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Too Bad to Die by Francine Mathews
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Too Bad to Die

A Novel

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Narrator Matthew Brenher
Length 11 hours 14 minutes
Language English
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A tense and enthralling historical thriller in which British Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming attempts to foil a Nazi plot to assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin.  

November, 1943. Weary of his deskbound status in the Royal Navy, intelligence officer Ian Fleming spends his spare time spinning stories in his head that are much more exciting than his own life…until the critical Tehran Conference, when Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin meet to finalize the D-Day invasion.

With the Big Three in one place, Fleming is tipped off that Hitler’s top assassin has infiltrated the conference. Seizing his chance to play a part in a real-life action story, Fleming goes undercover to stop the Nazi killer. Between martinis with beautiful women, he survives brutal attacks and meets a seductive Soviet spy who may know more than Fleming realizes. As he works to uncover the truth and unmask the assassin, Fleming is forced to accept that betrayal sometimes comes from the most unexpected quarters—and that one’s literary creations may prove eerily close to one’s own life.

Brilliantly inventive, utterly gripping and suspenseful, Too Bad to Die is Francine Mathews’s best novel yet, and confirms her place as a master of historical fiction.

Francine Mathews is the author of more than twenty novels of mystery, history, and suspense. Her historical thriller The Alibi Club was named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford, she spent four years as an intelligence analyst at the CIA and presently lives and works in Colorado.

Matthew Brenher is an audio narrator and voice-over actor. Brenher has narrated a wide range of audio books including romance novels, biographies, adventure stories, self-help, and philosophy titles. He studied at The Actors Studio and The Mountview Theater School. He is the winner of the 2015 SOVAS Audio book award in Hollywood for Best Narration for a Romance Novel. He lives in Los Angeles.

Francine Mathews is the author of more than twenty novels of mystery, history, and suspense. Her historical thriller The Alibi Club was named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford, she spent four years as an intelligence analyst at the CIA and presently lives and works in Colorado.

Matthew Brenher is an audio narrator and voice-over actor. Brenher has narrated a wide range of audio books including romance novels, biographies, adventure stories, self-help, and philosophy titles. He studied at The Actors Studio and The Mountview Theater School. He is the winner of the 2015 SOVAS Audio book award in Hollywood for Best Narration for a Romance Novel. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Reviews

“Absolutely marvelous! This novel masterfully weaves fact and fiction into a high-pitched thriller that keeps us spellbound from the very first pages. Great plotting, exotic locales  and  historical characters who positively come alive on the page, with some delightful sly winks along the way.”
—Jeffery Deaver

“In this complex, remarkable and suspenseful novel, Francine Mathews combines the genius of Ian Fleming with the drama of World War II and concocts a stunning tale of intrigue and deceit.”
—Jed Rubenfeld

“[Ian] Fleming is a complex character with an active imagination and a store of hidden courage. Replete with recognizable characters from history, this look at a crucial period of World War II will satisfy history buffs and mystery lovers alike.”
Library Journal

Praise for Jack 1939

“The pace is so propulsive that you’ll read every word…Mathews’s ability to weave fact into her tale is nothing short of remarkable…there are precious few entertainments this captivating.”
The Washington Post

“One of the most deliciously high-concept thrillers imaginable.”
The New Yorker

“A brisk thriller that defies the odds…It’s no small feat to take a historic figure who looms as large in real life as John F. Kennedy, place him in an improbable fantasy, and not strain credulity. But in this case, Mathews has accomplished her mission.”
USA Today Expand reviews
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