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January Window

By: Philip Kerr
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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Everyone knows football is a matter of life and death. But this time, it's murder.

Scott Manson is team coach for London City football club. He's also their all-round fixer - he gets the lads into training, and out of trouble, keeps the wags at bay and the press in his pocket. But now London City manager Joao Zarco is dead, killed at his team's beloved stadium at Silvertown Docks. Even Scott Manson can't smooth over murder... but can he catch the killer before he strikes again?

©2014 Thynker Ltd (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Mystery Murder Crime Fiction Sports
Gripping Story • Thorough Research • Perfect Narration • Likable Protagonist • Immersive Setting • Well-written Mystery
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What made the experience of listening to January Window the most enjoyable?

I just love the way Kerr weaves the story and the inside into the world of the current football. As a football fan I was very intrigued by the story and hope for more to come with the Scott Manson character - the Bernie Gunther of football.
Great narration by Andrew Wincott.

Great 'window' into football

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An enjoyable tale for all English football fans. Seeing behind the curtain of a Premier league football club makes the murder mystery plot seem almost unimportant. I enjoyed this book very much.

For fans of Premier League Football.

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Like all Philip Kerr books this is deeply researched and well written. A finely woven story with lots of soccer ( football) action for those who appreciate this sport. a finely crafted Detective mystery

For Soccer Lovers

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One of the few Manson’s I wish to spend time with… Although the mystery itself is besides the point this tail of inside British football and the premier of Philip Kerr’s Scott Manson has all the detail and sexy darkness of a modern styled Bernie Gunther tale.

Great world to explore!

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Phillip Kerr's Bernie Gunther stories are grat reads,but I like his other novels even better. As an American who knows more then he needs to know about American football, I learned a great deal about English football and the Premier League. The mystery is very interesting and realistic. Kerr doesn't fall into the nonsense endings so many mystery writers rely on now with over the top unbelievable twists. I hope Kerr does a mystery about American Football there is so much money and corruption to explore.

Great mystery but even better football story

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if you can't have more Bernie Gunther this will have to do. Curious on how this will continue.

Next best thing to Bernie Gunther

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good musteru but also a lot of football. helps if you are a fan. keep reading.

lots of football

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

A good mystery. The author did not get so caught up with creating a "who done it" that the ending was impossible to believe.

I don't follow soccer but I liked it a lot

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Recommended to fans of the Bernie Gunther series and those who just enjoy Mr Kerr's ability to immerse the reader in a setting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The protagonist, Scott is quite likable, but I think the main character might have been the game of football (soccer).

Have you listened to any of Andrew Wincott’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I don't think I have, and so can't say whether the accents presented, which sounded spot on to my American ears, we're for this performance only or his natural speaking voice. The reading definitely added to the ambience in this book where ambience is central.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did go "Hah!" at a point when a female character made what I found a strange and lewd statement. There's certainly passion and feeling on display, but this book was not designed to wring the listener dry.

Any additional comments?

I would draw an analogy to Nightwing by Martin Cruz Smith. In January Window we have a stand alone novel by an author with a popular series primarily about a detective in an iconic setting. Renko and Gunther are among my favorite characters in fiction. Kerr brings us here into Premier League soccer's world as thoroughly as Smith transported us to a Hopi reservation. There are nits one could pick about the plot, but I don't feel that serves any purpose in this forum. Overall I was very pleased to experience anorher Philip Kerr novel and look forward to his next effort, whether or not any Nazis are amok among the pages.

A Well Constructed, Enjoyable Whodunit

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As a lover of Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series and the Premier League, I approached this book with little idea as to how it would work. The answer was a gripping story, against a wonderfully painted tapestry of football, and narrated perfectly.

Onto the next in this series with excitement.

This was an awesome and unexpected thriller

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