- Title:
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D-E-D Dead!
- Series:
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Alby Murdoch #1
- Written by:
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Geoffrey McGeachin
- Read by:
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Peter Hosking
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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5
- Duration:
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5 hours 56 minutes
- Published:
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October 01 2006
- Available Date:
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May 14 2010
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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1741635837
- APN / ISBN-13:
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9781741635836
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Humorous Fiction; Spy & Espionage
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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"McGeachin dishes up a wonderfully entertaining tale, rich with humour, an abundance of thrills and a pace that never flags."
The Sunday Tasmanian
"A rollicking yarn with some sly humour."
The Sydney Sun Herald
From the hilarious author of Fat, Fifty & F***ed!
From the moment Alby drops his gun on a St Kilda tram he knows he's in for a bad day. Then his partner Harry is gunned down in a Double Bay coffee shop. By lunchtime Alby realises someone wants him dead - and they want him dead now. All Alby wants is some pasta, a good bottle of wine and to know more about the mysterious Grace Goodluck. But he also has to figure out who shot Harry and who wants him dead. And why.
"Listeners will love Alby Murdoch, photographer and secret agent for D.E.D., the Directorate for Extra-territorial Defence, an intelligence-gathering unit of the Australian government. Peter Hosking's performance creates an Alby who's a 'dedhead' on a mission, escaping assassination attempts by the seat of his pants and commenting snidely on bureaucrats, love, and life while dodging exploding luggage and menacing gunmen. Hosking's portrayal of Alby offers listeners a wry sense of reality and a photographer's eye for beauty (McGeachin teaches photography in Sydney) as he travels from Melbourne to Sydney to Bali to Australia's Outback. Not quite as bumbling as Maxwell Smart or as urbane as James Bond, Hosking's Alby scores a direct, often hilarious, hit on the self-important stuffiness of the espionage business."
AudioFile Magazine
"D-E-D Dead! successfully combines the genres of comic and thriller."
Who Magazine
"A rip roaring and sexy spy novel that is un-put-downable."
The Newcastle Herald
"Alby Murdoch...is a genuine action hero, with a truly Australian irreverence."
The Age