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Title: The Orpheus Deception

Author: David Stone

Narrator: Erik Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-09

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 111 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

CIA cleaner Micah Dalton returns for another go-round of the international espionage, government cover-ups, and high-intensity pursuit that have cemented this series in the best of spy fiction.

©2008 David Stone; (P)2008 Penguin

Members Reviews:

Almost as good

Almost as good as The Echelon Vendetta which was a six star book. I found that changing the narrator took away from this book. But this narrator was not bad, I liked the narrator for Echelon better.

David Stone is a quality writer he just needs to write more.

Vince Flynn has competition!

Stone, if you read this, get busy!

Disappointing after Echelon

After being very impressed with "Echelon Vendetta", I couldn't wait to read this one. However, this book is not nearly as good. They both have nice long twisting story lines, but this book feels like the author didn't spend near enough time on developing and refining the moving parts. Characters and dialogue are thin. The book has at least 4 characters portrayed as sexual deviants... a little too much focus in that area.

The Orpheus Deception

Let me get start by saying...The book was great! The Echelon Vendetta (an excellent novel) had the listner on the edge throughout the book, you only knew as much as Micah did on his quest. Orpheus was a tad bit leading and rehearsed, except for a brilliant beginning. I perfered the first narriator Bamji, he had more range than Davies who warmed up towards the middle of the book. I want to see more of Captain Dalton.

...Shriek Only Audible to Nancy Pelosi's Hearing

What did you like best about The Orpheus Deception? What did you like least?

Sigh. Another one of these books wherein a conservative author shouts his politics at you. There were so many of these cheap shots (don't get between Al Gore and a ham sandwich, harder to find than Michael Moore's neck, etc.) that it really got tedious and completely distracting. FWIW, at least he's not yet gone the full Michael Crichton (State of Fear) and turn a "novel" into nothing more than an Atlas Shrugged-type of political manifesto (Vince Flynn has came close in Extreme Measures).

Anyway, there is a story buried in here and it's actually not that bad though somewhat overly convuluted, anticlimatic and lacking in action (compared to the first Dalton), but still not a bad listen or a complete waste of time.

pass on this weak writing

IF you take out the lame political jokes and the fortutuitous use of nigger or sand nigger to describe Somali pirates this could be a good listen. But I have to agree with other reviews that none of this adds one iota to the story pretty lame writing.

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Title: Silent Partner

Author: Stephen Frey

Narrator: Norma Lana

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-23-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 79 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Summoned under mysterious circumstances to meet Jake Lawrence, one of the world's richest entrepreneurs, Angela Day may be on the threshold of a brighter future. But accepting the reclusive billionaire's tempting deal means taking a great risk. For with enormous wealth and power comes the ultimate price tag: enemies everywhere have marked the man for death. And anyone close to him, namely Angela Day, is fair game.

©2003 Stephen Frey (P)2008 BBC Audio

Members Reviews:

Really enjoyed this book

Kept my interest throughout and is the second book by this author that I have listened to. I also like The Chairman and tried this one. Had lots of twist and turns and was a unexpected ending. Will read more from Stephen Frey

Letdown after The Chairman

I liked Stephen Frey since listening to the Chairman and Protege. I am half way through this book, but I am finding it hard to continue. The narrator does not help as she can't come close to the level of other Stephen Frey books. The old family Southern racial stereotype and the crusade against racism is getting old. You need to up your game Stephen and stick to strong narrators like Scott Brick.

Please don't bother

Any additional comments?

I rarely ever write a review but I believe I owe it to fellow Audible Listeners. To put it simply Silent Partner was lame. The plot lacked any substance. It was predictable and not entertaining. The narrator couldn't remember to be consistent with her accents for a character. I love listening to audiobooks but this was a complete waste of time.

Left Wing Rhetoric

It was like listening to a sermon from a naive lefty. Couldn't get through it all...

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Title: Loose Lips

Author: Claire Berlinski

Narrator: Cynthia Holloway

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Despite her checkered life history, she passes the background investigation, the polygraph, and a battery of bizarre CIA aptitude tests and begins duty as a Clandestine Service Trainee. Living undercover as a "government budget analyst", she is suddenly isolated from her family and her past. The loneliness and isolation of life undercover lead Selena into a romantic relationship with her classmate Stan, who cannot put a spy's habits aside, even in the bedroom. She learns that spies who fall in love with one another enter a wilderness of mirrors, where deception and betrayal are nothing less than professional obligations.

Members Reviews:

Tight Seats

This novel about America's most clandestined society is stimulating to reader's who want to know, understand and teledepth into the secrets and movements of the CIA. A young woman struggles with herself to figure out how she can scrutinize her life and practice all the possible training programs at the farm, the toy box building and the five star construction project. She works through many relationships with men and women to find herself as they find themselves. Stan and Iris are her key characters to making her identity and maturity into this organization. She discovers that resilence despite failure is and will be the patriotic cause toward her success. In conclusion, her man walks out the door believing still in nothing but achieving his plan of hierarchical success while she begins interpreting an entirely new perspective of the United States of America. Thoughtful, precise and laid out to near perfection, Loose Lips calculates the ups and downs agents and an agency of justice that never gives up on the truth, values and dreams and codes that make up the U.S.A.

One is the lowest option.

Lame story. Writing style fine, but incredibly uninspiring story. Recommended by an organization I respect, glad it wasn't recommended by a friend.

smart chick lit

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. It has a great first person chick lit tone, edgy and hip, but it's much more than that. This is a very well written, intelligent, and carefully crafted book. It is also a fascinating peek into a world that most of us know very little about, and it reads like truth...like the writer has very accurate and intimate knowledge of her subject...or if not, then she's an even better writer than we realize! I liked that she grew to like a less than typically handsome hero, that her attraction to his intelligence made him more attractive. We also saw enough layers of the main players to know that there was more going on under the surface and things were not exactly as they appeared. Very well done. I look forward to reading what this author comes up with next.

Witty and Thought-Provoking

Berlinski is an excellent writer. It isn't easy to write so much wit into a novel without overdoing it but she did it masterfully. It was such a hoot that all the way through I had to keep interrupting my wife to read clever excerpts to her. Why is it thought-provoking? If I told you that, it would spoil it for you. You'll just need to read it for yourself.

Slow Moving and lost its zest

This is the first time I have read this author. I saw the book while I was in DC and thought it was interesting. The story was interesting in the beginning however in the middle and end it was so drawn out and boring.

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Title: The Secret Cardinal

Author: Tom Grace

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 71 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In a private audience, Kilkenny learns of an unreported atrocity committed against the underground Church in China and its link to Yin Daoming, the long-imprisoned Bishop of Shanghai who has served 30 years of a life sentence in a Chinese laogai for refusing to renounce the Church of Rome. The aging pope then reveals the dangerous truth about Bishop Yin, a secret that he has kept for over 20 years. Decades of diplomacy have failed to end China's persecution of the Catholics loyal to the pope, or to free Bishop Yin. The pope wants Yin free and asks Kilkenny to devise a plan to accomplish this seemingly impossible task.

With help from the U.S. president, American Special Forces, and the CIA, he assembles a team of 10 men and one woman that will use some of the most advanced weapons, aircraft, and computer technology to execute this extraordinary mission.

Critic Reviews:

"Grace...builds a suspenseful head of steam as Kilkenny and friends overcome twists and obstacles in a dangerous race against Liu's forces." (Publishers Weekly)

"Fans of high-flying adventure yarns will enjoy the romp, even if they find themselves rolling their eyes now and then." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

THE SECRET CARDINAL

Tom Grace has created a spell binding story of intrigue that weaves its way through the Vatican, China, and the Mafia. The Pope requests the help of a former Navy Seal to aide him in the release a Chinese Bishop whatever it takes. The Bishop has been imprisoned for over 30 years for not revoking his religion. When the Pope dies in his sleep several days later, a drastic plan is put into place; time is against them, the next Pope may rescind the order to rescue the Bishop. In the background, the US President has offered the Pope help on an unofficial level. The help comes in the way of volunteer Navy Seals and exciting prototype equipment no one has seen yet. It leads to a story line that keeps you bound to this book page by page to the very astounding end. I highly recommend this book.

Long Live the Cardinal.

Would you listen to The Secret Cardinal again? Why?

I might listen to it. Such amoving story.

Which character as performed by Phil Gigante was your favorite?

He preformed them al so well, used to right accents and all.

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

"Long live Christ the King. Long live the pope."

Great Read

Rather slow start but once I had a handle on the story line I was engaged and really enjoyed it

Worst Audible Book Ever

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

Conservative Roman Catholics.

Would you ever listen to anything by Tom Grace again?

No.

Would you be willing to try another one of Phil Gigantes performances?

Maybe.

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No.

Any additional comments?

This is a paean to the Papacy. The plot is super thin. The narration was overdone.

Spend your money on something that has a chance to be entertaining.

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Title: The Successor

Author: Stephen Frey

Narrator: Holter Graham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Seeing no option but to accept the dangerous mission, Gillette heads to Florida with best friend and bodyguard Quentin Stiles, leaving his capable and alluring protege, Allison Wallace, in charge of Everest. They are soon 1,000 miles apart and both in grave danger - and now they aren't able to help each other to survive.

Members Reviews:

Kept me on the edge of my seat.

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

I would because the story never got boring. You hope that a "business thriller" like this one doesn't disappoint, especially since they got Mr. Graham (the nest narrater ever) to do it. Well, coming from a listener who loves the bloody stuff like Seal Team Six and the Joe Ledger Series, this one could contend with them. It's not bloody, but the action keeps you interested. It's also an interesting twisting plot about a revolution, a revolt, and a poor cow that brings everyone together. I feel sorry for the cow.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's easy to say Christian because he's the hero, but I liked the Cuban doctor more. He was brave and strong through the whole thing and had so much to lose, more than Christian.

Which scene was your favorite?

The end when Christian discovers how strong the doctor's wife is, even though her life has been turned upside down. I think it helps his resolve with everything that happened in the book.

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

No because I needed to digest each chapter and twist. It's hard to keep a great book like this straight. i relistened to each chapter, just so I didn't miss anything.

Any additional comments?

This one gives you a good understanding of why men go to war and what they're willing to die for. Christian's a corporate tycoon who had his eyes opened by the people he's helping and it makes him a better man for it. This was a great one.

Enjoyed the series

The four books with Gillette as the main character were enjoyable to listen to. The first book, The Chairman, was clearly the best. This last book, The Successor, was probably the worst of the series. All in all, worth the credits and would recommend the entire series for anyone who enjoyed The Chairman.

interesting

It was a good read. It kept my interest until the end. love the reader.

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Title: Who's on First

Subtitle: A Blackford Oakes Mystery

Author: William F. Buckley

Narrator: Geoffrey Blaisdell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

But in Washington, all attention is focused on the race to put the first satellite in space. Ironically, Russia and America each have the secrets the other needs to succeed. The solution: kidnap a pair of extraordinary Russian scientists who can put the U.S. in the lead.

Blackford Oakes is in charge, unaware that KGB spymaster Bolgin and a trio of vengeful Hungarian freedom fighters are hot on his trail. Oakes' life and America's future are on the line in this fast-paced thriller that offers Buckley at his best.

Critic Reviews:

"Who's on First is a rollicking good read, easy to pick up, hard to put down!" (Midwest Book Review)

"Anyone who can make conferences between Dulles and Acheson sound like vaudeville routines deserves the audience he is bound to get." (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

US and Soviet spies scheme to put the first satellite in orbit

I enjoyed this, as I enjoy all of Buckleyâs novels, for his inside historical poop - Allen Dulles maintaining a close relationship with Dean Acheson of the previous Truman administration and seeking his counsel; the little bits and pieces of what Eisenhower was like as president, and a glimpse inside the Soviet gulag system.

And I wonder how much of the plotâs detail - about the space race, the technological difficulties encountered by each side as they raced to a put a satellite into space, and CIA efforts to spy on the Russian space program - is true.

CIA agent Blackie Oakes works with two Russian rocket scientists - one a defector, the other still working in the USSR - as the two nations race to put a satellite into orbit around the earth, the prize being global prestige as the Cold War continues.

Itâs during the aftermath of the failed Hungarian Revolt in 1956, put down with much blood by the Russians. Oakes witnessed it, along with the demise of rebels looking to the US for help that never came.

Now the KGB sees the opportunity to shine up its global rep in a single dramatic blow, from oppressor to science leader. The CIA wants just the opposite. Both sides are close, each stumped by one piece of technology, but for each country itâs a different piece that the other country has solved. (Readers are presumed to know that the Russians ultimately beats the US here, launching Sputnik in 1957.)

Oakesâs efforts on the satellite project collide, in Paris, with his ties to the Hungarian revolt. And the KGBâs Europe head wants Oakes dead. Oakes must grapple with burdens of conscience in both projects while doing his duty to his country.

Spoiler alert: donât read past here if you havenât read it.

I enjoyed Buckleyâs style as I always do, but found the resolution so elliptical I didnât quite understand it. Towards the end, Oakes - having allowed the Russians to garner the U.S. technology they need, in return for the life of his agent - resolves to quit the CIA, both to take responsibility for the effortâs failure and to convince his gal, who wants him out of this line of work that puts him in danger and which he canât talk about, to marry him.

Thereâs a flash forward a dozen years to the moon landing - when the U.S., after having lost the first satellite and first man in space races, finally wins - and itâs suggested that Oakesâ agent happily has contributed to it.

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Titel: Mit jedem Schlag der Stunde (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell 2)

Autor:: David Baldacci

Erzähler: Franziska Pigulla

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-08

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

In diese Orgie der Gewalt werden Sean King und Michelle Maxwell hineingezogen, ehemalige Agenten des Secret Service. Während sie versuchen, das Puzzle zusammenzufügen, merken sie, wie ihnen mehr und mehr die Zeit davonläuft.

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Titel: Der Präsident

Autor:: David Baldacci

Erzähler: Jörg Schüttauf

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 27 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-08

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der Sprecher:

Jörg Schüttauf, Jahrgang 1961, absolvierte die Theaterhochschule zu Leipzig. Für die Titelrolle in Egon Günthers "Lenz" wurde er mit dem Grimmepreis ausgezeichnet und 1995 bekam er den Fernsehpreis der Akademie für darstellende Künste. Seinen Durchbruch erlangte er als Titelheld der ARD-Serie "Der Fahnder" und ist seither aus vielen TV-Produktionen nicht mehr wegzudenken.

Kritik Bewertungen:

Kühn und kühl konstruiert. Baldacci erzählt seine raffinierte Parabel vom ungleichen Kampf David gegen Goliath mit immer neuen Volten und Präzision.

--Der Spiegel

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Titel: Die Nadel

Autor:: Ken Follett

Erzähler: Ulrich Pleitgen

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 36 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-09-07

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 4 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

April 1944. Vor der schottischen Küste wartet ein deutsches U-Boot auf einen Spion. Man nennt ihn "Die Nadel". Er hat bereits viermal getötet. Zwischen ihm und seinem Erfolg steht nur noch Rose, eine junge Engländerin. Doch wie soll eine junge Frau, hin- und hergerissen zwischen Pflicht und lang verdrängter Leidenschaft, einem Mann widerstehen, der zu allem bereit ist, um sein Ziel zu erreichen?

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Extrem spannende Agentengeschichte

Ich kenne kaum einen Autor, der so spannend schreibt, wie Ken Follett. Das interessante an Die Nadel ist, das man mit einer Person sympathisiert, die man bei einfacher Betrachtung als Außenstehender, vermutlich als kaltblütigen Mörder abstempeln würde. Ähnlich wie bei Amok von Stephen King.

Ulrich Pleitgen hat eine Stimme, die anfangs möglicherweise etwas eigenartig klingt. Man kann aber nach kurzer Zeit seine großartige Leistung erkennen und genießen. Er schafft es, spannende Passagen durch Heben und Senken der Stimme und durch Flüstern noch spannender zu machen.

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Title: Quiller Salamander

Author: Adam Hall

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-06

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Though Pol Pot is deathly ill, Quiller learns that he has chosen a successor who plans to direct the next Cambodian bloodbath. Fighting for his life and the future of Cambodia in the perilous jungles of Phnom Penh, Quiller must confront not only the Khmer Rouge but also the strength of his most deeply-held convictions.

Critic Reviews:

"You can't go wrong with Quiller!" (Harper's)

"[This is] precisely what devoted fans want." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Quiller #18 is up to scratch. The author has yet again produced interesting variations on the standard theme.

Quiller #18 is up to scratch. The author has yet again produced interesting variations on the standard theme. Quiller is manipulated even more than normal by his Control. Quiller's emotions show through more than normal in this mission: there is a more serious love interest than seen in earlier novels and he shows some scruples, at least until the love interest disappears. In my chronological progress through the Quiller canon, I've reported that the writing - always good - was getting even better in the later novels. I didn't really get that feeling with this one. Nothing wrong with it, but not as inspired as some of the others in the teens. A slight feeling, which I also had with Quiller Bamboo, that the author was letting his personal repugnance at the real-life events which provide the context for the novels (The Killing Fields for this one, Tiananmen Square for the earlier one) show through too strongly. I share the repugnance, but I'm not sure that it needs to feature so strongly in the novels.

Could not put it down.

I could not put this book down. Action experienced through the stream of consiousness of one lead character. Fast--very fast. Brilliant. Literary fiction meets the suspense genre.

Quiller Professional

For those of you who have not read Quiller he really is the ultimate spy. I first read the series several years ago and through all sorts of circumstances the books got lost during several moves. I am in the process of buying the complete series again so am always on the look out for good copies. And I am also buying e-copies when they come available. But back to the storyline. Quiller gets into all sorts of problems and at the end of almost every chapter you are left hanging with the thought 'How is he going to get out of this one?' The clues are always there as to why he has done something. And I confess there are times when I have to go back in the book to see what I missed. That's what makes them such good reads.

Great stuff!

I first read Adam Hall over twenty years ago, couldn't put the book down. Same for all the titles with Quiller the spy. Thought I'd read them all but I missed this one til now. Same thing, couldn't put it down. Great stuff!

Five Stars

A terrific book in the Quiller series.