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Title: The Colonel's Mistake

Author: Dan Mayland

Narrator: Richard Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-21-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 149 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In Baku, Azerbaijan, CIA operations officer Daria Buckingham is arrested for a heinous crime. Her former boss, retired CIA station chief Mark Sava, is sure shes innocent and tries to help her out - landing him in the middle of the new Great Game, an espionage war over oil that has China, Iran, and the United States clawing at each others throats. Back in Washington, DC, Colonel Henry Amato, assistant to the US national security advisor, is keeping a close watch on the situation. His stake in the Great Game is high - and personal.

The first novel of a globetrotting new thriller series, The Colonels Mistake takes listeners on an unforgettable ride into the shadows of the worlds most volatile region, where the good, the bad, and the brutal play a deadly chess game of global espionage.

Members Reviews:

Disappointing start to a great series!

I listened to Books 2, 3, and 4 in the Mark Sava series before The Colonel's Mistake. Had I listened to The Colonel's mistake first I would not have listened to other books in the series.

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This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The story may have been more interesting if the reader used any inflection or excitement in his voice. The monotone reading drove me to distraction.

interesting, not what i was expecting

If you could sum up The Colonel's Mistake in three words, what would they be?

this was an old little experience from audible. i figured it out about half way through and was just curious enough to listen to the rest to find out the ending.

not bad, entertaining, good location, planes, trains n automobiles.

i may even buy another one from the author.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

kinda anti-climatic, but better than most.

the author drops enough bread crumbs along the way that you figure out the plot twist by the end of the book.

What three words best describe Richard Allens voice?

different, not bad, not quite melodic, but not like sand paper in my ears.

he has some fluctuation in tenor that makes it possible to differentiate the characters.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

soldiers do goofy crap while deployed overseas?

Any additional comments?

meh, give it a shot, i listen to two books a month and this one was ok.

Just Wasn't A Good Audiobook

I couldn't get into this audiobook and it took me a while to figure out why.

Primarily I think it was the narration what was the most troubling. I didn't care for the timber, sound, or quality of the voice. And, felt think the entire book was read like a breaking news bulletin.

Plus, the story just plotted along too much. It wasn't all that interesting. More of the same about the middle east.

I was disappointed in the story and narration. [sigh] On to something better...

Speech synthesizer needed calibration

What disappointed you about The Colonel's Mistake?

The story was just so so... but extremely difficult to listen to. The narrator's pitch, enunciation and oddly placed inflections are so far off that it frequently sounds computerized. There is no "acting" only reading word by word. Ultimately, the narrator's voice became the focus, distracting from the story.

What do you think your next listen will be?

The Leveling. I am going to give Dan Mayland another chance...

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Title: Castle Bravo

Author: Karna Small Bodman

Narrator: Basil Sands

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-12

Publisher: K Books, LLC

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In this audiobook, read by famed narrator Basil Sands, Samantha Reid is back as White House Director of Homeland Security, dealing with national security threats of every dimension. She receives intelligence about a plot so staggering, it could imperil the nation's communications, Internet, electricity grid - even transportation and aviation. It involves the creation of an Electro-Magnetic Pulse ("EMP") that would "fry" all electronics. It could set us back to the year 1910.

Meanwhile, her love interest, Tripp Adams, is sent overseas to a troubled region. Will he become involved in the plot? Will he be able to escape before disaster strikes? (Don't be too sure.)

Scenes inside the White House are convincingly described by the author, who served in the West Wing as Senior Director of the National Security Council. Listen to conversations in the Situation Room and the Oval Office. Join Samantha and Tripp as they deal with international tensions and political intrigue in this explosive sequel to Final Finesse, also available in audio from Basil Sands.

Critic Reviews:

"Karna Small Bodman is in the top echelon, male or female, of modern spy writers. She's been there and done that and gets it all right." (John Lescroart,

New York Times best-selling Author of

The Hunter)

"Smart, slick, and exciting as hell,

Castle Bravo is one great read. Karna Small Bodman has an insider's feel for the corridors of power. As you quickly turn the pages, you will find yourself wondering if the book is truth or fiction, A Winner!" (Christopher Reich,

New York Times best-selling Author of

Rules of Betrayal)

"Bodman skillfully moves her players around on a global chessboard, presenting a provocative concept that rings all too true. You're there, in a labyrinth of intrigue, where danger and drama abide. It's fresh and relevant and makes you clamor for more." (Steve Berry,

New York Times Bestselling Author of

The Columbus Affair)

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable Story

I really enjoyed the Bodman's previous story. I was put off by the terrible narration, but was willing to give her 2nd story a listen. Again, I enjoyed the story, but the narrator is not good. His voices for the women are a caricature, and dilute any strength the character had. I think it says a lot when I'm willing to listen to a bad performance for the sake of a new author.

The real world is a rough place.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Bodman writes about threatening situations that really exist and are seldom discussed. Castle Bravo, written a couple of years ago describes a potential global catastrophe which is the subject of a hot new TV series, "Revolution". The series is science fiction. Bodman's story is based on real situations.

What other book might you compare Castle Bravo to and why?

If you like good and educational thrillers by the top authors, you will like this one. The author knows her subject well and develops convincing characters.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator read well, but the voice is irritating to me. I like a deeper voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It took about 4 sittings.

Any additional comments?

Bodman is an author who will endure.

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Title: A Devil Is Waiting

Subtitle: Sean Dillon, Book 19

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Jonathan Oliver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-12

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

The new Higgins has landed! The mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller of murder, terrorism, and revenge from the Sunday Times best-selling author is here.

Fresh from his mission in The Judas Gate to seek out and eliminate one of al Qaedas most valued agents, a traitor responsible for countless soldiers deaths in Afghanistan, Sean Dillon is back in a blistering new adventure. The American president, on a planned visit to Europe, is entertained by the British prime minister on the terrace of the House of Commons. On the same day, London-born Mullah Ali Salim makes an impassioned speech at Hyde Park Corner accusing the president of war crimes, objecting to his presence, and offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate him. Dillon, Major Ferguson, and Daniel Holley are called into action, helped by a new recruit, Intelligence Corp Captain Sara Gideon, a war hero in the Afghan conflict, whose speciality is Pashta and Iranian.

They quickly find themselves trying to handle a massive upsurge in terrorism from enemies near and far, all with links to al Qaeda. As a Sephardic Jew from a wealthy and ancient English family, Sara will find herself at the heart of the firestorm when she is swept into the heart of the terror organisation. Though their leader may be gone the threat remains as terrible as ever, and though Dillon and company may have won the first battle with al Qaeda, they will learn the war is far from over. A devil is indeed waiting and the assassination plan is only the beginning

Critic Reviews:

"Open a Jack Higgins novel and youll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powersfirst-rate tales of intrigue, suspense, and full-on action." (Sunday Express)

"Higgins is a master of his craft." (Daily Telegraph)

"The master craftsman of good, clean adventure." (Daily Mail)

Members Reviews:

A Devil is waiting

Great story but didn't enjoy the flat emotionless narrator ~ this seems a requirement of Jack Higgins books.

A devil is waiting

Having read most of Jack Higgins books over many years, I , have just finished ' a devil is waiting'. I am pleased to say that he still has the ability to keep you wanting more in a good romping yarn. He is truly one of the top adventure story tellers around. As a disabled person books take me to places I would not otherwise be able to go. Thankyou

Good holiday listen

On my ipod for holiday, same old people from Higgins with his usual twists, a very good listen!

NSFW or long family car journeys

I try hard to work out what will be good for a trip with my family (kids aged 10, 12, 14 and 15). It's got to be a ripping yarn and contain nothing to embarrass us as we go. Sadly there is way too much swearing in this, and it's pretty graphic. I shall be 'returning' it for something else. Great that audible allows you to do that. I know that sounds old-fashioned but whenever the Irish guys show up, the air turns blue.

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Title: The Bourne Ultimatum: Jason Bourne Series, Book 3

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-12

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

It all starts with a cat-and-mouse chase to the death in a Baltimore funfair: the Jackal, Bourne's age-old antagonist, is back, and Bourne is forced from his idyllic retirement with his wife and children to confront his enemy. In Europe, Russia, and America, there are men and women whose lust for power is disguised by their positions and respectability. Their aim: to gain control at the highest level, to avenge, to destroy.

Jason Bourne has been the assassin before: now he longs for peace with his family, but the threat of the Jackal puts in jeopardy all possibility of peace....

Members Reviews:

clever plot but laboriously long winded!

Overly melodramatic performance of a laboriously long winded text. Many, MANY repetitions of key phrases drive the listener to distraction!!!!! Clever plots draw in the audience but it goes on, and on, and ON!!!! Glad I listened to it rather than read it because I would not have had the inclination to struggle on - it was bad enough anyway!!!!

Utter Disappointment

The first book had minimal swearing, the second had rather more, this was just a litany of unnecessary foul language which detracted from the whole. And I had all on to the finish the book for this one point alone.

The writing; was at best sloppy, with recurring phraseology that was predictable and boring.

The plot; thinner than chiffon fabric - transparent and flimsy. This book should have been a third of it's length, shocking from an editorial position. How many times could the Jackal slip through Bournes grasp with any sense of authenticity - it just went on and on and on.

Sadly, I cannot recommend this book.

Excellent kept me listening

This is the 3rd book and can't wait to download the next one although it's not Robert Ludlum I'm hoping it's just as good. Can't believe how different it's is to the films tho highly recommended AAA+++

Great Read

Another thrilling adventure in the complicated life of Jason Bourne. Very well presented and read. I really enjoyed this book

Great listening

3rd listen to the series

Loved it every time

Would definitely recommend this book to anyone

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Title: Dale Brown's Dreamland: End Game

Author: Jim DeFelice, Dale Brown

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 118 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its longtime nemesis, Pakistan with China waiting in the wings, eager to flex its military might. A nuclear showdown seems inevitable, unless the masterminds at Dreamland can get to the mysterious source of the terror and end it, swiftly and permanently. Every technological wonder the military possesses must be employed to avert an all-out Apocalypse from an awesome new hybrid Navy destroyer to robot Nighthawks. But the fate of the region and the world will depend on the newest brainchild of the Dreamland team: an unproven instrument of ultimate power called End Game.

Critic Reviews:

[Browns] knowledge of world politics and possible military alliances is stunning. . . .He writes about weapons beyond a mere mortals imagination. (

Tulsa World)

Members Reviews:

good read

As usual great addition to Dreamland series. Enjoyed very much. Looking forward to the next book

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Title: The Fist of God

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Narrator: John Franklyn-Robbins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-25-11

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 52 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance.

What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find and destory Qubth-ut-Allah - the Fist of God.

Members Reviews:

ALONZO

A good book that perhaps should have been great. In my view its length counted against it. Forsyth simply doesn't write bad books or even mediocre ones; this is simply to detailed but unquestionably worth a listen

One of his best

Would you listen to The Fist of God again? Why?

Absolutely! I also have the abridged version (on CD) and thought that was good but the 'full' version is even better. Gripping to the end.

What did you like best about this story?

Frederick Forsyth gives so much detail and it really makes the story interesting and gripping.

Which scene was your favorite?

It's hard to single out one scene because they all interweave to create the whole picture.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

How and why Iraq lost the Gulf War.

Any additional comments?

The narrator was just perfect too. His voice, his understanding of what he was reading and the emphasis on certain parts of the book made this a pleasure to listen to.

Reader's halting style detracts...

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrators has a pleasant voice but his halting style continually detracts from the content or loses the point.

A Must Read! Miss at your peril!

I read this as I had heard of Mr Forsyth before and my downloading this came as a result of 2 things, I had reached my maximum credit overspill and I had read all of the books by Mr Ryan and Mr McNab. I. Saw the running time of this and thought, why not, it had good reviews.

What I found was nothing short of a masterpiece, well written, explains all details as far as Military tech goes, humorous (...an umbrella that sends messages...!) and several plots that overlap and culminate in a final one that I doubt any reader would have predicted. What is totally amazing is the fiction that is so deftly aligned with fact, you cannot tell which is which. The running time, whilst long, kept you hooked the whole time. Whilst the books of Mr McNab and Mr Ryan are action packed, this was too, but involved a master of a plot, to which the 2 SAS men deployed plots that were very easy to follow, having said that, it is easy to see that Mr F seems to have had a distinct influence on these two writers and having not read Any FF books before, can see where.

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Title: Assumed Identity

Author: David Morrell

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 107 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Filled with nonstop suspense and stunning psychological insight, this is the story of Brendan Buchanan, undercover intelligence operative and master of over 200 false identities: a man forced to assume the most elusive and treacherous identity of all - his own.

Tracking the most devastating conspiracy he has ever encountered, trapped by his love for two enigmatic, beautiful women, he will race through a sinister labyrinth of intrigue to a shattering rendezvous with fate in a novel that not only offers a brilliant, action-packed plot and fascinating characters, but asks daring, provocative questions about our own identities as well.

Members Reviews:

alonzo

This should have been a great book, Morrell at his best,indeed it was it was for something like 90% of the total book, but the ending detracted from the whole. In short a great story line that led nowhere

Great book!

This is the first book have read for my own pleasure and I really enjoyed it. The story it's super good and the audio helps me to understand the context better. Very happy!

Strange Book but fun

This was a strange little book, but it was a fun one you actually wanted to finish. I get it on sale with a group and was better than I thought it would be. Dated but really good.

Not Morrell's Best

The plot is reasonably interesting but the story becomes tedious. Mid-book, it seems like every chapter, Morrell, through the main character, beats us over the head with the same theme; "Who am I, I've taken on so my aliases over the past 8 years , I don't know who I am." Yeah, we get it. Is it necessary to write about it every chapter using almost the exact same words?

I have enjoyed Morrell in the past, but I couldn't wait for this one to end.

Narration was well done.

Convoluted . . but interesting listen!

Vintage Morrell, good character development . . . stong personalities that come alive and plenty of unbelieveable but entertaining action

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Title: Trader of Secrets

Subtitle: A Paul Madriani Novel

Author: Steve Martini

Narrator: Dan Woren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-11

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 112 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Defense attorney Paul Madriani is embroiled in a case as perilous as any he has ever faced - one that involves an angry killer who will stop at nothing short of vengeance and two missing NASA scientists who are holding secrets that a hostile government desperately wants to purchase - in blood if they must.

Madriani's daughter, Sarah, has evaded the man known as Liquida, and is being kept under armed guard for her own safety. But one morning Sarah slips her ring of protection. What she doesn't know is that her assailant is at this very moment waiting patiently outside in the dark. At the same time, in California two men in a parked car argue over millions in cash that could be slipping through their fingers and a scheme involving government technology-for-sale that could rock the world.

Paul Madriani, his companion, Joselyn Cole, and his long-time law partner, Harry Hinds, track Liquida, not knowing that their quest will carry them deep into the vortex of international terror. It is a journey that will lead them toward a bizarre and cruel twist of nature - and the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Madriani and his party race against time to find Liquida and the scientist who is the "trader of secrets" before he can unleash the weapon that can set the world ablaze.

Members Reviews:

Good, but not up to par

I was entertained, but "Trader" does not match up to previous books in story line, plot intracacy or imagination. Maybe the Madriani series is getting a little tired. Narration a little weak, sometimes it was hard to tell they had switched characters. Narrators in previous audiobooks were much better. SPOLIER ALERT --- For Madriani fans, who want some things wrapped up from Guardian of Lies and Rule of Nine, this will do it

Not up to Martini Standard

A long time Steve Martini fan, I've read all of his books and unfortunately this one wasn't worth the time. The coincidences that are essential to the plot are beyond unbelievable. Double Secret agents, crossing paths with Lakita at the very moment they happen to show up at a location...it goes on. I stuck with this one to the end and was very disappointed.

Skip this and re-read one of his earlier novels or hope for better on the next one

Not a Legal Thriller

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The plot seemed disjointed and highly unrealistic - the concept of 2 lawyers and one's girl friend chasing an extremely deadly killer around the world.

Would you ever listen to anything by Steve Martini again?

Sure but hopefully, he will return to the legal/courtroom arena.

What about Dan Worens performance did you like?

Excellent

Exciting to the end!

The villain was an old foe who threatened everyone close to Mandriani. Listen to find out who lives or dies.

Not A Legal Thriller

Any additional comments?

I should have read reviews before buying this. I just assumed that all of Steve Martini's books are legal thrillers and well written. This book was so slow moving and had nothing to do with courtrooms. I'm so disappointed because Steve Martini is among my favorite authors.

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Title: Blood Trust

Subtitle: A Jack McClure Thriller

Author: Eric Van Lustbader

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-11

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

It was once said that you must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible....

Alli Carson has been through her own personal hell. With her father, the president of the United States, recently dead and her mother in a coma from a terrible accident, she has poured herself into her training to become one of the best FBI agents at the Fearington Institute. Her inspiration and solace comes from the one man with whom she has ever felt a kinship, National Security Adviser, Jack McClure. But when Alli becomes the prime suspect in a murder at Fearington, a wide-ranging investigation is triggered, involving local homicide detectives, the secret service, the FBI itself, and Allis own uncle, the billionaire lobbyist Henry Carson. And yet nothing is what it seems.

What follows is a treacherous journey that leads Jack and Alli into a complex web of lies and deceit. Using Jacks unique gifts to see the through the labyrinth of manipulation, their investigation leads them into the dark heart of the international slave trade, tied to a powerful Albanian crime lord whose ability and influence in global terrorism grows with each day. The two find themselves in the crosshairs of vast global enterprise, one that lurks in the shadows of power and has infiltrated Washington and their lives in ways neither of them could ever have imagined. And hidden deep among it all sits a terrifying criminal mastermind, someone fueled by a hatred that can never be quenched, and a mind that knows neither feeling nor mercy.

Members Reviews:

Good Beginning, Rough Middle Bad End.

Too many characters, too many sub plots the latter part of the book was muddled and the ending was not believable. Looks like a sequal will follow.

An Excellent Complex Thriller

This book is both well-written and narrated. If you enjoy fast-paced fiction thrillers that follow current issues, this book should be well worth your purchase. Jack McClure is both a likable and a believable main character - and the supporting characters (good and bad) complement an interesting complex plot. If I had a minor criticism, I think the narrator might think about a better way to transition the fast paced parallel events that make up the story. These transitions probably would not a problem reading the book - but occasionally caused me to rewind while listening.

Since I thoroughly enjoyed Blood Trust - my first Jack McClure book - I plan to read Van Lustbader's earlier McClure books.

Save your money. Last Lustbader I'll Buy

Oh, brother. This one was even worse than the one before it. I never put it on fast forward, but rather just listened to the 2nd half of it in the background. It was just a dud. Very disappointing. Nothing about it is believable in the least and the narrator was not the right one for this book. He wasn't terrible, but the production was poor. No way to tell that you were switching to a completely different setting the way you could have if you were reading the book.

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Title: Agent X

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Noah Boyd

Narrator: John Pruden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-11

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 100 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Ex-FBI agent Steve Vail navigates a maze of hidden codes and brain-teasing puzzles to stay hot on the trail of a band of Russian spies in this breathtaking follow-up to his New York Times best-selling debut The Bricklayer.

FBI-agent-turned-bricklayer Steve Vail once helped the FBI solve a brilliant extortion plot. It was supposed to be a one-and-done deal. But when he's in Washington, D.C., to see Kate Bannonan FBI assistant directoron what he thinks will be a romantic New Year's Eve date, suddenly things get complicated. The FBI has another unsolvable problem, and it has Vail's name written all over it.

A man known as Calculus, an officer at the Russian embassy, has approached the FBI claiming that he has a list of Americans who are selling confidential information to the Russian SVR. In exchange for the list, he is asking for a quarter of a million dollars for each traitor the FBI apprehends. But then Calculus informs the FBI that he has been swiftly recalled to Moscow, and the Bureau suspects the worst: the Russians have discovered what Calculus is up to, probably have access to his list, and will be hunting the traitors to kill them unless the FBI can find them first.

The FBI realizes that it has to keep the operation quiet. Once again, Vail is the perfect man, along with Kate Bannon, who would be anyone's first pick for help on an impossibly dangerous case. But finding the traitors isn't going to be easy. In fact, it's going to be downright deadly. And if the Bricklayer survives, he will have to come up with a few tricks of his own.

Agent X is a heart-pounding thrill ride with an authenticity only a writer who's an FBI veteran can provide, and Steve Vaila man Patricia Cornwell calls a "new American hero"is one of the smartest, toughest, and most compelling new characters to come along in many years.

Members Reviews:

Just As Challenging As Bricklayer!

Boyd does it again! What a perfect follow up to Bricklayer. I love when I can't figure everything out before the book is done. The other real pleasure here was the narrator, John Pruden. I read Bricklayer but listened to Agent X. I will definitely be looking for more from him.... And more from Noah Boud!

Good story, but

I enjoyed the story line, but after a while I felt like the bodies were piling up just to fill pages, they didn't really add to the storyline. Also, the constant petty bickering between the male and female leads finally wore me down to the point I was pulling for the relationship to fail!

Story had potential, but I could not finish it.

The constant bantering between the two main characters grew tiresome and distracted from what could have been a great story. I could not bring myself to endure the last 60% of the book. I would not recommend this book.

I Wish There Were More

Would you listen to Agent X again? Why?

No, I have plenty of other books to listen to, but I did enjoy this one.

Any additional comments?

I really wish the author had lived long enough to write more books in this series. I think it would have made for an excellent series.