The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, Alan Johnson
The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, Alan Johnson
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The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
Charming debut mystery from a highly respected former MP

Author: Alan Johnson

Narrator: Alan Johnson, Melvyn Bragg, Oliver Chris

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wildfire

Published: 09/02/2021

Synopsis

A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of adventure, but found himself in danger ...

'The Girl on the Train with a dash of Russian poisoning and a classic femme fatale' Sunday Telegragh
'A fast-moving plot ... expertly told.' Alastair Campbell
'A cracking crime thriller.' The Sun

'Really gripping, so many twists and turns' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'I couldn't put this book down.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Action from start to finish' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each day, he watches as a woman on the train applies her make up in a ritual he now knows by heart. He's never dared to strike up a conversation . . . but maybe one day.

Then one evening, on the late train to Gipsy Hill, the woman invites him to take the empty seat beside her. Fiddling with her mascara, she holds up her mirror and Gary reads the words 'HELP ME' scrawled in sticky black letters on the glass.

From that moment, Gary's life is turned on its head. He finds himself on the run from the Russian mafia, the FSB and even the Metropolitan Police - all because of what this mysterious young woman may have witnessed. In the race to find out the truth, Gary discovers that there is a lot more to her than meets the eye . . .

This audiobook contains an exclusive interview between Alan Johnson and Melvyn Bragg.

Praise for Alan Johnson:

'Charming' Mail on Sunday
'Johnson's writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating . . . impressive' Observer
'Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph
'This boy can write . . .' The Spectator

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About Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson's childhood memoir THIS BOY was published in 2013. It won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and the Orwell Prize, Britain's top political writing award. His second volume of memoirs, PLEASE MR POSTMAN (2014) won the National Book Club award for Best Biography. The final book in his memoir trilogy, THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (2016), won the Parliamentary Book Award for Best Memoir. IN MY LIFE - A MUSIC MEMOIR was published in 2018 and his highly acclaimed first novel, THE LATE TRAIN TO GIPSY HILL was published in 2021. The sequel ONE OF OUR MINISTERS IS MISSING followed up in 2022, and a third book in the series DEATH ON THE THAMES will be published in March 2024. Alan was a Labour MP for 20 years before retiring ahead of the 2017 general election. He served in five cabinet positions in the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown including Education Secretary, Health Secretary and Home Secretary.He and his wife Carolyn live in East Yorkshire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on September 01, 2021

The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, the debut spy thriller from former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, is a gripping slice of contemporary espionage that takes in shadowy conspiracy, the Russian mafia and a beautiful woman on a train who may not be all that she seems. Gary Nelson has a pretty uneventful life......more

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on January 03, 2023

This was a stonking good yarn. Murders, intrigue, mistaken identify, corrupt cops, hapless bystanders dragged into the story, romance, protective single mum, dentist, what more could you ask for?! Likeable characters? Tick! A bit of humour? Tick! This was easy to read, and written in a light hearted......more

Goodreads review by Ian on December 14, 2022

Boys own adventure that at time reads like it was written by a boy. Not going to win any awards for literature or subtlety and in the acknowledgements, the Author states that anything he could come up with for the plot is nothing compared to what the Russians are actually doing. So what do we have - t......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on August 26, 2021

The Late Train to Gipsy Hill is a very immersive read by Alan Johnson. It took me back to the time of the Salisbury poisonings back in 2018. Set in London, Alan Johnson explores a dark and shadowy world you wouldn’t want to be a part of. A young woman, Arina, is on the run. Arina catches the eye of......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on September 12, 2021

I was drawn to this book as it was by the former Home Secretary Alan Johnson and I wanted to see if he could write - and he can! A great story, which to begin with I wasn't sure was going to be that exciting, but once our hero got involved with the waitress Arina it got very interesting. After a whi......more

Quotes

Fascinating and ingenious. Melvyn Bragg

A smart, captivating, modern but timeless thriller. John Marrs

A fast-moving plot, complex but all too credible, expertly told. The fact it comes from the pen of a former Home Secretary makes the rich security detail and the myriad relationships all the more powerful. Alastair Campbell

Featuring espionage, the Russian Mafia and a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret, the tantalising plot has set Alan up for dominance of the bestseller charts for years to come. Fiona Phillips

Is there no limit to his talents? Not content with being a top politician, and a very nice feller, he turns his hand to writing four memoirs, which win prizes and awards and sell bucketloads. God I was spitting with envy. Why didn't he just stick to politics? I absolutely loved Alan's new thriller, it's brilliant. Hunter Davies

Blends gentle humour and brutal assassination into a cracking crime thriller The Sun

The Girl on the Train with a dash of Russian poisoning and a classic femme fatale Sunday Telegragh

An enormously enjoyable caper that switches fluently between the fugitive duo, flummoxed cops and émigré spooks, intellectuals and gangsters. Sunday Times

A very promising start to a career in fiction Daily Mail

It's Johnson's witty, genial presence shining through the story that makes The Late Train to Gipsy Hill worth reading Daily Record

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