The Rook, Daniel OMalley
The Rook, Daniel OMalley
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The Rook

Author: Daniel O'Malley

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 17 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2012

Synopsis

The body you are wearing used to be mine.' So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions her former self left behind to track down the agents who want to destroy her. She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of a secret organization called the Chequy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. In her quest to uncover which member of the Chequy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined.

About Daniel O'Malley

Dan O'Malley graduated from Michigan State University and earned a Master's Degree in medieval history from Ohio State University. He then returned to his childhood home, Australia. He now works for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, writing press releases for government investigations of plane crashes and runaway boats.

About Susan Duerden

Susan Duerden is an award-winning British actress whose roles include the character Carole Littleton in the television series Lost. Her career spans television, film and theater in the US, the UK and worldwide. She lives in both Los Angeles and London. Duerden is also a voice artist who plays diverse characters in feature films, video games and audiobooks. She also played a major role in BBC docudrama, Supervolcano.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on September 19, 2012

page turner, page turner! lady wakes in park with no memory! battered & bruised & bloody! surrounded by dead people! that she killed with her bare hands! cause she has special powers! the same special powers that i have often imagined myself having if dreams came true! quelle coincidence! the narrati......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on July 15, 2019

$2.99 Kindle sale, July 14, 2019. Loved it! Review posted at www.fantasyliterature.com: As Daniel O’Malley’s supernatural thriller The Rook (book one of THE CHECQUY FILES) begins, Myfanwy Thomas comes to herself with complete amnesia. She’s standing in a London park at night. Surrounding her is a rin......more

Goodreads review by Felicia on May 23, 2013

I mean, I loved this book. Myfanwy Thomas wakes up with a note that says, "This body used to be mine". YEAH! I LOVE AMNESIA PLOTS! Except this is a bit more than that. Secret societies are kind of my fave, and this book builds a GREAT one. The secret Chequey (I love all the chess terms) battle super......more

Goodreads review by Robin on October 13, 2019

Sale Alert: Oct 13, 2019 Kindle Deal for $3.99 You’ve woken up and are surrounded by a handful of dead people wearing gloves and have no idea who you are or how you got there. But luckily there is a note and with this note and a few others you learn about a world you had no idea even existed. Dear......more

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