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The Chinaman

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Russell Boulter
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The "Chinaman" understood death.

Jungle-skilled, silent, and lethal, he had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. He had watched helpless as his two eldest daughters were raped and killed by Thai pirates. Now, all that was behind him. Quiet, hard-working, and unassuming, he was building up his South London take-away business - until the day his wife and youngest daughter were murdered by an IRA bomb. Then he began to ask the authorities who were the men responsible, what was being done - and was turned away, fobbed off, treated as a nuisance. That was when the Chinaman, denied justice, decided on revenge...and went back to war.

©1992 Stephen Leather (P)2007 Isis Publishing Ltd. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Mystery Action & Adventure

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" The Chinaman is a gem of a thriller, perfectly constructed and full of the unexpected." ( Library Journal)
Engaging Plot • Excellent Character Development • Surprising Twists • Credible Storyline • Well-held Accents

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Great characters, excellent plot line, great character development, moves quickly with no boring stretches. I felt like I was able to understand the motivations of each of the pricipals. The author is a very good writer and the narration is first rate. I am very glad I listened to this book, would encorage you to check this one out.

What a surprise

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For a novel called the Chinaman, the book doesn't really focus on the Nguyen character enough. Instead it dragged a little too much with the IRA members relationships and inner conflicts. The Nguyen character could have had more depth and development.

The performance was good. His nailed his British Isles accents but his vietnamese accent at times sounded like a generic Asian accent and other times sounded Japanese. He also should learn how to pronounce the name Nguyen (sounds more like ngwen) and other vietnamese words such as "Hue" (pronounced hoo-ay not Hyoo).

Decent thriller

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I enjoyed the book. Interesting to watch the movie afterwards. I recommend watching the movie.

Fun read

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I bought this book after watching the movie. Of course, this is much better. The only thing I didn't like was the main character's accent.

Great book

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this was certainly worth my time and money. Will look to see what else the author has to offer

really liked this one

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