The alphabet house / Jussi Adler-Olsen.
Material type:
SoundPublisher number: DD14921 | Recorded BooksSpoken language: English Original language: Danish Publication details: [New York] : Penguin Audio, 2015.Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 13 audio discs (15 hr., 30 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - spoken word
- audio
- audio disc
- 1611763649
- 9781611763645
- Alfabethuset. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the tradition of Alan Furst, the #1 international bestselling author delivers his first stand-alone novel, a psychological thriller set in World War II Nazi Germany and 1970s England
British pilots James Teasdale and Bryan Young have been chosen to conduct a special photo-reconnaissance mission near Dresden, Germany. Intelligence believes the Nazis are building new factories that could turn the tide of the war. When their plane is shot down, James and Bryan know they will be executed if captured. With an enemy patrol in pursuit, they manage to jump aboard a train reserved for senior SS soldiers wounded on the eastern front.
In a moment of desperation, they throw two patients off the train and take their places, hoping they can escape later. But their act is too convincing and they end up in the Alphabet House, a mental hospital located far behind enemy lines, where German doctors subject their patients to daily rounds of shock treatments and experimental drugs. The pilots' only hope of survival is to fake insanity until the war ends, but their friendship and courage are put to the ultimate test when James and Bryan realize they aren't the only ones in the Alphabet House feigning madness.
Millions of fans around the world--and in this country--know Adler-Olsen for his award-winning Department Q series. His first stand-alone, The Alphabet House , is the perfect introduction for those who have yet to discover his riveting work.
Compact discs.
Duration: 15:30:00
Title from disc surface.
Unabridged.
Read by Graeme Malcolm.
Two British pilots during World War II are shot down during a raid over Germany. They survive the crash, but are faced with a German dog patrol. They manage to save themselves by jumping aboard a hospital train and hide among the patients. But when they reach their destination, it occurs to them that it is a mental hospital. Now they can either try to simulate insanity or try to escape.