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The Woodcutter (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Reginald Hill (Author), Jonathan Keeble (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 16 hours and 34 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
  • Audible.co.uk Release Date: 14 Jan 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004JAX3T2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)

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Wolf Hadda's life was a fairytale - successful businessman and adored husband. But a knock on the door one morning ends it all. Universally reviled, thrown into prison, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later Wolf begins to talk to the prison psychiatrist and receives parole to return home. But there's a mysterious period in Wolf's past when he was known as the Woodcutter. Now the Woodcutter is back, looking for truth and revenge...

©2010 Reginald Hill; (P)2010 WF Howes Ltd

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly his best yet 3 July 2010
By Jeff VINE VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine Review (What's this?)
Be aware that this is not a Fatman and Boy Wonder novel but a stand-alone which in its way is very different from anything this ever versatile writer has tried before. Is it any good? Oh dear me yes! Will it disappoint any of his devoted followers? I doubt it, even though it's set largely in his native Cumbria rather than Yorkshire and involves few policemen. I enjoyed it immensely. It has so many strands - is it a moral tale, a take on our selfish society; is it a tongue-in-cheek fairy story [ Wolf {sic}; cottage in the woods; little blonde haired girl]; a thinly-disguised acerbic comment on the sometimes amoral landed classes, whether here or in Russia and so on. I liked so much about it, not least his descriptions of the wilder parts of the Lake District. Some of the writing is awesome - the moonlit winter countryside around Wolf's farm and the touch of that other famous Cumbrian, William Wordsworth, when on the bleakly beautiful Wastwater. And as for Pillar Rock, what can I say?! Believe me, if you've never been there, no ordinary mortal would consider it without a rope and as for certain activities at the top - well, uncomfortable and scary are words that come to mind! I liked the character of Wolf [loved the phone call from the Courts!!!] but Imogen perhaps from the start doesn't come across as particularly likeable. Even with her, Hill can't keep humour away "only two things would keep her awake - sex and toothache" but the best character I have to say is probably the dog. I defy you to disagree!
Thoroughly recommended; best book I've read for some time.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Woodcutter - Reginald Hill 28 Feb 2011
By W.E.HOLLOWAY
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of Hill's early non-Dalziel and Pascoe novels was called "The Long Kill". It's the only one I ever read that dropped a star. The sex was embarrassingly clinical, the fight scenes implausibly long, and the denouement disappointingly predictable. So why mention it now?

Well I think Hill himself might have been less than satisfied with it. Because some of the themes in "The Long Kill" are reprised in "The Woodcutter". And this time he's got it absolutely right. I can't imagine reading a better book this year, and it gave me more pleasure than anything I've read for the past few years - including the best D & P novels. It has drive, tension, wit, compassion (who else could evoke sympathy for a man in the Woodcutter's profession
(and we're not talking forestry here!)?)

So if, like me, you read "The Long Kill" on the strength of his more mature works, ignorant of the inevitable fact that even Hill nods, get "The Woodcutter". Buy it in hardback. And be careful who you lend it to.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and intelligent thriller with modern themes 27 Jun 2010
By Mark Shackelford TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine Review (What's this?)
I must admit to not having read any of the author's other work - but part of the fun of Vine is being able to access new authors (to me) without any expectations.

This is a very well written, tightly plotted thriller. The main character is mightily flawed, but is still someone you would like to meet (if a bit nervously). The other characters are well drawn, from the good guys to the bad - and there are some amusing touches as well.

The story concerns a self-made millionaire who falls foul of a number of his acquaintances... and ends up in prison for a crime he did not commit. The author brings in some very recent themes (the book is set in 2010 or thereabouts) and we come across paedophilia and the recent economic crash and recession.

Some delightful description of Cumbria and the relationship between Man and Dog (or probably, Wolf and Wolf) help to fill out the main fast-paced tale. Much of it is told in flash-backs as the alleged criminal is taken back through his life by his psychiatrist. These parts of the story are crucial to the tale, and it is intriguing to watch as the psychiatrist picks out the truth from the fiction...

As they say "All's well, that well ends?" or something along those lines...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars First 500 pages great - then the ending lets it down 14 Aug 2011
By Big Jim TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
As I say in my title, I was gripped for the first 500 pages or so then the plot and the believeability began to unravel a lot. There are monstrous holes in the plot and many of the characters become parodies of themselves but my main niggle is the set piece ending which stretches credulity too far and is quite frankly laughable. I feel really annoyed by this book to be honest as the majority of it is so, so good yet the ending lets it down too much. I think Mr Hill has tried too hard to make a very good plot fit into his beloved and beautifully described Lake District and rather like a runner who sets off too quickly in a race, has "hit the wall" before the end and struggled over the finishing line. What a shame.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Entertaining Holiday Read 3 Jan 2011
By Kiwifunlad
Format:Hardcover
I had never read anything by Reginald Hill before and I was thoroughly entertained by this mystery thriller set in England between 2008 and 2018. The fact that part of the book is set in the future is purely to have the financial crisis of 2008 as the start point and the subsequent events need a number of years to pan out and so do not get put off if you do not like science fiction. The initial setting centres on Wolf (Sir Wilfred Hadda) who in 2008 is framed on both Child Pornography and Fraud charges. Wolf is a fascinating enigmatic character and carries the readers interest. This easy to read action packed thriller is very contemporary and mixes a variety of intriguing characters from the bright young psychiatrist Elf(Alva), the Glaswegian private detective Davy McLucky, the haughty Aristocratic Kira, the suave highly succeessful lawyer Toby and the mysterious JC (and, as another reviewer has mentioned, the devilishly fiendish dog Sneck). The humorous banter between the young vicar Hollins and Wolf I found especially endearing and humanised Wolf who otherwise seemed like a modern day Superman. My one and significant quibble was the preposterous events on Pillar Rock at the end where Reginald Hill's imagination took so many twists that it made it all seem too farcical.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You won't want this to end!
Couldn't have enjoyed this more. Unusual tale. Intelligent and informed writing. Clearly defined characters. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Mrs. C. A. Preston
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
What a novel. Brilliant in all respects- kept me guessing almost to the end. Great and plausible story line - one of those ' can't put down '' books. Mike Moore
Published 4 days ago by mike moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Could not put this book down, really enjoyed reading it !
I will certainly read Reginald Hill again, lots of twists and turns x
Published 5 days ago by Petra
3.0 out of 5 stars a modern day fairy tale - of the Grimm's Brothers variety
Reginald Hill,as always,captured the dark, dangerous atmosphere f the Cumbrian Fells. It suited the personality of the main character Wolf Hadda. Read more
Published 14 days ago by thea1710@aol.com
5.0 out of 5 stars The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill
The book arrived when stated. A very good read, gripping, quite a page turner with lots of twists. Really enjoyed it.
Published 1 month ago by Beverly G Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read
What a talented author. I loved this book. Wolf was an intriguing character and the twists and turns kept me reading well after bedtime
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4.0 out of 5 stars The axeman cometh.
An excellent story of intrigue, ambition, greed, betrayal and revenge sparked by a poor boy's desire to win the hand of an aristocratic ice-maiden. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Ryan
3.0 out of 5 stars Very long winded
This book is far too long. It is a good story but it gets a bit tedious at times and I skipped quite a bit of it as it was totally irrelevant. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Anne Relf
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
could not put it down - a great read. fast paced and intriguing to the end. The storyline is unbelievable yet believable.
Published 2 months ago by Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable audiobook
Enjoyed listening to this audiobook. It was an engrossing story and very well read by Jonathan Keeble. I grew to like the main character and so was pleased with the ending. Read more
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