- Title:
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An Accidental American (MP3)
- Written by:
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Alex Carr
- Read by:
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Caroline Lee
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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8 hours 33 minutes
- MP3 size:
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374 MB
- Published:
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June 01 2009
- Available Date:
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June 01 2009
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781742332918
- Genres:
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Fiction; Detective; Mystery; Political Fiction; Spy & Espionage; Terrorism
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Bestseller
International bestseller
Five Starred Review on Amazon
"This audiobook is pure delight!"
AudioFile Magazine
"Carr well deserves comparisons with the early John le Carre."
Publishers Weekly
From the bestselling author of The Prince of Bagram Prison.
Part French, part Lebanese, part American, and a master forger, Nicole Blake has experienced enough danger and excitement to last her several lifetimes...
After a six-year stint in a dank prison in Marseille, Nicole has relinquished the world of counterfeiting for an unassuming life. But when US intelligence operative John Valsamis shows up at her door, Nicole is reminded that she will always be an ex-con. Valsamis is after Nicole's former lover, Rahim Ali, and soon Nicole finds herself back in Lisbon, tracking down Rahim in their old haunts. Except now Rahim isn't just a document forger - he's a suspected terrorist.
"This edge-of-your-seat work of fiction weaves the past half-century of Middle Eastern and Western politics within the context of our current conflicts. Ex-con, ex-forger Nicole Blake, who has done her time in a Marseille prison, is persuaded to leave her now quiet life in France to return to Lisbon to seek out a terrorist. Ultimately, the web leads back to the city of her birth, Beirut. Caroline Lee carries all the voices effortlessly. She does the many accents beautifully and portrays the male roles well. Her vocal transitions are seamless, and listeners are treated to her lovely native Australian accent in bits of the narration. This thriller will especially appeal to those interested in the recent history of Lebanon and U.S. involvement there."
AudioFile Magazine
"An Accidental American demonstrates fiction’s power to follow a shard of glass from the great explosion, to examine its bloodstained edges and explore the passion, foolishness, tragedy and flawed humanity traced by its journey toward discovery. When examined through an artist’s eye, actions beyond understanding develop meaning, and in this novel, we learn how to decipher the language of war, its mismanaged intent and complex ramifications. The author reminds usthat, like a child pulled from the debris of a collapsed building, the truth is a small thing in terrible jeopardy, praying to be found."
January magazine
"Thought-provoking... The gritty atmosphere is perfectly drawn, and complex layers of lies and betrayal keep the reader happily guessing up to the end."
Publishers Weekly