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Library of the Dead

By: Glenn Cooper
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
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A murderer is on the loose in New York. The police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common; all that connects them is that each received a postcard before they died announcing their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to agent Will Piper. His investigations lead him to a shocking secret that has been closely guarded for centuries.©2009 Glenn Cooper (P)2010 Recorded Books LLC Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction
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loved it from start to finish. Great narration, tension, and imaginative story line. totally fabulous.

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Would you try another book written by Glenn Cooper or narrated by Pete Bradbury?

I think the plot of the book is very interesting and I would read another book by Glenn Cooper. But I would not listen to it because it is too complex a story and there are frequent changes of setting and time which it is difficult to follow when just listening to it.

Could you see Library of the Dead being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

This could definitely be made into a movie.

Interesting idea for a serial killer

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An excellent and highly recommended novel. Library of the dead gives fictional twists to irl conspiracy theories, takes you on a journey from modern day New York back to the UK 777 A.D and back to modern day Las Vegas hunting down a serial killer. A hugely underrated novel that keeps you gripped.

keeps you gripped until the last sentence

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The plot is good but this is a novel with a narrative that struggles to get out as an audiobook. The many switches of scene forced me to rewind more than once to figure out where I was and who was doing what. That said, in imitation of the plot - it would make a good film and, despite the many changes of scene, the audiobook did make for compulsive listening and by the end of part two, a good grasp of the dual landscape (in both time and location) and better characterisation of the main protagonists made this an enjoyable listen - sufficient to drive me on to the sequel at least.

The early chapters are reminiscent of many average first novels... with an overemphasis on the 'becoming a writer' and 'writing a screenplay' narrative but persevere and something of that Da Vinci code quality eventually reveals itself.

The lead character Will Piper is engaging and the historical elements are generally well plotted - and the tie in with the mysterious Nevada encampment is a nice link in the chain.

Overall: worth a listen if you like historical thrillers.

Library of the Dead

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Where does Library of the Dead rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

not very high

If you’ve listened to books by Glenn Cooper before, how does this one compare?

not read before

What about Pete Bradbury’s performance did you like?

yes great

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

don't know

Any additional comments?

I could not make head nor tail of the ending of this book so the whole lot was spoilt for me

not understood

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