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The Art of Staying Dead

By: Joel Hames
Narrated by: Andrew Calverley
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A secret prisoner holds the key to a 30-year old crime.

Sam Williams was meant for great things, until a fatal misstep crashed his career. Trying to salvage the remnants is a path which leads him to the wrong place at the worst time - a high security prison in the middle of a riot, and face to face with a man the world believes is long dead.

Sam quickly learns someone is willing to do whatever it takes make sure things stay that way.

The truth to a decades old mystery might save Sam’s skin, but the clock is ticking and this time he knows any missteps won’t just be fatal to his career...

An Amazon US/UK Top 10 best seller in:

  • Crime Fiction
  • International Mystery and Crime
  • Conspiracy Thrillers
  • Legal Thrillers
  • Kidnapping
  • Financial Thriller
  • Political Thrillers and Suspense
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I am not so sure about that when it comes to Sam Williams …. He did one hell of a job staying alive in this story! Once again I enjoyed listening to this book on audible, some might say that at times the story seems a bit slow, but the narrator is so good (his voice embodies Sam’s character so well) that at those times you just loose yourself listening and suddenly you back in a fast paced adventure.

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Wow, this is one amazing book, OK to read after the others or before, it's quite the action adventure, thoroughly entertaining. I did feel the ending could have been fleshed out a little more but that's my only grumble.
Brilliant narration.
I'd really love to read more about Sam Williams, but it looks like I'm out of luck.
Totally recommend these books though.

A prequel of sorts

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This was a new author and narrator for me and I loved both of them. This was a fast paced thriller about a prison heist and an unfortunate lawyer who gets caught up in the whole thing and his life is turned upside down when he is convinced he saw a prisoner escape but everyone keeps telling him he’s wrong. As his life and career are tarnished things take a dangerous turn in Sam’s quest for the truth.

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