick a web of deceit and identify who is responsible, when organised crime syndicates, corrupt government officials and international interests conspire to keep the truth hidden?
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- orkrs
- 29-06-20
Dramatization a class apart
For a listener, this Audible production is a picturisation of a drama unfolding in front of his or her eyes. Carefully chosen actors, casting, scripting, superior digital recording and editing, make this a great audiobook.
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- Aditya Andhansare
- 21-01-21
Brilliantly narrated
More than a book, it was a radiodrama, but who's complaining! bloody brilliant! Storylines were fantastic and enthralling right till the very end
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- Anamika Chaudhary
- 15-01-21
Amazing performance
Short but entertaining .
I will definitely recommend it.
excellent performance
good story and gripping narration.
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- Aryasuta Nayak
- 17-12-20
Bloody Brilliant !!!
Should be made a television series, too good a story to be not. didn't see the climax coming.
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- Nitish Parab
- 24-11-20
Did not see that coming
I've heard and watched many a spy/espionage/political thrillers and I fairly guess we'll into the third act what's to be expected. but this climax here, had me shook. 10/10 recommend.
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- Abhishek Jain
- 08-10-20
Great presentation
Engaging from the beginning
Carries on a bit slow in between
Till end it drags but twist in the end was good
Overall a great presentation
Would love to have more of these kind
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- Satya Rutvik Vepa
- 20-09-20
Great story well narrated , great production job
well narrated story and well written script with exceptional production job and marvelous job by the narrators
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- Gautam
- 22-07-20
story was gud could have been better
story was gud I wanted something more but I am way story had it limitations performance was gud
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- Akshit Garg
- 08-06-20
Thriller
a great listen. though number of characters were a bit difficult to keep track of
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- rommel chettri
- 04-05-20
very interesting.
very interesting. loved every bit of it. full of twist and turns. surprising ending. amazing
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- SM, Somerset
- 24-02-18
I WAS HOOKED!
What made the experience of listening to Six Degrees of Assassination the most enjoyable?
It was a great plot, right from the beginning I was hooked. I downloaded this as an afterthought but it was extremely enjoyable. More like this please!
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the political intrigue and the fast moving plot.
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?
many actors in this one
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
the ending was good, kept you guessing right up to the end
Any additional comments?
This is the first one of these I have listened too, hopefully Audible will be doing a lot more like it!
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- Richard Brooks
- 15-02-18
Very strong narrative drive, would listen again
What made the experience of listening to Six Degrees of Assassination the most enjoyable?
The political premise was thought-provoking and topical and the narrative pacing was absolutely top-notch.
What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
There isn't a book, it's an full-cast audio drama - it's very hard to imagine the same level of action being conveyed by an audiobook.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Probably the domesticity of the relationship between the two leads, as well as one of the character's fear of being deported.
Any additional comments?
Worth listening to. The production has it's faults, but as an example of pacey TV style plotting for audio it's hard to beat. It certainly succeeds as a thriller and you don't anticipate the twist.
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- Benedict Gillick
- 23-09-19
Truly Awful. Totally Predictable.
Looking for something interesting, stimulating, something with subtext, possibly an intelligent take on modern political machinations or investigative techniques. Forget it, this labourious wallow in clichéd shite should not have been written let alone dramatised. The writer, if they could be called one, has clearly, almost, grown up watching CSI etc. and thinks that it is true to life and true story telling.
I downloaded this (granted, it was free) hoping for a realistic or, at least intelligent, take on the real motivations behind an assassination and a long attempt to apprehend whoever did it (e.g.. "Evil Has a Name") but this dross was wasn't even close. Every cliché written is in use with not a single line of original work anywhere in both the narrative and the dialogue; every single character is a one dimensional cartoon from the same cliché stable, from the lead male detective with family problems to the butch but so much better female detective to the nasty politicians right through to the bad guys ( Russians, Middle Eastern types, nationalists) and the gun-play! this is set in London, England and yet everyone has a gun and kills on a whim with not a jot of remorse.
The worst part is that it is so completely obvious who commissioned it and why inside the first five minutes, in fact as soon as they speak.
I listened to the whole thing (admittedly I had to put it on 1.3 times speed) in the hope that the first half was the set-up and the second half was going to stray into something more serious or realistic but alas, no such luck. Boring, predictable and tedious right through.
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- Mr
- 14-02-18
Predictable, but well made.
The story was, it has to be said, very predictable. All the characters were pretty 2d, the narrative is very linear and unsophisticated, and the script is quite hackneyed.
It is, however, very well performed, with some excellent voice actors and a great sound effects department.
I am glad I didn't pay for it though...
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- ian t.
- 14-07-19
a+++
a great story , I was hooked from the beginning , I will return to this again
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- Susan
- 15-07-19
Excellent!! Gripping drama
Great performances by the actors.
Gripping plot with unexpected twists and turns. Thoroughly enjoyed the compelling drama and binge listened to the episodes as I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.
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- Ad
- 09-04-19
surprisingly exciting
for an audible freebie this audiobook was surprisingly exciting. storyline a bit far fetched but well performed.
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- mitchell bell
- 21-07-19
Absolutely fantastic
What a ride. So well acted, certainly not just narrated. Twists, turns, shocks and surprises. Not felt as impressed by a audio book in a long time!
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- Mr D. Sanderson
- 24-07-19
Dear me
Clunky, clichéd, wasted some good actors. Nothing more to say to reach the word limit
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- Smidge
- 16-02-18
Disappointing but great performance
What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
The people chosen to perform were mostly pretty good. I’ve a bit of a soft spot for the characters Andrew Scott plays so I may be a bit biased but overall I thought everyone was realistic and it was easy to place yourself within the story and ‘see’ what was happening.
Any additional comments?
It felt like the story just ran round in circles a lot and finished up with a highly predictable ending. It felt quite disjointed at times too, almost as if the author couldn’t decide where the story was going. It was difficult to follow just how many culprits there were too and found myself rather confused by the end.
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- Toni Stocks
- 24-08-20
excellent
I loved listening to this however hearing who were playing the parts at the end of each episode was annoying but all in all it was a great story
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- BeatrixBalazar
- 10-03-20
Best Ever
This was the best audio to date. Thrilling, fast paced, accompanied by adrenaline pumping music. While the storyline was nothing new it kept you on edge until the very end.
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- Elvira Galuppo
- 04-07-20
Great Listen
Thoroughly enjoyed it ! The production was fantastic, not too long, an easy listen and Andrew Scott is fantastic
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- Cathy-Lee
- 16-06-20
action
loved it. I could listen to Andrew Scott all day and the story was fast paced and thrilling
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-20
Exceptional
A great story with plenty of twists and a stellar cast. Look forward to hearing more from this author.
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- nixstar
- 18-04-20
Awesome drama.
As a newbie to audible this is a fantastic drama from the beginning to end.
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- K
- 21-01-20
A gripping tale
Had to tear myself away from binge listening to this one. excellent story backed by some great actors
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- Anonymous User
- 09-02-21
I enjoyed it
I listened on a long drive. It was good and keep the pace fairly fast but the pretend voice of the little girl was annoying for me.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-20
I just wish it was longer
Well written, modern and well performed the only shortfall was it's length and the fact that it isn't the first part in an ongoing series.
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- Cathy Johnson
- 08-02-20
Plot is a bit sketchy
I only downloaded this because of Andrew Scott. The researcher(s) could have done a better job, a glaring mistake is that the Chinese ambassador is speaking Cantonese - it's common knowledge that the official language of China is Mandarin, it shouldn't be that hard to find someone who can tell the difference. Also, a foreign national would never get the clearance for interpreting for the PM of the UK.
Otherwise it is a OK production