The Untouchable

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593046501 ISBN 13: 9780593046500

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2001

"The finest thriller writer in the world today." SUNDAY TELEGRAPH In London, Albert William Pacher, known as Mister, is master of all he surveys. His core business is heroine, bought in from the Turks in Green Lanes and distributed around the capital. After yet another police case against him collapses, he decides to travel to Sarajevo to expand his empire further - but he is followed by Home Office archivist Joey Cann, who is determined to find a way to bring Packer to justice. In the war-torn and dismal surroundings of Sarajevo, where law and order are administered by gangster warlords, Packer attempts to gain a foothold in new territory. Meanwhile, Joey chips away, uncovering more every day, until he has sufficient momentum to confront him driectly...

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