The Bell Ringers, Henry Porter
The Bell Ringers, Henry Porter
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The Bell Ringers
A Novel

Author: Henry Porter

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 13 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/23/2010

Synopsis

In The Bell Ringers, England in the near future appears largely unchanged. There are concerns over the threat of terrorism, the press is feisty, and the prime minister is soon to call a general election. But quietly—and largely unknown to the public or even most in government—things have become undeniably Orwellian: cameras with license plate recognition software record every car's movements, and a sophisticated, top-secret data-mining system known as Deep Truth combs through personal records, identifying violators of minor laws as well as those disposed to "antigovernment" beliefs. In the interest of security, the divide between private and public has crumbled. Freedom has given way to control.

David Eyam was once the prime minister's head of intelligence. He was one of those who knew about Deep Truth, but he suffered a fall from grace and then died in a terrorist bombing. Now his former lover, Kate Lockhart, has been named as the benefactor of his estate. But Eyam has left her more than just his wealth; Kate is also the heir to his dangerous secrets and unfinished business.

The full power of the out-of-control, security-obsessed state comes down on Kate, but with the help of the secret resistance known as the Bell Ringers, hope for freedom is not lost.

About Henry Porter

Henry Porter has written eight internationally bestselling thrillers, including Brandenburg Gate, which won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and The Bell Ringers, which was also nominated for the award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Simon on March 15, 2013

Originally published on my blog here in October 2010. Henry Porter's fifth novel is intended, so the author tells us in the afterword, to fulfil three purposes. It is obviously a thriller readable as a standalone story, but is additionally intended as a contrast to his previous novel Brandenburg and......more

Goodreads review by Christian on June 24, 2020

In the near future Kate Lockhart, British born New Yorker lawyer, returns to the UK to attend the funeral of a former friend who dies in a bomb attack. She finds herself the heir to much of his fortune and begins to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death, an investigation that leads to......more

Goodreads review by Sean on December 15, 2010

"He killed himself, you know, and that leaves the average emotionally retarded Brit rather stuck for things to chat about at a funeral." This book didn't grip me from the outset, rather it wormed its way into my thoughts at odd times. There's something quintessentially British about it - something of......more

Goodreads review by Larry on February 08, 2010

Porter's "The Bell Ringers" first appeared in Great Britain as "The Dying Light." His earlier "Brandenburg Gate" ended with the people of East Berlin streaming into the light (both literal and figurative) of West Berlin with the opening of the wall. This novel examines a turn toward darkness by a Br......more

Goodreads review by Dave on December 02, 2012

An excellent book by an author who never fails to please. I simply couldn't put it down and finished it in one day. It was an amazing read! The concept of citizens trading freedom for safety is not restricted to Great Britain. It frequently seems as if this disease has infected the entire Western Wor......more

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