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Title: The Midnight Bell
Subtitle: Sean Dillon Series, Book 22
Author: Jack Higgins
Narrator: Michael Page
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-27-16
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 96 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage
Publisher's Summary:
The new Sean Dillon novel, a knife-edge story of terrorism and revenge, by "the dean of intrigue novelists" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
"The bell tolls at midnight as death requires it."
In Washington, D.C., on a night full of rain, a woman is struck down and killed by a hit-and-run driver. But she is not just any woman - she is the assistant to the head of the secret White House department known only as the Basement. And she had secrets of her own.
In the Virgin Islands, former president Jake Cazalet receives a warning. He is recuperating on a diving trip after successfully helping Sean Dillon and the rest of the "Prime Minister's private army" defeat an Al Qaeda operation in London. But though AQ may be weakened and facing competition from other terrorist upstarts, it is far from dead - and it intends to prove it.
Soon the ripples from these two events will spread and overlap, not only in Washington but around the world. Everyone involved will find themselves in the most desperate battle of their lives - and the midnight bell will toll.
Members Reviews:
A reunion of old friends
If you are a long standing reader of the Sean Dillon series, this book was merely a light visit to the characters we have come to know over the years. Kind of like a visit to family at the holidays - enjoyable but not of any depth. The plot construction was noticeably devoid of the depth we have come to appreciate. If you are considering visiting the team at Holland Park please start with a previous volume.
terrible addition to the series
Can't truly explain how bad this book was. Very disappointing addition to the series. Nothing happens! Characters endlessly repeat their back stories. Skip this one.
Disappointing Sequel
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
After listening to all of the other books in the series, this one is very disappointing. The plot nor characters are very well developed, with the writer just seeming to go through the motions by moving quickly from one scene to the next and repeating the same phrases throughout.
Would you recommend The Midnight Bell to your friends? Why or why not?
No, worst book in the series.
What does Michael Page bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
Great accents in an attempt to make this book sound better than it is.
Did The Midnight Bell inspire you to do anything?
To no longer read any more books in this series.
Everything has gotten so formulaic
A game I now play when a new character is introduced is live or die? villian, her or or bystander? This is nothing like Thunder Point.
The Keystone Cops ultimately beat ISIS
Jack Higgins books are normally extraordinary. Well researched, carefully plotted and filled with twists and turns. Even the Sean Dillon series is one where each next book is eagerly awaited.
Until now.
"The Midnight Bell" doesn't toll for thee or for a good book either.
It's almost a Keystone Cops meet ISIS. The secret army bumbles its way through one thing after another that even the most green spy would figure out. The dialogue is really weak, but the most annoying aspect of the novel is the ISIS antagonist on his barge in the Parisian Seine.
ISIS or Al Queda, it's never clear which, seems to be able to get anybody's unlisted satellite phone and make untraceable calls.