A Matter of Death and Life (Dramatized Adaptation)

Gideon Sable, Book 2

By: Simon R. Green

Narrated by: Christopher Walker, David Jourdan, Holly Adams, Michael John Casey, Peter Holdway, Scott McCormick, John Kielty, Kay Eluvian, Jenna Sharpe, Elias Khalil, Khaya Fraites, full cast

Master thief, rogue and chancer Gideon Sable is back for another fast-paced supernatural heist—and this time he has the vault of a Las Vegas casino in his sights.
Judi Rifkin is one of the world's most successful collectors of the weird and unnatural. In a London underworld filled with criminals with very special talents, Judi is a force to be reckoned with.

And Gideon Sable—thief, rogue and chancer—owes her a very large favour.
Judi makes him an offer he can't refuse: steal her the legendary Masque of Ra, kept safe in a Las Vegas casino, and she'll wipe the slate clean.

This isn't Gideon's first heist by a long shot. But with old grudges threatening to cloud his judgment, an unpredictable crew who don't entirely trust each other and a formidable supernatural security team guarding his target, this job might be a gamble too far.

Performed by Christopher Walker, Jenna Sharpe, Khaya Fraites, Scott McCormick, David Jourdan, John Kielty, Michael John Casey, Elias Khalil, Holly Adams, Kay Eluvian, Peter Holdway, Eric Messner, Steve Wannall, Dawn Ursula, Jillian Levine-Sisson, Peter Strand, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Rayner Gabriel, Tracy Olivera, Gabriel Michael, James Lewis, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Mort Shelby, Ken Jackson, Jeri Marshall and David Zitney.

©2022 Simon R. Green (P)2023 Graphic Audio LLC

Fun

I like this series so far. I love how it's narrated. Looking foreward to the next.

They sure do love to talk

“God not only rolls the dice, but takes side bets as well.”
What started as a promising heist caper ended up being a Vegas soap opera full of squabbling, scheming, petty family members. The Vegas sound effects (lounge music and sounds of steps, mostly) didn’t add much, but the large cast helped me keep track of all the characters.

“Does nothing stay dead in here?!”
To get to the fun last hour you’ve got to put up with speeches, inner monologues, and so…much…talking by the MC, the supporting team, and everyone they come into contact with. Even in the last hour, sure enough, there’s the villain monologue admitting what he did, why he did it, and what he’s going to do to Gideon Sable and his Scooby gang … before *poof* he’s defeated. Fine as empty calories.