Untouchable - Softcover

Gerald Seymour

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593046528 ISBN 13: 9780593046524

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

Albert William Packer is the supreme baron of London crime. To those around him, on whatever side of the law, he is The Untouchable.Bored with his success at home, Packer sets out to expand his empire abroad. His core business is heroin, bought from the Turks in North London’s Green Lanes. Where better to cut out the middleman than at the historic smuggling crossroads of Europe, the Balkans? When Packer leaves for Sarajevo, Joey Cann of Customs and Excise is tasked to bring back the evidence that will nail him. In London it would have been no contest for Packer. But here on the war-torn, dismal streets of Sarajevo, he is far from home and from what he knows. Here, who will be The Untouchable? Who will walk away?

About this title

About the Author

Gerald Seymour spent 15 years as an international television news reporter with ITN specializing in the subject of terrorism. His first novel was the acclaimed thriller Harry's Game. He has since written 24 novels, six of which have been filmed for television.

Steven is one of a select group of readers who have narrated over 400 Audiobooks. Superlatives are many in reviews of his work, for which he is a multi-Earphones Award winner and twice nominated Audie finalist. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has established an acting career on both sides of the Atlantic in Theatre, Television, Film and Radio Drama performing with distinguished companies in New York and London. He is a member of the internationally acclaimed company Complicite.

From AudioFile

The ruthlessly evil title character is "Mister," the crime kingpin of London, who has expanded his drug-smuggling empire to postwar Sarajevo. He's followed there by British customs officials zealously eager to entrap and convict him, among them the youngish and mistake-prone hero of this suspenseful novel, Joey Cann. Were it not overlong, this audiobook would merit high marks because of the impressive professionalism of Steven Crossley, who, in frequent scene changes, captures characters perfectly and consistently, flawlessly pronounces Bosnian words, matches pace to mood and plot, and portrays with a chilling intensity the fear of all who interact with Mister, even his closest colleagues. A rich reward lies in store for listeners who stay the course. T.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593046528
• ISBN 13: 9780593046524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448