The Prisoner, Joan Fallon
The Prisoner, Joan Fallon
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The Prisoner

Author: Joan Fallon

Narrator: Jacob Daniels

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/29/2021


Synopsis

The Prisoner is an exciting, fast moving murder mystery set in the exotic and vibrant 11th century city of Málaga, and is the third novel of adventure and romance in The City of Dreams series. It opens when a young Moorish prince wakes to the filth and stench of his new home; at first he can’t understand what’s happened to him. Where is he? Gradually he remembers what his brother Hasan has done to him, but the question remains, why? His brother is the new khalifa of Málaga but instead of welcoming Ben-Yahya, with open arms, he has him thrown into prison. The young prince can only guess what Hasan is plotting, but one thing he does know is that no-one gets out of these dungeons alive. Against this unsettled period in the history of Moorish Spain, where life becomes even more turbulent as intrigues and treachery within the royal household threaten the stability of the city, Salma and her family arrive in Málaga, hoping to follow their dreams and make new lives for themselves. However they soon discover that life in the city is not all they had hoped for; she and her husband share a secret, which if discovered could mean they would face exile or even death.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jefferson on August 24, 2021

Dull and meandering. Tries to explain away some of the series' more mysterious details, while at the same time failing to cover any new ground.......more

Goodreads review by David on March 28, 2025

Quite decent original novel that in some ways has more of the series' flavor than did Disch's attempt, for instance by incorporating the Penny Farthing bicycle and everyone's "Be seeing you" farewell. Still, Number Six's engineering work on his car consumes an awful lot of pages.......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on October 02, 2015

Around 3.5; surprisingly good considering the tie-in origins - an entertaining novel that successfully recreates the tone of the source material while at the same time exploring and playing with its conventions in a manner that the original show never got the chance to.......more

Goodreads review by Randy on August 03, 2008

the second novel based on the British series by the celebrated author of the best of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. series.......more