The Rook, Audiobook

The Rook, Audiobook (2012) Daniel O’Malley narrated by Susan Duerden

I’m good in a crisis, but it’s not because I’m not afraid. I’m always afraid. I’m so stressed I want to throw up. But I am good in a crisis because I am very, very good at making preparations. I try to cover every angle, to plan for every eventuality.

People are more likely to cope with the appearance of an animated corpse in a graveyard than one in an ice cream parlor or the changing room of a boutique. They won’t be happy with the appearance of the animated corpse in the graveyard, but they tend to be less outraged.

“You don’t see a lot of trains nowadays, not outside weddings.”

Any wedding in which this dress appeared on the bride would have to be pretty damn open-minded, thought Myfanwy. And might well incorporate the honeymoon on the altar. “We’re meeting with the Americans,” Myfanwy explained.

“Oh!” said Val, obviously doing some mental rearranging.

“Do you think I can pull it off?”

“I should think any passerby could pull it off if he tugged on this bit right here,” said Val grimly.

Characters: Myfanwy Thomas, Frau Steffi Blümen, Wolfgang, Bishop Shantay Petoskey, Pawn Monica Jarvis-Reed, Val, Anthony, Security Chief Clovis, Bronwyn Thomas, Major Joshua Eckhart, Phillipa Eckhart, Heretic Gubbins, Conrad Grantchester, Alrich, The Right Honorable Linda Viscountess Farrier, Sir Henry Wattleman, Lisa Constanopoulos, Ingrid Woodhouse, Peter Van Syoc, Dr. Crisp, Alex, Teddy, Robert, and Eliza Gestalt, Noel Bittner, Pawn Breeshey Cahill, Pawn Mahesh Poppat, Graaf Gerd de Leeuwen, Ernst von Suchtlen, Pawn Alan Summerhill, Pawn Cyrus West, Pawn Steele, Caroline Grantchester, Henry Grantchester, Norman, Miriam, Emily

Cover design by Lindsey Andrews

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Rating: 10/10

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