The Untouchable

Name: The Untouchable
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Gerald Seymour
ISBN: 9781461812258

Author: Gerald Seymour

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 19 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/04/2011

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Fiction

Synopsis

Called "the finest thriller writer in the world today" by the Daily Telegraph, Gerald Seymour is the author of several acclaimed best-sellers. A novel of riveting suspense, The Untouchable is the tale of Mister, the supreme crimelord of London, and his scheme to expand his illicit enterprises into the Balkans. Only one man stands in his way-British customs officer Joey Cann. With a flawless reading by narrator Gerard Doyle, The Untouchable is truly an enthralling listen.

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 Pirate on December 30, 2021

Finishing 2021 with a bang thankfully not a whimper with regards to this thriller -- and a whodunnit which will be reviewed after this. The Untouchable is very touchable as in readable. Zings along at a merry old pace from the present when it was written that is (early 2000's) to pre-Balkan War (the......more

Goodreads review by H.R. on August 12, 2024

A complex and layered thriller Gerald Seymour is becoming one of my favourite authors. His slow-burn thrillers with layers of intrigue and plots that pose questions about justice, the nature of evil, and the complexities and ambiguities of the real world, keep me engaged. This story is set in Sarajevo......more

Goodreads review by Bob on May 01, 2024

Cann do, will do Unusual Gerald Seymour novel, in thst it is not a thrilling race to the culmination. Rather, it is a journey that you have to have lived through to fully understand. Seymour's Hero, Joey Cann, is a junior operative in a case that has dramatically failed. His role was low-key, but he......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 04, 2022

Bien le bonjour Je viens de terminer le livre dans son ombre de Gerald Seymour. C'est un thriller qui parle de trafic de drogue dans Londres. Un homme puissant et qui semble intouchable. L'action se déroule principalement en Bosnie. J'ai bien aimé dans l'ensemble l'histoire. Le bémol c'est les histoi......more

Goodreads review by barrieboy on April 02, 2019

A slow-starter...kept wondering why two old peasant farmers in Bosnia were involved in novel about a London crime lord. When you do get into the heart of the story, it brings home the horror of the Bosnian war, and in particular the use and long-lasting consequences of land-mines. Very graphic descr......more