The Dealer and the Dead, Gerald Seymour
The Dealer and the Dead, Gerald Seymour
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The Dealer and the Dead

Author: Gerald Seymour

Narrator: John Telfer

Unabridged: 18 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2014

Synopsis

In a Croatian village near Vukovar, no one who survived will ever forget the night they waited for the weapons they needed to make a last-ditch fight against the advancing Serbs. The promised delivery never came, and the village was overrun. Eighteen years later, a body is unearthed from a field, and with it the identity of the arms dealer who betrayed them. Now the villagers can plot their revenge. In leafy England, arms dealer Harvey Gillott regards himself as a man of his word. There is only one blemish on his record, and that was long ago. But Gillott, his family, his friends and his enemies are about to be pitched into a sequence of events that will unfold across Europe with breath-taking drama and almost biblical power.

About Gerald Seymour

Gerald Seymour was a reporter at ITN for fifteen years, where his first assignment was covering the Great Train Robbery in 1963. He later covered events in Vietnam, Borneo, Aden, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Seymour was on the streets of Londonderry on the afternoon of Bloody Sunday, and was a witness to the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Seymour's first novel was the acclaimed thriller Harry's Game, set in Belfast, which became an instant international bestseller and later a television series. Six of Seymour's thrillers have now been filmed for television in the UK and United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachael on September 21, 2012

This book started out with a mere 1/5 as I thought the writing was poor and the characters even more so. It progressed up to a 2/5 once the action began as it was exciting and you were never quite sure what was going to happen. It shot up to 3/5 as it neared the climax as I couldn’t wait to find out......more

Goodreads review by Gerald on September 28, 2010

Having worked briefly with the author during the Munich Olympic Games, I can testify to his determination to be close to the heart of a story. This has characterised his work since he became a full-time author, and it informs much of the background to his latest, scrupulously researched novel. Eight......more

Goodreads review by Ross on March 24, 2018

Based on actual events at Vukovar during the Croation/Serbian war in the 1990's 'The Dealer and the Dead' provides not only a great read but a valuable history lesson at the same time. I must admit I was very confused over the events during this period so this went someway towards providing some cla......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 27, 2024

This is the second Gerald Seymour book I've read and it will be my last. Just can't get on with him and find his books a mountain to climb with nothing particularly gripping. Slow to start, gets more interesting in the middle with a disappointing ending.......more

Goodreads review by Druss on July 09, 2018

Excellent read. Seymour at his best......more

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