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Title: The Foreign Correspondent

Author: Alan Furst

Narrator: Alfred Molina

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-06

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Paris, a winter night in 1938: a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel. But this is no romantic tragedy, it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and is meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. Carlo Weisz, a foreign correspondent with the Reuters bureau, becomes the new editor.

Weisz is, at that moment, in Spain, reporting on the last campaign of the Spanish civil war. But as soon as he returns to Paris, he is pursued by the French Surete, by agents of the OVRA, and by officers of the British Secret Intelligence Service. In the desperate politics of Europe on the edge of war, a foreign correspondent is a pawn, worth surveillance or blackmail or murder.

The story of a secret war fought in elegant hotel bars and first-class railway cars, in the mountains of Spain and the back streets of Berlin, The Foreign Correspondent is Alan Furst at his absolute best, taut and powerful, enigmatic and romantic, with sharp, seductive writing that takes listeners through darkness and intrigue to a spectacular denouement.

Critic Reviews:

"Furst...excels at characterization....[He] presents a potent portrait of Europe on the eve of WWII." (Publishers Weekly)

"Furst serves another delicious helping of Paris suspended in a brief moment of time." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Did I miss something?

I think the abridgement of this book left something to be desired. I had to keep checking my ipod to make sure that I didn't somehow accidentally fast forward because so much seemed to be cut out that I would get lost and the plot would occur unnaturally fast.

I also didn't think the plot was engaging. I never cared about the characters or what they did. I never felt suspense, which you need for a book like this and the ending didn't wrap up any of the ends of the plot, but rather just left them hanging. What I thought this book was about, the war resistance, ended up just being background. In the beginning this felt like it was going to be an action book, but ended like a romance.

an outline?

I didn't know I was getting an abridged book, so maybe I expected too much. But it was as if it was only the outline of a story.

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Title: State of War

Subtitle: Tom Clancy's Net Force #7

Author: Steve Perry, Larry Segriff

Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-06

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Minor viruses are eating away at the Net Force computers. The e-mail shut-downs and flickering monitors are hardly emergencies, but they've been keeping the tech department hopping. Same with the sudden rash of time-consuming lawsuits. No one in the Net Force has a moment to spare, which is exactly the way Mitchell Townsend Ames wants it. Because when the shadowy mastermind launches his master plan, he wants Net Force to be looking the other way. A powerful examination of America's defense and intelligence systems of the future, Tom Clancy's Net Force is the creation of Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.

Members Reviews:

formulat book

This is another book in the Net Force series. It follows the same formula as the others, so if you liked the others, you will like this one. There are no real surprising twists or intricate story lines - kind of like watching a weekly TV series where you know the characters and the general story line.

Read this if you just want to escape for a few hours, it is not the greatest science fictions, plot or set of characteris but it is entertaining if you are into to stories centered around computer technology.

Huh?

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

I'm not used to this type of writing. Some of the symbolism, especially the stuff when surfing kinda weird!

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

It was short!

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Title: Edge of Battle

Author: Dale Brown

Narrator: Michael McShane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-06

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 113 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Their success is threatened by a drug kingpin and migrant smuggler named Ernesto Fuerza. In the guise of Mexican nationalist "Commander Veracruz", he causes a storm of controversy on both sides of the border, calling for a revolution to take back the northernmost "Mexican states", the Southwest United States. His real intention is to make it easier to import illegal drugs across the border. Soon Richter and his force are reassigned to the FBI to take on a deadly mission that will bring him face-to-face with Fuerza and set off a wave of bloodshed that threatens to become an all-out guerrilla war. Lurking behind Fuerza is Richter's nemesis, former Soviet nuclear forces commander turned terror mastermind Yegor Zakharov, who is set on revenge to the very end.

In Edge of Battle, best-selling author Dale Brown stays a step ahead of world events. Don't miss this sensational ride!

Editorial Reviews:

The combination of illegal immigration and advanced military weapons research promises an edge-of-the-seat thriller. The story begins as illegal immigrants are killed near Operation Rampart, a test military base with a crew of Talon robots in Southern California. Michael McShane effectively manipulates pitch and tone, creates a variety of male and female characters, and delivers American and Mexican accents.

Critic Reviews:

"Brown puts us into the cockpit....Authentic and gripping." (The New York Times)

"Action junkies...will zip through this near-future techno-thriller." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

Brown gets too bogged down in the politics. If I wanted to listen to such quibbling, I'd put on CSPAN. Military technology and general ass kickery sell themselves. Why he feels the need to also apologize for it is beyond me. The narrator was nasal and generally poor. It was hard to follow who was speaking in the story. 30 bucks can be much better spent. I'm done with Brown.

Meetings

I gave up after a while, The story has potential but got fed up with the meetings and press conferences.

I felt like I was watching CNN same stuff replaying over and over.

Political Diatribe

A subject that is worthy of serious debate, not overly contrived characters who spend pages and pages (or so it seemed) spewing extremist points of view.

Very disappointing. I have enjoyed Dale Brown books in the past, not complex reads, but fun.

Narrator not to my liking

I just didn't like the narrator's voice for this book. I tried listening to it for about an hour, thinking/hoping I would get used to it, but it didn't happen. I ended up deleting it and listening to something else. I can't say the story isn't good, I just didn't like the narrator.

Confused

I didn't make it all the way though because Dale Brown was so confused he just couldn't seem to come to grips with the story. Every character was confused. I think it could have worked if some characters held one view and others the opposing view but every characters held every view. His alternate reality based on his past books also slows the story down.

He needs to leave the baggage of his past books behind and move on to a new reality. His characters also seemed to forget the story they are in, people with automatic weapons are not guest workers.

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Title: Phoenix Rising

Author: John J. Nance

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 191 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Phoenix Rising is a story in the grand tradition of Airport and Hotel, a blend of strong characters, chilling suspense, and realistic detail.

Critic Reviews:

"Fasten your seat belt and prepare for a bumpy ride....Nonstop action circles the globe, and Brian Emerson achieves seamless transitions between American, Scottish, Canadian, and Chinese accents. The action is so intense and the voices are so natural the listener is propelled through the story." (AudioFile)

"Phoenix Rising reads like a cross between a black box transcript and Business Week. The dual dangers to a new airline involve financial skullduggery and terrorism....An absorbing book." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

A Enjoyable Listen

I really enjoyed this book. It was fast paced, full of intrigue and a captivating listen. At first I wasn't sure about the narrator but I came to enjoy his range of convincing voices. This is one I would listen to again.

I want another Nance book !

Wow, nither my wife nor I could put this one down ! I was up, listening in the hotel bed until 4:30 AM, couldn't stop listening. Great story line, intrigue, romance, believability. All the requirements for a superb listen. I want more from him !

Pretty good story, reader not so hot

When I used to get John J Nance's airline thrillers on tape, they were all read by the author. Often this is a BAD idea, but Capt. Nance has a wonderful voice and does a great job. Unfortunately, Brian Emerson, the narrator of this version, is sadly laughable as he tries to handle voices with Scottish, Dutch, Southern American, English, Australian, German and other accents. The book is very pedantic and technical, which is fine when Nance explains the workings of a jet airliner, but in this story of the inner secrets of high finance and corrupt international banking, well, he lost me. The characters are good, true Nance people, very familiar, but when they ain't flying, they are yammering on about interest rate deadlines and floating hundreds of millions of dollars, it's easy to tune out.

Unfortunate voice

I thought at first that I would hate this audiobook, because of the reader's voice. In fact, Mr. Emerson's voice irritated me so much that I stopped listening after one chapter, and went on to another audiobook. But, finally, I decided to try "Phoenix Rising" one more time, since I had paid for it. I had to kind of grit my teeth for a while, because Mr. Emerson really does have an irritating, nasal, tenor voice. But, eventually, I started getting into the story; and, by George, Mr. Nance has constructed a pretty exciting plot here. He wrote "Phoenix Rising" back in 1994; so the story sometimes plays a bit dated -- especially the parts referring to "cellular phones" in the early days of that technology. Probably someone familiar with money and finance could spot other anachronisms in that realm, since the story deals with an attempt to discredit a new airline company using financial subterfuge. None-the-less, "Phoenix Rising" holds up pretty well to a listen all these years later, thanks to the excitement and thrills in the plot. I recommend this book to anyone who likes airplanes, doesn't mind listening to old books, and can put up with an unfortunately-voiced narrator. (After a while, I did notice that, despite his voice, Mr.

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Title: Tenth Man Down

Subtitle: Geordie Sharp, Book 4

Author: Chris Ryan

Narrator: Christian Rodska

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In the south of Kamanga rebel forces have seized the diamond mines which produce the bulk of the country's wealth. The aim of the crack government unit is to recover these lucrative assets, with Geordie Sharp and his squad providing much-needed back-up. When the SAS men see that the rebels are boosted by ex-US Navy SEALs mercenaries, they begin to sense a hidden agenda. Before they can discover what it is, Sharp and two others fall into rebel hands. His comrade Whinger dies a hideous death, but Sharp manages to escape. At last Sharp stumbles onto the secret which is drawing such strong international interest, only to realise that he himself may have been exposed to a lethal dose of radiation in the process. Is he the tenth and last of the juju's victims?

Critic Reviews:

"Hard as nails." (Mirror [UK])

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

great read

Anxiety making and depressive, with some dislike thrown in.

This book was the last in the Geordie series and was a very dark, depressing story. Not that most of Chris Ryan's books are not to some degree dark stories, but this Tenth Man Down was dark and disturbing to me. While reading the book I felt a wierd sensation come over me. I have read a lot of Chris Ryan's books and have more to go, which I have already purchased, but I had to take some time off from Chris to let all of the negative emotions and darkness to settle down in me, before I read more.

an OK read

This book is ok, but not one of Chris Ryan's best books. Maybe it's because of the African setting...which is actually quite well done, he writes about the realities of Africa quite accurately...I was just hoping for something else. It just wasn't his best work, but it's not bad.

Three Stars

A little drawn out for my liking but interesting dialogue.

bad to the point of irresponsible.

absurd. I have read almost every one of Mr. Ryan's books, but something happened with this one. I don't want to speculate, but this not his best work.

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Title: Shark Mutiny

Author: Patrick Robinson

Narrator: David McCallum

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

The Chinese Navy, in partnership with Iran, has laid a minefield clean across the Strait of Hormuz, holding the world's oil supply hostage. Mystified by China's motive, yet drawn to action, the United States moves to disarm the mines with a huge display of force. At the center of the mission is USS Shark, a 30-year-old nuclear boat on her final tour of duty. When confronted with the unexpected death of brave SEALs, the unimaginable happens: the first mutiny in the modern history of the United States Navy.

Members Reviews:

What happened

It's almost like 2 different stories with a vague connection. Neither one was very complete or satisfying.

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Title: Double Cross Blind

Author: Joel N. Ross

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-05

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

For American Tom Wall, the days have run together as he awakens to find himself locked in a British military asylum. Wounded and shell-shocked, all he knows is that his brother, Earl, betrayed his unit in Crete, causing one of the bloodiest massacres of the war.

MI5 releases Tom by way of a bargain. Pretend to be Earl and convince Sondegger to reveal how and where he has arranged to transmit his intelligence to Germany. Fail, and spend the rest of the war in jail. Succeed, and Tom, though still considered a danger to himself, will be allowed to leave the hospital to find Earl, who may well be a Nazi informant.

But Sondegger proves himself to be a formidable opponent. Even as he surrendered himself to the British, he knew the Japanese fleet had sailed for Pearl Harbor. The question is: who will gain more if the Allies prevent the attack? Sondegger, MI5, the OSS, Tom, and Earl's wife, Harriet, all have different answers. Unable to trust anyone, Tom attempts to save the Twenty Committee and stop the attack on Pearl Harbor as the clock counts down.

In his electrifying debut, Joel Ross combines political insights with the high stakes and fast pace of classic espionage fiction, and he delivers what others have not in more than a decade: a Nazi spy novel that you cannot put down.

Members Reviews:

Like It

I liked the story alot. The characters could haveused some work but wre still likable. All in all an enjoyable listen.

Keeps your interest

An enjoyable piece of history-based fiction that keeps you listening. The overall premise is a good one and there are a few surprises in store. Many of the more minor characters tend to be very one-dimensional and somewhat predictable. But overall it was a an enjoyable listen. The reader did a good job overall and a commendable job on most of the American accents, including that of the main character. If you want a book that has some suspense, some grounding in historical events, and a few twists and turns, you'll enjoy this.

found it confusing

Despite Simon Vance's superb narration, I found it confusing and stopped early on. It might have been a time when I needed something simpler and more straighttforward. The reviews on Amazon were good, so perhaps it was me!

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Title: Spytime

Subtitle: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton

Author: William F. Buckley

Narrator: Raymond Todd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

From his early involvement in the World War II underground to the waning days of the Cold War in Washington, D.C., Angleton pursued his enemies with a cool, calculating intelligence. Convinced that there was a turncoat within the CIA itself, he confused his enemy by misleading acts and deceptive feints to distort his real objective, to capture and expose a traitor. The result was near-victory for American Intelligence...and defeat for himself.

A brilliant re-creation of his world, Spytime traces the making, and tragic unmaking, of a man without peer and, in the end, a man without a country to serve.

Critic Reviews:

"The ultimate in spy novels, with real characters and studied speculation on certain events by Buckley, who met many of the key players, is is a tense, heroic tale of a real Cold-War legend." (New York Daily News)

"Spytime is a quiet-time read for those who like their espionage erudite and their intelligence intelligent." (USA Today)

Members Reviews:

This book is not worth a minute of your time

William Buckley should stick to political interviews and commentary if Spytime is a good example of his novel writing. His characters, at least two of whom, James Jesus Angleton and Kim Philby, are two of the most fascinating spies and counterspies of all time, never leave their cardboard images. Buckley's sex scenes are laughable, but perhaps laudable in a man of his conservative stripe. You can easily mistake them for massage therapy sessions. He violated the first rule of sex writing: if you cannot write the scene at least as erotically as Henry Miller, skip it. But the worst sin of Spytime is that it is incredibly dull, leaving out some of the most explosive incidents in the wonderful world of espionage from 1950 to 1974 and the exciting conversations that surrounded them. Buckley could have easily gleaned these exciting incidents from public records and embued them with dynamite suspense and interest, if he were John Le Carre. He is not even close, alas. Don't make my mistake and listen to this book.

3 star book with a 1 start reader

I like William F. Buckley, his later works are very satisfying. This book is not his best and the monitone perfomance of the reader makes for a very hard "read".

Ok story, weak predictable ending

I enjoyed much of the book, but felt very little developement for such an interesting time period.

And the ending was weak, made it difficult to really be able to recommend as a satisfying listen.

Disappointing

The narrative lost focus. The section on Tony Cresti seemed to have no place in the story about James Jesus Angleton. I was expecting history and I got fiction.

Understanding History

James Angleton and Bill Buckley are legendary icons of the twentieth century. Reading Buckley's words describing Angleton during the historic years of the Cold War is not only an exploration of that era and the events that remain a mystery, but an mesmerizing insight into the author as well.

These are the men who shaped the world as it is today and whose giant personalities will be recalled in tony DC bars for decades to come. Their names are the stuff of legend. Buckley must have been so much more insightful and self aware to be so ready to access the empathy he portrays as an author describing another such giant.

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Title: Hornet Flight

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Byron Jennings

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-05

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

On a Danish island across the North Sea, Harald Olufsen stumbles upon a secret German installation. With England preparing its largest aerial assault, what Harald has discovered may turn the course of the war, but the race to convey the information could have terrible consequences for everyone close to him. For his older brother, Arne, a pilot in the Danish air force, and for Arne's fiancee, Hermia, an intelligence analyst desperate to resurrect the foundering Danish resistance. And most of all, for Harald himself.

Filled with knife-edge suspense and rich, tantalizing characters, this is Ken Follett writing at the top of his form, unforgettable storytelling from an unforgettable writer.

Critic Reviews:

"Consistently compelling." (Booklist)

"[Follett] hits the mark again with this dramatic and tragic tale." (Publishers Weekly)

"John Lee's performance gives a heightened sense of authenticity through skillful international accents that keep the narrative flowing smoothly....Good fun!" (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Outstanding!!!

Fascinating story about a little publicized aspect of WWII. This was my favorite audiobook of the year, and I listen to 2 or 3 a month!

eehhh

a bit too sing songy an romantic, I need more blood an guts in a ww2 story.

A very enjoyable book

This was just a fun story. The characters were interesting and engaging, and although parts of the story were predictable, I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook.

In addition, I thought the reader did a great job of bringing the story to life.

Do not an epic work of literature, but you can expect a good time.

WHAT FUN

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK I LOVE THE READING AND COULDN'T WAIT TO DRIVE SO I COULD LISTEN AGAIN .THE STORY IS UNLIKE ANY I HAVE EVER READ,AND IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW REAL"SPIES" MOST LIKLEY WORK ALMOST BY PURE CHANCE AND LUCK!!!YOU WON"T BE UNHAPPY WITH THIS ONE A GREAT RIDE INDEED.

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Title: At Risk

Author: Stella Rimington

Narrator: Kate Reading

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-05

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Intelligence officer Liz Carlyle has had to prove herself in countless ways as she's come up through the ranks of the traditionally all-male world of Britain's Security Service, MI5. But this announcement marks the start of an operation that will test all her hard-won knowledge and experience, and her intelligence and courage, as nothing has before. Having analyzed information from her agents, she realizes that there is indeed an imminent terrorist threat. She may even have the invisible's point of entry. But what she cannot draw out of all the "chatter" is the invisible's identity and intended target.

With each passing hour, the danger increases. As the desperate hunt continues, it becomes clear that Liz's intuitive skills, her ability to get deep inside her enemy's head, are her best hope for tracking down the terrorist. But will that be enough? And can she succeed in time to avert a disaster?

Drawing from her experience as the first woman director general of MI5, Stella Rimington gives us a story that is smart, tautly drawn, and suspenseful from first to last. At Risk is a stunning debut novel that plunges us headlong into today's shadowy and fever-pitched battle between terrorism and intelligence.

Critic Reviews:

"Rimington speaks smartly about workplace issues while ratcheting the tension high in her authoritative debut thriller....It doesn't get more exciting than this." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

The erasure of England

I was disappointed that the language of the novel had apparently been altered (dumbed down) to be less taxing for American readers. Except for a few references to pubs, ploughmen's lunches, and a few other English institutions well known to American tourists, the characters, their chatter, and the plot could have taken place in L.A., Washington DC, or Miami.

A cracking good read.

Thanks, this one was just as good the second time through

Thought it would be more than it was

I could not connect to the main character. The plot seemed fine but I was bored by the predictabiity.

Very entertaining.

Great story, perfect to read on the subway and during free time. Just the right amount of action and suspense. I will definitely read more of Liz's adventures.

A series I look forward to reading.

As the book was published in 2004 (close to it), is like reading a history book on the rise in terrorism worldwide. Plot is excellent. Look forward to other books on this agent - Liz. I am in USA so some British colloquiums had to be guessed at.