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The Last Testament [Audio Download]

by Sam Bourne (Author), Aoife McMahon (Narrator)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
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  • Listening Length: 5 hours and 53 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Abridged
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • Audible Release Date: 29 Nov 2007
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQBDBO
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)

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April 2003: as the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities is looted, a teenage Iraqi boy finds an ancient clay tablet in a long-forgotten vault. He takes it and runs off into the night.

Several years later, at a peace rally in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister is about to sign a historic deal with the Palestinians. A man approaches from the crowd and seems to reach for a gun; bodyguards shoot him dead. But in his hand was a note, one he wanted to hand to the prime minister. The shooting sparks a series of tit-for-tat killings that could derail the peace accord.

Washington sends for trouble-shooter and peace negotiator Maggie Costello, after she thought she had quit the job for good. She follows a trail that takes her from Jewish settlements on the West Bank to Palestinian refugee camps, where she discovers the latest deaths are not random but have a distinct pattern. All the dead men are archaeologists and historians - those who know the buried secrets of the ancient past.

Menaced by fanatics and violent extremists on all sides, Costello is soon plunged into high-stakes international politics, the worldwide underground trade in stolen antiquities and a last, unsolved riddle of the Bible.

©2007 Jonathan Freedland; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Too long by far 4 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed Jonathan Freedland`s "The Righteous Men" a lot even though it was pure hokum; I quite enjoyed "The Final Reckoning". This book I found quite dreadful. I did not care about the characters (two dimensional) and I was desperate to finish this book. Too often writers in this genre feel that they have to produce a book of at least 500 pages. Fine if you have literary skills but the results can be quite dreadful if you haven`t. This book should have been cut by at least 200 pages. Eric Ambler with this material might have produced something good.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Totally implausible plot. Completely unbelievable characters.
Sam Bourne lost me when the heroine had to log into Second Life to follow clues left there by an elderly Arab antiquarian.
Having nothing better to do at the time I carried on to the bitter end (although I'm embarassed to admit it!)
Don't waste your time or money.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Liek some others here I was not overly impressed with this novel and found it jumping around all over the place at the start with characters appearing and disappearing in a flash usually being murdered. Attempts to put the core of story in historical and religious context which is not easy admittedly but I found myself struggling to stay with this book , and my brother in law gave up pretty quickly. It does build up a head of steam eventually and some twists and turns work well but I could not really recommend if Im honest.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Thrillingly compuslive novel
Bourne has used all his years as a journalist and broadcaster covering the disputed Middle East territory to craft an excellently constructed and thrillingly compulsive novel. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Daniel Cann
almost okay........
Yep, it's one of those Dan Brown Wannabes. And, although it is not hard to do, the writing is better than Brown's. But..... Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. Brett
The Wrong Tea !
I agree with J.Pilling's review. This really is nearly 600 pages of nonsense. While the premise is fine for this type of novel, the virtual reality thing was very obviously going... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Nicholas Murphy
Educational Fiction
A good read that intertwines historical fact with fiction. I learnt a lot about the Middle East whilst reading, and the book has made me read other material to increase my... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. R. A. Williams
ENGAGING POLITICAL THRILLER WITH A TWIST
This is an entertaining if at times not easy read, it takes some getting into, but if you persevere has a gripping story. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by Mr. Mark O' Brien
Not really worth it
Given the length of this book, I would suggest reading something else more satisfying/exciting/interesting instead. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2010 by Reader 11
Good read, but predictable
This is a good book in a Dan Brown esk style. characters are interesting and the story is well researched. I did not need to read more than 3/4 chapters to guess the ending. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by Jonny5
Piers Morgan thinks it's brilliant - enough said
I read one of these "Dan Brown-like" thrillers each week on the way to/from work - and this is probably the dullest I've yet come across. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by N. Pearce
captivating read
The Last Testament captivates from start to finish. You have difficulty putting it down, although it is compared to Dan Browns'books in terms of mystery and suspense im not sure... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2009 by Mrs. R. Perriman
The Last Testament
Another Sam Bourne novel highly readable and hard to put down. It was a bit technical and hard to understand some of the thing said. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by P. Marsh
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