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Enigma

From the bestselling author of Conclave

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Enigma

By: Robert Harris
Narrated by: Alan Howard
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Bletchley Park: the top-secret landmark of World War Two, where a group of young people were fighting to defeat Hitler, and win the war. March 1943, the Second World War hangs in the balance, and at Bletchley Park a brilliant young codebreaker is facing a double nightmare. The Germans have unaccountably changed their U-boat Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat. And as suspicion grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley, Jericho's girlfriend, the beautiful and mysterious Claire Romilly suddenly disappears.


© Robert Harris 1995 (P) Penguin Audio 2009

 20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction War Military Exciting Mystery U-Boat Submarine Suspense
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Couldn't truely follow the story, as it was jumping around. Then I noticed it was the abridged version.

Other than it being hard to follow, the story was captivating, and the narrator OK.

Disappointed with the abridged version.

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I didn’t realise this was an abridged version of the book and thought it would be more focused on Alan Turing and a way of understanding what goes on at Bletchley Park. I would probably enjoy the book in its complete form. Disappointed with the is audio version. It felt very rushed and hard to follow

Interesting story but confusing

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What made the experience of listening to Enigma the most enjoyable?

The book keeps you interested throughout. He does a great job of making the characters interesting as well as making sure there are enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes.

What did you like best about this story?

Plot, it makes use of a historical event and adds a personal tale that keeps you listening.

Robert Harris on top form as usual

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Overall a little disjointed and hard to follow at times, with insufficient development of some of the characters to make the ending meaningful. An interesting historical factual account of the workings of Second World War code breaking at times - however the surrounding narrative is generally disappointing.

Interesting in parts

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Loved this book. Twists and turns on every page. Beautifully written and beautifully read. Highly recommend.

Brilliant

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