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The Fourth Estate
- Narrated by: Jonathan Aris
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire.
Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father's newspaper with similar ambitions.
As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another's brilliance and ambition. Their rivalry leads them to the brink of financial ruin and finally to the ultimate showdown where one will become the world’s most powerful man, and the other will succumb to tragedy.
Based on the rivalry between media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell, this fast-paced, suspenseful thriller full of status, corruption and deceit will captivate fans of Archer's blockbuster Kane and Abel.
The Fourth Estate is narrated by Jonathan Aris, a British television, film and theatre actor. He has appeared in Sherlock, the Night Manager alongside Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and played the angelic quartermaster in Good Omens.
Jeffrey Archer is a bestselling British author and former politician. He was educated at Oxford and went on to become a Member of Parliament, the deputy chair of the Conservative Party as well as sitting in the House of Lords. His political career ended in scandal and he turned to writing, where he has been published in over 250 countries.
He is perhaps most famous for the "Clifton Chronicles" and his blockbuster Kane and Abel which was number one on the New York Times Bestseller list and inspired a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.
After he was imprisoned for perjury in 2001, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction series, Prison Diaries - Hell, Purgatory and Heaven - which were inspired by his experiences and loosely structured around Dante’s Inferno.
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- Beth Knapp
- 14-04-21
So disappointed!
I’ve read many books by Jeffrey Archer and I have to say I was very sad this one didn’t stack up against his previous works. It’s a long book, 19 hours and I made it 10 hours before I could stand it no longer.
The story is convoluted, difficult to follow and just not interesting. The narrator does a good job, but I’m sad to say it just wasn’t enough to coerce me into staying the entire way though.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-01-22
Too long
The book could have been half the length and had the same effect. The story repeated the same theme over and over again.
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- John McGowan
- 05-12-21
Enjoyed this immensely
I am a fan of Jeffrey Archer for many years. This story was bery entertaining. Enjoyed the historical reference.
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- Kindle Customer
- 24-11-21
Billion Dollar Mania and Madness!
Amazing story, well told 👏 👌 Much to learn from these rivered masterminds colliding
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- stephen mackenzie
- 11-10-21
Kia most interesting piece no of historical fiction
This was very good as long as I kept reminding myself who was Murdoch and who wa Maxwell. But so long as this was clear it was a wonderful example of Sir Jeffrey’s talents as a storyteller
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-21
Not his best work
I love Jeffrey Archer - but this is not his best work. The storyline is repetitive and failed to keep my interest as his other books have.
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- Amanda
- 17-05-21
Sometimes confusing and a bit of deja-vu!
Basically this story uses the barely disguised lives of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch, in a fictionalised form . It was interesting as I had never bothered to find out much about these men before I read the book and it was only after reading it that I delved into the lives of the men who inspired the characters. Like the fictional Keith and Dick in the book they had awesome lives .
This is as always with Jeffrey Archer, a superbly written book and it is also well read. It made learning about the publishing industry a veryenjoyable exercise. I only gave the story three stars as it wasn't very original!!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 16-09-21
Highly recommended
Highly recommended - as gripping as reading the book. And Offcourse the best author in the world
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- Alan Young
- 31-07-21
I deserve a medal for finishing it
I’ve read plenty of Archer and this is awful. Rehash of Kane and Able, the historical errors in the first part of the novel are cringeworthy, the plot is utterly farcical in places and the characters totally unbelievable.
It was absolute torture to persist with it.
The narration is a bit wooden with poor attempts at accents.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-22
Jeffery Archer
Similar to Kane and Able but still a good read, it's not as good but it's still good
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- Anonymous User
- 03-01-22
Good story
I enjoyed the story very much I never put it down I listened to it almost every
Day my favourite part was all of it just sorry it's come to an end and Jonathan aris did a very good job at reading it
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- Mr. Nigel G. S. Lambert
- 16-08-21
Not his best - usually love his books
Irritating accents. The storyline was interesting but complicated and I got bored during the middle
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- Thepearsons
- 21-07-21
Brilliant Read
As usual Jeffrey Archer never disappoints, in any of his books.. Looking forward to his next William Warwick novel.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-21
Modern day kane and abel
Really enjoyed this book , twists snd turns from the first to the last page, very typical Jeffrey Archer composition
Long book but worth every minute of your time taken to ride the rollercoaster of the two competitive business men
Highly recommended
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- Miles
- 15-07-21
Loved it!
Another Archer triumph. I read this after reading Fall. Fiction and fact in parallel.A brilliant story well read
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- Elfie
- 12-07-21
Sooo Dull
I read to Chapter 11 but found it so boring I gave up . If you like thrillers or even entertainment, I’d order something else - beyond tedious
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- cecily skeggs
- 21-08-21
Narrator
This book was narrated by an excellent reader which greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the book.
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- Sandra
- 03-08-21
Atrocious Australian Accent
Enjoyable story, typical of Jeffrey Archer. For me, the terrible unauthentic Australian accent spoiled it. What a pity. All the other accents were believable, but Keith was not.
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- gg
- 02-07-21
disappointing
struģgled to finish ,read as if a ghost writer had been supplied with a plot to expand upon.
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- book lover
- 03-05-21
One of JA's best books
I really enjoyed the two main characters in this book. I just couldn't stop listening. The storylines were fascinating and i was really disappointed when it ended. Thanks for this great book.
