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Alan Howard
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Robert Harris
About this listen
At Bletchley Park, Tom Jericho, a brilliant young codebreaker, is facing a double nightmare. The Germans have unaccountably changed their U-boat Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat.
As suspicion grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley, and Jericho is suspected, his girlfriend, the beautiful and mysterious Claire Romilly, suddenly disappears. With the help of Claire's best friend, Hester, Jericho sets out to find Claire, clear his name and unmask the spy. The answers will change his life forever.
Steeped in the atmosphere of wartime England, based around an actual event, Enigma is a thriller of genius: a compelling mystery of codes and codebreaking, love and betrayal set inside the birthplace of the secret state.
©2004 Robert Harris (P)2004 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about Enigma
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- Miles
- 17-05-21
A well researched yarn
A great piece of fiction against a factual background really well narrated. I enjoyed it immensely
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- Banjoman
- 25-01-21
Excellent listen.
Gripping WW2 novel, albeit an abridged version of Enigma, with engaging characters and excellent narration.
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- csisman
- 30-10-18
Great pacing and compelling story.
Really keeps you on the edge of your seat! Definitely a must-read for anyone who loves intelligent mystery stories.
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- alexander murray farquhar
- 07-02-23
Great book!
Gripping story! Had me on the edge of my seat for all of the book!
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- colin mckenzie
- 22-05-20
A great story
A really good angle on the Bletchley Park theme. I enjoyed the background detail and it is right up there with Robert Harris’s original ideas. The plot did become a bit hard to follow towards the end and needed a lot of loose ends tying up rather rapidly. But still good fun
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- Clifford Thurlow
- 09-01-19
Between Mediocre & Good
Occcasionally dull with a lot of statistics and all the research dropped in leading to a thrilling denouement as all the puzzle pieces are put together. Not his best but sufficient to hold the attention. How the Brits survived the grey meat and weak tea described remains an enigma.
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- Dr
- 11-04-15
Robert Harris brilliant story teller
What a great story, compelling and pacey with twists and turns throughout, linking to historical facts.
A believable whirlwind of deception crafted to entertain
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- sech
- 21-03-25
Interesting in parts
Overall a little disjointed and hard to follow at times, with insufficient development of some of the characters to make the ending meaningful. An interesting historical factual account of the workings of Second World War code breaking at times - however the surrounding narrative is generally disappointing.
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- Oliver
- 03-06-18
Probably the best audiobook I’ve listened to
I’ve listened to this audiobook more than any other, probably 10 times and it still hooks me in. Detail, character, world, plot, narration are faultless. Recommended.
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- Mono
- 06-04-25
Interesting story but confusing
I didn’t realise this was an abridged version of the book and thought it would be more focused on Alan Turing and a way of understanding what goes on at Bletchley Park. I would probably enjoy the book in its complete form. Disappointed with the is audio version. It felt very rushed and hard to follow
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