

Long Time Lost
Author: Chris Ewan
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 02/07/2017
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime
Author: Chris Ewan
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 02/07/2017
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime
Chris Ewan began his crime-writing career with The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam, which was called one of the “best books for grown-ups” by Publishers Weekly and one of the best thrillers of the year by the London Times. The Huffington Post also named Ewan one of America’s favorite British authors. He lives on the Isle of Man.
Simon Vance is the critically acclaimed narrator of approximately 400 audiobooks, winner of 27 AudioFile Earphones Awards, and a 12-time Audie Award-winner. He won an Audie in 2006 in the category of Science Fiction and was named the 2011 Best Voice in Biography and History and in 2010 Best Voice in Fiction by AudioFile magazine. Vance has been a narrator for the past 25 years, and also worked for many years as a BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London. Some of his best-selling and most praised audiobook performances include Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies (an Audie award-winner), Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series (all 21 titles), the new productions of Frank Herbert’s original Dune series, and Rob Gifford’s China Road (an AudioFile 2007 Book of the Year). Vance lives near San Francisco with his wife and two sons.
Having quickly established himself as one of my particular favourites Ewan brings us, Long Time Lost, which takes us on a chilling adventure throughout Britain and Europe, focusing on the work of a small team on a personal mission to protect individuals under witness protection. From its suspenseful......more
What a convoluted, consistent cast of bad guys and corrupt police workers. Even the good guys appear mostly bad. I never knew what to expect from one minute to the next, right from the start. I listened to the audiobook version, narrated by Simon Vance. A fine performance, as always.......more
I really wanted to like this book and I thought the storyline was going to be really exciting and I'd read through it so quickly because I was really into it. Unfortunately, the book was too long and had so much in it that it was almost exhausting to follow and keep up with. I wish it was better wri......more
“The twists and turns inside every twist and turn make it easy to fall into Long Time Lost." Washington Post
“A masterful thriller with a tense climax.” The Independent (London)
“Gripping entertainment.” Sunday Express (London)
“Every audiobook stands to be improved when Simon Vance gets behind the mic. His rich tone, facility with accents and character delineation, and ability to disappear into a story all make him a favorite among listeners. In Ewan’s thriller, it’s Vance’s pacing and timing that are prominent.” AudioFile
“[A] tightly plotted kick-ass thriller, that brings with it a sensitive subtext centered on the theme of family.” Crime Scene Magazine
“A Jason Bourne–like wild ride through Europe…Characterizations, fast pace, and locales here equal those in his outstanding Good Thief series.” Booklist
“Fantastic…a ‘must-read’…Everything you could possibly want in a thriller.” Northern Crime
“Long Time Lost is a beautifully paced and constructed thriller with real characters to root for and to hate, written in a smooth and easy style that keeps you reading into the night and slips by like red silk.” Simon Toyne, author of Solomon Creed
“A thumping good thriller; action-packed, twist-laden and full of heart.” Eva Dolan, author of Long Way Home
“One of this year’s must-reads, from one of the genre’s stars.” Mick Herron, author of Dead Lions