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Secretos De Los Muertos (2013)

by Tom Harper(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Bóveda

review 1: I’ve listened to a couple of podcast books in the past, but I don’t think I’ve ever listened to an audio book. To be honest, it was a pleasant experience. Secrets of the Dead is NOT the type of book, by that I mean paperback or ebook, that I would normally read. It’s too big worded for me, and there are too many foreign words. I’d stumble over the pages and quickly loose interest. However, listening to someone read the book was totally different. The narrator, Francis Greenslade, was excellent. He is easy to listen to and he made those difficult words blend in to the story and brought a complicated plot to life. I was impressed ... and I learned the pronunciation of numerous words from him!The book itself is actually two stories running parallel to each other -- ... moreone historical and one present day. I felt the historical content was well researched and totally convincing. I ‘believed’ in the characters and the events. The only drawback was the flashbacks. After a while I found them a little annoying (even if the content of the flashbacks did move the story forward). The present day storyline was also convincing, although it took me longer to settle into this side of the book. It wasn’t the characters that troubled me (those I accepted straight away), it was the events taking place. Some things seemed too convenient. Anyway, I remember thinking I’d hate to get caught up in anything similar to what was happening to Abby Cormac. I’d be terrified. Both stories were a type of murder mystery and had certain factors that tied them together.Overall, I’d be more than willing to ‘read’ another audio book. It’s the perfect way of discovering new authors and new genres. I’m glad I gave Secrets of the Dead a chance, and while I know I would never read an actual printed book by the author, I certainly would listen to another audio book written by him.
review 2: I have listened to other books by Tom, and thoroughly enjoyed them-however, this one didn't quite live up to the others. The way the author weaves a story through two time zones is not uncommon, and with the right sprinkle of intrigue, it works brilliantly. This story, for some reason, just didn't grab me. I found the Roman element tiring and heavy, like wading slowly through an arid desert, weighed down with lots of shopping. In other books, I found the narrator pleasing and likeable, but here, he sounded heavy, the characters sounded tired, almost bored and unwilling to go on with the plot. There was no element of wondering who the older time story was, no wondering how it wove with the present, no element of surprise. Sad to dislike, but it has not dissuaded me from downloading another of his. less

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