by Arthur Koestler Read by . . : Frank Muller This splendid novel is set in the tumultuous Soviet Union of the 1930s during the treason trials. Rubashov, the protagonist and a hero of the revolution, is arrested and jailed for things he has not done, though there is much about the current Soviet state that veered from his ideals as a revolutionary. His investigators, Ivanov and Gletkin, seek a public confession and interrogate him using a number of methods. Through the ordeal, Rubashov reaches an epiphany or two while his interrogators suffer the cruel fate of the Soviet machine. Darkness at Noon succeeds as political/historical novel, but even more so as a refreshing tale of the human spirit. Publisher . : Recorded Books (1999) #C1079 ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 0788737228 ISBN-13: 9780788737220 Format . . .: MP3. 147 tracks, 308 MB Bitrate . . : ~85 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR, mono, 44 kHz) Source . . .: 7 CDs (8.25 hours)