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Twelve Seconds to Live

By: Douglas Reeman
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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International bestseller and former British Naval officer, Douglas Reeman is the author of 35 novels under his own name, in addition to 26 works of historical fiction penned under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. Twelve Seconds to Live is a thrilling World War II sea adventure.

The mine is an impartial killer. Not just anybody can stay calm and cool in the presence of an enormous seamine primed to explode at any moment. But the men of the British Navy’s Special Countermeasures are a rare breed, and Lieutenant-Commander David Masters is one of their best. When a German midget submarine is captured, and its insides are revealed to contain mine-laying equipment, Masters is called in to assess and combat this prolific new threat.

Twelve Seconds to Live combines meticulous historical accuracy with powerful drama for a gripping piece of military fiction.

©2002 Bolitho Maritime Productions Ltd (P)2003 Recorded Books Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sea Adventures War & Military Adventure War Royal Navy Submarine
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Not so much a story as a series of character sketches. Bits of parallel action overlap but then peter out or simply stop leaving the reader to figure out the ending.

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Personally very informative for me, I was aware of BP of course, but this story gave me a good insight to what went on there, and the effects on the staff.

Made me more aware of what went at Bletchley Park.

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Too much build up and relationships in the background. Not enough actual action and tension, in spite of the title.

Different balance to this book compared to Reeman’s usual

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Did not like the narrator David Rintoul is my favourite for Douglas Reeman books. I am sure I have read this book before, found the story hard to follow on times so many people, ships,places. Just felt it jumped around a fair bit.

Hard to follow

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I cant say enough how badly this is narrated. The guy has no idea how this was supposed to be done. Please get it reread by David Rintoul.
Bought the book instead. First time in 2 years i haven`t finished listening to a book.

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