Ann Owen
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Red Specter
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 5
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,888
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,392
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,358
When shadow warrior and former Tier One Navy SEAL John Dempsey goes undercover to meet with a Vory arms dealer, he thinks he’s laying the groundwork to penetrate the Russian criminal underground. Instead, he walks into a trap orchestrated by Zeta, the secret Russian task force behind a recent assassination attempt on the US President. For Dempsey and his team, the only way out is to lay waste to the Russians, putting a target on Ember’s back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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And the mole in Ember is.... WOW!
- By shelley on 11-06-19
- Red Specter
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 5
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Hooked!
Reviewed: 03-01-25
We are binging this series. It is that good! Multidimensional characters, creative plots, and a great narrator all keep us coming back for more.
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Armored
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Adam Gold
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,849
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,594
Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent — a professional bodyguard — and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is, he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower left leg.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wasn’t going to write a review but…
- By shelley on 07-13-22
- Armored
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Adam Gold
Nearly perfect
Reviewed: 08-26-22
Great, intriguing thrill ride by master Mark Greaney (big fans of Gray Man). Narrator Adam Gold was very good, BUT his voice nearly would drop out on the low tones making it frustrating to set a comfortable sound level.
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Hard Way
- A Jon Reznick Thriller, Book 4
- By: J. B. Turner
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 816
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 707
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 705
Jon Reznick has never played by the rules, a trait that has brought him into conflict with FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein in the past. But now Meyerstein has been taken by a shadowy gang, and the renegade black-ops specialist may be her only hope for rescue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another 5 star winner from J. B. Turner!
- By Wayne on 05-14-17
- Hard Way
- A Jon Reznick Thriller, Book 4
- By: J. B. Turner
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
The ugly stepchild of the first three
Reviewed: 02-10-21
Blessedly shorter than his first three books of the series, this one should have been shorter still. The plot line was basic, beefed up by overly drawn out arguments/conversation and an hour’s worth of gratuitous F-words. Edit out those and you have book #3.5 instead of #4.
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Primary Target
- The Forging of Luke Stone, Book 1
- By: Jack Mars
- Narrated by: Larry Gorman
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,163
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,070
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,058
When elite Delta Force soldier Luke Stone joins a secretive government agency, he is dispatched on the mission of a lifetime: a whirlwind race across Europe and the Mid-East to save the President’s daughter before she is beheaded by terrorists.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great plot. TERRIBLE narration.
- By Chris Cox on 04-02-19
- Primary Target
- The Forging of Luke Stone, Book 1
- By: Jack Mars
- Narrated by: Larry Gorman
Convoluted.
Reviewed: 12-25-19
To be fair, this is the first Jack Mars book I have read.
The initial teaser for this story sounded very exciting. The Presidents daughter is kidnapped. Luke Stone, capable warrior goes in search to save her. Unfortunately, this does not happen until you are well into a story about Luke that is cliche for this subject matter.
The reader has a good voice but his interpretation of characters and sound effects, I found, distracting.
Overall, the characters were almost comical in their immature responses to one another. And this was complimented by people, places and stats that did nothing to add to the story.
Finally, the story was all over the place and this begs the question, who was the editor?
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The Perfect Assassin
- A Novel
- By: Ward Larsen
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 646
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 598
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 600
The Atlantic: A young woman sailing solo across the Atlantic makes an incredible discovery - a man narrowly clinging to life in the open ocean. But the desperate survivor is more than he appears. He is a Kidon - an Israeli assassin - who forcibly commandeers her boat with a new destination in mind: England. There the two are forced into an uneasy partnership as they run from a secretive and lethal organization.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Reader not appropriate
- By Steven George on 09-02-14
- The Perfect Assassin
- A Novel
- By: Ward Larsen
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
Interesting choice of narrators
Reviewed: 06-14-18
The story was captivating, with great characters and intrigue. I wonder at the choice of a female narrator when all but one of the characters were male. McFadden did a good job, and once I got used to her voice I got lost in the story. Honestly, I was surprised that it wasn’t off-putting. Even so, I think a male narrator would have been a better choice.
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Hawke
- Alex Hawke, Book 1
- By: Ted Bell
- Narrated by: John Shea
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,994
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,831
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,816
Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant of the legendary English pirate Blackhawke and highly skilled in the cutthroat's deadly ways himself. While still a boy, on a voyage to the Caribbean, Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror. Hidden in a secret compartment on his father's yacht, Alex sees his parents brutally murdered by three modern-day pirates. It is an event that will haunt him for the remainder of his life. Now, fully grown and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, Hawke is back in the same Caribbean waters on a secret mission for the American government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So great I couldn’t stop listening
- By stuartjash on 03-17-18
Good, but needed a trim
Reviewed: 05-29-18
Great narrator gave the characters distinction, entertaining plot, heart-pounding ending, but the whole book could have used a 25% edit. One less star for the tedious bits.
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The Shooters
- By: W.E.B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,340
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,076
A key DEA agent has been kidnapped by drug runners. As much as the news angers Presidential Agent Castillo, he thinks there’s no way he could get permission to rescue the man. But Castillo’s wrong - the President himself orders Castillo to do anything it takes to bring back the agent...anything except get caught.
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5 out of 5 stars
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W.E.B. Griffin
- By Dan on 04-24-09
- The Shooters
- By: W.E.B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Promising but never delivering.
Reviewed: 06-08-17
This story left me feeling like an observer in a war planning room. Hearing the plans but never experiencing any action. Blah!
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The Broken Road
- By: Richard Paul Evans
- Narrated by: Richard Paul Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 498
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 496
Celebrity Charles James can't shake the nightmare that wakes him each night. He sees himself walking down a long, broken highway, the sides of which are lit in flames. Where is he going? Why is he walking? What is the wailing he hears around him? By day he wonders why he's so haunted and unhappy when he has all he ever wanted - fame, fans, and fortune and the lavish lifestyle it affords him. Coming from a childhood of poverty and pain, this is what he's dreamed of. But now, at the pinnacle of his career, he's started to wonder if he's wanted the wrong things.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unresolved.
- By Ann Owen on 05-14-17
- The Broken Road
- By: Richard Paul Evans
- Narrated by: Richard Paul Evans
Unresolved.
Reviewed: 05-14-17
I bought this book on the premise that it will be a story about what one does, given a second chance. It was not. It led up to the what if ... and then ended. Both my wife and I were unfulfilled and frustrated by the ending. You need a Paul Harvey to step in and say, and now, the rest of the story.
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