Book description
Imagine the sharp crack of a detonation-suddenly, not in your living room, but echoing through a Northumberland park. That's how Diana Penn's quiet retirement shatters. Now, in Shawn Inmon's The Deadly Life of Diana Penn, the audiobook pulls you straight into the aftermath: the acrid sting of cordite, the frantic rhythm of a heartbeat, the disorienting whoosh as time itself rewinds.
Hear the narrator's voice-warm, grounded, with just a hint of steel-carry you into December 1944. You smell the damp wool of a Land Army uniform, hear the low murmur of village gossip over a crackling radio, feel the chill of a wartime wind through a cottage window. Diana, now a younger self, navigates this fragile world with the weight of future knowledge pressing against her ribs. Every creak of a floorboard, every whispered conversation in a dimly lit pub, feels charged-a ticking clock only she can hear.
The genius of this audiobook? It doesn't just tell you Diana's racing against time. It makes you feel the urgency in the pauses between words, the tension in the narrator's deliberate pacing as she uncovers secrets beneath the surface of village life. You hear the distant thump of a German bomber, the frantic whisper of a contact in a shadowed alley, the quiet terror of knowing history's next wrong turn is about to unfold.
And that twist-dying isn't the end-it's only the beginning-lands like a physical blow. The narrator doesn't shout it; they let it linger in the silence after a bomb's echo fades, making you lean closer, breath caught. You're not just listening to a story; you're inside Diana's skin, tasting the fear, the resolve, the haunting echo of choices made and remade.
Inmon weaves the Middle Falls universe with threads of nostalgia and suspense, but the audiobook transforms it. The sound design-subtle, never intrusive-adds layers: the rustle of a wartime newspaper, the clink of a teacup, the unsettling quiet before a storm. You don't just hear Diana's mission; you inhabit it, breathless and alive. This isn't just a time-travel thriller-it's a masterclass in how audio storytelling can make history pulse in your veins, one heartbeat, one whispered secret, at a time. You won't just hear this story. You'll carry its chill long after the last word fades.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience