• The Man from St. Petersburg

  • By: Ken Follett
  • Narrated by: Richard Armitage
  • Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,191 ratings)

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The Man from St. Petersburg

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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Publisher's summary

"Ken Follett has done it once more...goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini." (New York Times Book Review)

His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself. These odds would have stopped any man in the world - except the man from St. Petersburg.

©1982 Ken Follett (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Eerily plausible . . . one of Follett's finest." (Time)

"A grabber with a pace that never flags." (Cosmopolitan)

"Builds with such intensity that your heart races with pounding anticipation and sticks in your throat as the climactic moments near." (Chattanooga Times-Free Press)

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Follett has always been educational

Have mainly only listened to his recent books. However, after listening to this one, I will be going through all of his books now. Educational and interesting at same time.

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Swift, sharp, amazing

Very good plot, easy to follow, great performance of Richard Armitage. I couldn't stop listening.

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Slow start but Great Ending

At first, I put the book down after the first 2 chapters...but after a month, I picked it up again. I'm glad I did because they story got better and more intriguing as the pages flew by. I really enjoyed the book and the fictional history. The Evening and the Morning was better but this one was good enough for a 4 star review.

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Follett Does Not Ever Disappoint

This book is a splendid combination of political and social history. Charlotte and her father are much more likable than Lydia, who comes across as weak willed and nearly stupid. But she was a product of her times, of course. Great story, complete with an explanation for why we’ve never heard of the man from St Petersburg. Highly recommended.

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Incredible Narration

This would have been less impressive without the narrator. Well-written and moving story read passionately by Armitage. Well worth the listen! Highly recommend!

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Ken Follett, the amazing author

As always, Ken Follett's book is a wonderful story
with all the history in it too.

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Another Ken Follett that does not disappoint

Great story, setting, plot, characters. Really enjoyed it. But then over never disliked a Ken Follett.

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Another amazing Follett work!

Ken Follett does it again. The storyline is provocative, and the characters are deep and complicated.

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Great Characters

Very enjoyable to listen too but frustrating at the stupidity of some characters. Generally worth hearing

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Strong characters

Follett created likable complex characters set in a fascinating historical period. There was enough suspense to keep me excited to learn more.

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