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The Hunter: A Novel
Tana French · 2024
🎙 Narrated by Roger Clark
81/100
👍 Worth It
French takes her time building this one, but the payoff — small-town greed, chosen family, and a slow-burn mystery in the Irish hills — earns the patience it asks for. Roger Clark's narration across the Irish/American cast is confident and well-differentiated, though a couple listeners found his tone flat in stretches, so it's worth the listen overall.
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🎙 Narration: good Roger Clark's Irish and English accent work is praised as rich and musical; a minority found his overall tone occasionally monotonous.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety60
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing85
Originality78
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers85
Age-fit70
Human-eye read82
Penny’s verdict81
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