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The Factory

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The Factory

By: Brian Freemantle
Narrated by: Robin Sachs
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A dozen stories of espionage in Berlin, from one of the genre’s masters

In 1990—after the Iron Curtain has lifted but before East and West Germany become one—an uneasy truce exists between the spy agencies of Berlin’s two halves. As the governments of the divided state negotiate reunification, espionage continues quietly. That calm is about to explode. An English agent, on a routine collection of microfilm on the other side of Checkpoint Charlie, is arrested for spying, and all hell threatens to break loose. He is the fourth officer in six months to fall, and the arrest confirms everyone’s fear: There is a mole in English intelligence.

Responsibility falls on Samuel Bell, the head of the Berlin espionage department, nicknamed “the Factory.” But Bell’s search for the mole—an unwanted strain on his alcohol-frayed nerves—is only one of this collection’s dozen stories of life in the Factory, where deception is rampant and death is never far behind.

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My first but not last Brian Freemantle novel. It took myself until chapter 9 to get a idea where this book was leading. I was correct too. I wonder how long it will take you! Great book, story's weaving back and forth to a surprising ending. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Superb!

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The book started with a twist that became clear as you read more. However the flow of the story is hard to follow and in reality the internal checks and loss of life would have been picked up on.
I persevered and finished up but overall it was a disappointing read and lacking factual detail on procedures within intelligence

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Found this book easy to listen to and an engaging story. Excellent narration, well written. Would recommend this book

Great spy thriller

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This was easy to listen to but was spoiled by the conclusion about the agent responsible and the time it took to unravel by the Head of the Department so you're constantly shouting out "it's obvious!" . Really wonderful narration though.

A decent book about intelligence services

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It is not randomn short stories so is more a single book than collection of short stories.
I enjoyed.

Conected stories.

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