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Title: Dark Winter

Subtitle: Nick Stone, Book 6

Author: Andy McNab

Narrator: Steven Pacey

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

But there are complications, not least because he is working alongside an attractive woman whose motives he doesn't fully understand. Target neutralized, Stone returns to the USA and a maelstrom of personal problems. Kelly, the fourteen year-old to whom he is joint guardian, cannot escape the ghosts of her traumatic past, she has a prescription drug habit that is spiralling out of control, and Stone knows he is the only one who can help her. He takes her to recuperate in England, but the terrible consequences of what happened in Penang are never far behind. Realizing he cannot escape them, Stone unearths a doomsday threat against the populations of New York, London and Berlin and finds himself facing an unspeakable trade-off: the life of someone he loves, against those of millions he doesn't even know.

Members Reviews:

Was not sure I could get thru this book.......

This was my first Andy McNab book. Some of the terminology from this British writer had me scratching my head.. The protagonist comes across as wimpy in this story. He cares for Kelly but his job interfers, with all his plans. I did not care for the ending at all. Thanks but NO thanks. Amarillo Turtle

DULL, DUMB AND BORING!

I bought this book thinking I was getting an action pack thriller. This book is dull, dumb and boring. The hero is anything but. DO NOT WASTE MONEY.

I love the way the author weaves his plots

I love the way the author weaves his plots. I normally read his books as soon as they are published.

Love it.

Loved it great book. I'm reading all the Nick Stone Novels.

Two Stars

Too wordy

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Title: Plan of Attack

Author: Dale Brown

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 199 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

U.S. Air Force aerial warfare expert Major General Patrick McLanahan has been demoted and moved back to a desk job. Keeping a keen eye on what's going on with old enemies, he notices that Russia's heavy bomber and tactical bomber bases are busier than ever. He tries to get his superiors to pay attention but is ignored. Russian president General Anatoliy Gryzlov is determined to punish McLanahan for a previous bombing of a Russian air base. To make his point, Gryzlov launches an all-out sneak attack on America that devastates our strategic air forces.

McLanahan has collected information he needs to plan a counterstrike that could stop the Russian war machine dead in its tracks. But McLanahan is no longer in charge of Air Battle Force, his combat unit of the future, and the Russian sneak attack has left the embattled U.S. president with few options: retaliate with every weapon in his arsenal, even if it triggers a global thermonuclear war; agree to a cease-fire on Russia's terms...or listen to a disgraced and discredited young bomber commander's long-shot plan of attack. To prevent a destructive stalemate, Patrick McLanahan may have to take matters into his own hands.

Critic Reviews:

"For fans of over-the-top, gut-wrenching thrillers, this one's a winner." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Wow! Non-stop Action

This is not an independent book but is a sequel to "Air Battle Force". Listen to the two together. Any gap between the two will make the second not make sense. This book is action from start to finish. The author continues from the prior book when you thought all was well. Needless to say, it is not. It is fantastic.

Long term Dale Brown Fan

I am followed the series since The Flight of the Old Dog was first released. The hate for Patrick gets old but the flying and the overall story line is great.

Robert's Review

Overall this is a very good book. the narrative is very good. The story line is easy to follow. Do get this book.

Disappointed, too far fetched

This book starts out interesting, and then begins to drag. Once that happens it's easy to notice how many things about Brown's version of warfare seem just a little too far beyond imagination to enjoy. I'm not talking about the plot - that is far fetched, but interesting. I'm talking about the military technology. Some examples are below if you want spoilers.

Also, much tedious information is provided that doesn't add to the story, and is sometimes even repeated. The reader of the book had a great range of characters, and enthusiasm, but this book was hard to finish.

Technology blunders:

- A satellite radio transceiver placed in a person's body (specifically abdomen) that allows a person to communicate world wide. (Think about the power required to get an omni-directional signal up to a satellite coming from your abdomen!)

- Instant range gate information from ESM intercept bearings.

- Nobody seems to notice powerful jamming, except the unit being jammed, so surprise is not lost. ESM receivers for hundreds of miles would light up like Christmas trees. For example a fighter's comms & radar are powerfully jammed, but the wingman and AWACS a few hundred miles away don't seem to be alerted.

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Title: Last Light

Subtitle: Nick Stone, Book 4

Author: Andy McNab

Narrator: Colin Buchanan

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In Central America, Stone prepares for his mission. But he has made powerful enemies, and as the hunter turns into the hunted, Nick gradually uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy involving Colombian rebels, the US government, and Chinese big business. In an explosive denouement at the Panama Canal, with everyone's true colours ultimately revealed, Nick Stone faces the toughest decision of his life.

Critic Reviews:

"McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is not fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there." (Sunday Times)

Members Reviews:

Rubbish narrator. Bring back Thornley.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Colin Buchanan?

Paul Thornley, hands down. No contest. Buchanan ruined it. I would have given this a five star rating had Thornley been the narrator.

Any additional comments?

Rubbish narrator. I would love to hear the unabridged version to this, as it was quite difficult to follow with certain aspects of the story being reduced.

However, I got the gist and it was a short, enjoyable listen. Mcnab is my favourite, the only thing with this audiobook was he did not stick the Paul Thornley, as he had done with so many of his other books. Paul T IS Nick Stone. This just wasn't the same with Colin Buchanan.

As boring as it is long!

Having read and listened to most of Mr McNab's books I was quite looking forward to this one but was so disappointed.

The Sunday times says he researches in detail because McNab's actually been there. And didn't I know it! Most of the book is spent describing his enviroment in such detail it gives you brain freeze. Most of the action occurs in the last hour as an afterthought that 'oh yeah a book is supposed to have some entertainment'.

Unless you are in need of a good sleep give it a miss.

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Title: Hunter Killer

Author: Patrick Robinson

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-27-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 48 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Nasir turns to France with their Hunter Killer guided missile submarines, which can inflict devastating damage on the massive oil installations on the shores of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Under the command of the mysterious and lethally effective Col. Jacques Gamoudi, nicknamed Le Chasseur, or "The Hunter", the ferocious battle for the desert kingdom begins. As the world's oil markets plunge into chaos, Admiral Arnold Morgan and Lt. Cdr. Jimmy Ramshawe are summoned to the White House to discover that Gamoudi has been joined by none other than Morgan's archenemy, Hamas General Ravi Rashood, in the battle for the capital city of Riyadh.

Editorial Reviews:

Narrator Simon Vance delivers this well-researched military adventure with his well-trained voice and acting ability. Vance uses an authoritative tone to weave this tapestry of intrigue and backroom dealings. With perfect pacing and emphasis on the most important and interesting words, Vance delivers the twists and turns of this tale of international intrigue with rising tension and an even pace. Vance also masters accents from several continents with ease and confidence. Listeners searching for a fast-paced adventure will find Vance a competent companion.

Members Reviews:

Hunter Killer

I love this author. All of his works are easy to read and always entertaining. I would recommend all of his books including this one

good book .. short and sweet

The book provides instant action and plot twists. Very well told . The culprits may find you taken aback . Just enough character deinition when needed .. but the story does not plod, in fact it races away when you want it to.

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Title: The Innocent

Author: Ian McEwan

Narrator: John Franklyn-Robbins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-20-04

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 127 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

War-weary Berlin has much to offer Leonard Markham, a young, naive postal engineer: first the arts of sophisticated intrigue, then the delights of sexual pleasure. But Leonard's new knowledge carries a heavy price, dragging him and the listener into a new type of story that is exhaustively suspenseful and utterly irresistible.

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©1990 Ian McEwan (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic Reviews:

"McEwan's name will be on everyone's lips with his startling new novel, an impeccably constructed psychological thriller set in Berlin during the Cold War....McEwan's neat, tensile prose raises this book to the highest level of the genre." (Publishers Weekly) "A tour de force of horror and philosophical suspense." (The New York Times) "So exhaustively suspenseful....It should be devoured at one sitting." (Newsweek) "McEwan...a breathtaking master...has written a blueprint for the future of the genre." (Time)

Members Reviews:

A Lifelike Knot of Possibilities

At first I thought this was going to be "The Spy Who Fell Into the Cold War." The setting was right; the characters were available, but then, like life, it veered into an unexpected alley. So I thought it was going to be about romance and trust and danger. But the danger wasn't from the embattled governments or other outside influences in the divided city or the divided society; the danger was from inside the relationship, from inside the individuals. Then, like life, the story veered again, coping with danger, and danger was like a voracious beast intent on devouring the trust and the romance. Only the ending of the novel doesn't ring true for me, the looking back, the untying, the rekindling; these are the postscripts to a Hollywood movie, the way we'd like things to be, under control and logical, but not very lifelike.

A little gem

I read it entirely by accident and could not put it down . Well written, good character developement and portrayed spying from a down to earth perspective and honesty. There are no heroes, we see people with all their faults and idiosyncracies, stumbling through life. A work of fiction but set around an event that really occured.

I knew Berlin in the cold war era and the book and characters made me have a certain nostalgia for a time which is now gone forever( thank God ) and the players of the game, US, Brits and Germans and of course the Russian bear . I reccomend it.

Geoff Holdway MD Ancaster ON Canada

Extremely good just up until the end.

I just loved this book and the characters. The reader was excellent. High adventure and intrigue, history...everything about it was perfect until the end which turned out was just lobbed off. You never find out what happens to everyone, it just ends. I personally really hate that and so I gave it 4 stars.

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Title: A Death in Vienna

Author: Daniel Silva

Narrator: Tony Goldwyn

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-19-04

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 83 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Fueled by an intensity he has not felt in years, Allon cautiously begins to investigate, but the more layers he strips away, the greater the evil that is revealed, a web stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives. Soon, the quest for one monster becomes the quest for many. And the monsters are stirring....

Filled with sharply etched characters and prose, and a plot of astonishing intricacy, this is an uncommonly intelligent thriller by one of our very best writers.

Critic Reviews:

"Superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue....Action and suspense abound, but this is serious fiction with a serious purpose." (Publishers Weekly)

"The action, despite careening across cities and continents, retains knife-edge-sharp suspense....This finely wrought thriller reads like an exquisitely suspenseful chess game." (Booklist)

"John Lee gives a masterful performance....All the accents, from Italian to German, sound perfect....And his pacing is excellent, always in tune with the action. A riveting narration." (AudioFile)

"Daniel Silva has now indisputably joined the ranks of Graham Greene and John le Carre." (Chicago Tribune)

Members Reviews:

Excellent Read

My compliments to Daniel Silva! He has much to say as well as developing characters with depth & of interest. This is my first Silva novel & I immediately bought 2 others on the basis of this one.

Very well read ! Don't hesitate....you'll enjoy this one

Fascinating Tale

An intricate, believable plot, combined with a powerful telling of horrors of the Nazi holocaust. Should not be missed

classic Silva

Great introduction to Gabriel Allond and the intricate world of international intrigue. strongly recommend it.

Great Read

Loved the story as well as the narration. Tony Goldwyns voice was a perfect fit for this story.

Great read

Silvia's books are always stories that hold your attention until the very end! Quality writing at its best.

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Title: Red Storm Rising

Author: Tom Clancy

Narrator: F. Murray Abraham

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-02

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 165 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

To offset the effects of this disaster, members of the Politburo and the KGB devise a brilliant plan of diplomatic trickery - a sequence of events designed to pit the NATO allies against each other - a distraction calculated to enable the Soviets to seize all the oil in the Persian Gulf.

But as this spellbinding story of international intrigue and global politics nears its climax, the Soviets are faced with another prospect, one they hadn't planned on: a full-scale conflict in which nobody can win.

Critic Reviews:

"Harrowing...tense...a chilling ring of truth." (Time)

"Exciting...fast and furious." (USA Today)

Members Reviews:

Red Storm Foiled by Abridgement Manuver

I am unabashedly biased toward unabridged books but I can usually deal with most abridgements; not this one. Anyone who has read Tom Clancy is familiar with his extraordinary level of detail and setup work that goes into each of his novels. That verbose, often dry setup is what makes the action sequences, the punchlines if you will, so powerful. This abridgement of Red Storm Rising is so severely cut down, all you get is scattered action sequences that do not fit together very coherently. Add to that the fact that this classic Clancy pre-dates the character of Jack Ryan and you have nothing to hold this abridgement together at all.

In an attempt to save the story, this audio book is augmented with full sound effects and music, which does add back some of the imagery but none of the meaning. F. Murray Abraham does a terrific job narrating this story but because the editor stole most of his script, even he can't save this one.

If you know the story from the print version, this audio book is worth having as a refresher but if you are looking for your first Tom Clancy on audio from audible, I suggest you go with Debt of Honor and Executive Orders, the best two Clancy audio books available from audible. If you chose to get Red Storm Rising, be sure you get the least compressed version your player can handle, format 3 or 4, so that you can get the best reproduction of the sound effects and music.

Almost all Tom Clancy audio books are abridged and not one of them is improved by it shortening. Red Storm Rising is all but killed by it.

Butchered

The abridged version is far too short. RSR is a great book, but this recording is a big disppointment. It's leaps from one scene to another without context.

Ouch!

What a disapointment. The book has been shreaded. Wait for the unabridged version and what is with all the sound effects in this revision. They are far to distracting, and often over power the readers voice. Don't bother with this version of the audio book.

Very Disappointing

While this is one of my all-time favorite books, I'm greatly dissapointed in the audio version. When other abridged versions, of shorter books, are 5-6 hours in length, I cannot imagine why the producers would issue a 2 hour version of this book. What you get is a bare-bones outline of only a few of the story lines. Save your money.

Agree with all the others.

I should have read the other reviews before ordering. I will not be making that mistake again.

This abridged version of a classic is so bad it seems like it is a battle between the Soviet army and the U.S.

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Title: Red Rabbit

Author: Tom Clancy

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-02-02

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 483 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

Then Jack forgot about the rest of his work, because on his first day, an extraordinary document crossed his desk. The new Pope had just delivered a private ultimatum to Warsaw: If the government persisted in its repression, he would feel compelled to resign the papacy and return to Poland.

That was going to have consequences.

In Moscow, another man was contemplating those very same consequences. Yuri Andropov, the chairman of the KGB, did not like what this meant for him or for his nation. All it took was one man to cause everything he had worked for to crumble...and all it took was one man to stop him. The Pope was very powerful - but he was also mortal.

And so it begins, an almost unthinkable plot - a plan to bring down not just leaders, but nations. Ryan will find himself in the middle of a chain reaction, a high-stakes game meant to shake the world...and in which a novice CIA analyst might just be out of his depth.

Critic Reviews:

"Smart and likable, Jack Ryan has become one of the best-known characters in contemporary American fiction." (Washington Post)

"The daily games [Clancy's] spies play are fascinating." (USA Today)

Members Reviews:

Don't abridge Clancy!

I haven't listened to the abridged version of the book; I read the unabridged version. So this is an attempt to encourage Audible to make available an unabridged version. It's hard for me to imagine that anyone who enjoys the exquisite detail and elaborate plotting of Clancy's novels will ever be satisfied with an abridged version. If others share this view, plaese let Audible know about it so that we can enjoy listening to Clancy books as they should be.

Gerry Connell

Don't listen to unabfidged Clancy

I really was disappointed by this audio. I hope it's because it was abridged. It was the poorest Clancy I have 'read'. Stay away.

slow to start but good overall

It took me a while to get into this book. The building of multiple characters in the beginning was a little drawn out, but once the book got going I was eager to hear more. Not an edge of your seat thriller, but definitely worth my time. Three hours of Red Rabbit a day during my commute was far more interesting than the looping news on NPR.

Not worth the time.

This is by far Clancy's worst effort. I've read all of his other books and this one never got off the ground. It might appeal to those interested in all the "details" of CIA actions but is more of a history lesson than a novel.

Fun Book

Billed as an early Jack Ryan, Jack has only a little to do in this novel. It was short, abridged, I believe. Many of he characters used in previous novels are introduced. Fun book, on to my next Clancy novel.

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Title: The Sigma Protocol

Author: Robert Ludlum

Narrator: Paul Michael

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-01

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 736 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

American investment banker Ben Hartman arrives in Zurich, the first time he's been back to Switzerland since his twin brother died there in a tragic accident four years ago. But when Ben chances upon Jimmy Cavanaugh, an old college friend, Cavanaugh draws a gun and tries to kill him. In minutes, several innocent bystanders are dead, as well as Cavanaugh, and Ben is on the run, plunged into an unspeakable nightmare.

U.S. Department of Justice field agent Anna Navarro is being stalked by a relentless killer, managing to survive only by a combination of luck, skill, and her own quick wits. The attacks on her are somehow related to her current assignment: investigating the sudden, seemingly unrelated deaths of a number of very old men around the world. The only thing that connects them is an ancient CIA file bearing the code word Sigma.

Brought together by accident, Ben and Anna realize that their only hope of survival lies with each other. Together they race to uncover the long-hidden diabolical secrets of Sigma - secrets that threaten everything they think they know, everything they believed about their friends and families, everything they were taught about history itself. For behind Sigma lies a vast deception that is finally coming to fruition - and the fate of the world is in their hands.

Critic Reviews:

"Ludlum's trademark skills of intricate plotting, breakneck pacing, and high-wire drama are all on display in this gripping thriller." (Amazon.com)

"A memorable swan song." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Good story until the far fetched ending

I loved listening to this story. It grabbed me from the very beginning and kept me hooked all the way until almost the end. The plot was almost believable and conspiracy types might have even thought Ludlum was on to something. The plot spiraled down to a far-fetched and unbelievable ending however and ruined an otherwise excellent listening experience.

I couldn't put down my player!

Once I got started, I found excuses to pick up my audible player and continue the drama: I was getting up at 5 am to ride my exercise bike (which I rarely do) and listen. I was ignoring the morning radio news during my commute to listen. I took a long walks on the weekend to listen. When it was over, I was happy I had my life back.

The best of Ludlum!

This is one of Ludlum's fastest-paced, best reads. Paul Michael again is simply the best!

Average

This was my 3rd encounter with a Ludlum book and it reads just like the first two. While engaging and exciting, the end left me wanting something a bit more original than the ususal gift-wrap, disney ending. If you are happy enough with the Cussler/Ludlum/Koontz serial novels then you will likely enjoy this one just fine.

A great read

I will not be surprised if the story is true, there are alot of facts pointing to the truth of this story, except with a different flavor. A very engaging story, as I heard it on my way back and forth to work. Being an analytical and picky reader, two thumbs up to the author.

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Title: Secret Sanction

Author: Brian Haig

Narrator: John Rubinstein

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-01

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 171 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Espionage

Publisher's Summary:

In a remote war at Europe's center, somebody has committed a cold-blooded massacre - 35 victims shot in the head at close range, execution style. The world media blames a U.S. Special Forces team assigned to the region. But Drummond can't take on faith the testimony of the accused Green Berets who protest their innocence.

Drummond uncovers a vast conspiracy of frightening proportion. And the deeper he probes, the more he discovers how duty, honor, and country can clash - in ways both deadly and heartrending.

Critic Reviews:

"Brian Haig is John Grisham in an Army uniform¿" (Jack Higgins)

"An amazing behind the scenes look at how military justice works...The real joy is Haig's writing style, a nice mix of wit and wisdom." (Nelson DeMille)

Members Reviews:

A FUN ENJOYABLE BOOK

I loved this and each of Haig's books. His style is enjoyable and his plots held my interest. I have listened to everything of his availible and and can't wait for his next book.

gb calif

Loved it!

Drummond is a wonderful character, especially as read by Mr. Rubinstein. What a perfect reader for this book! Wry and sarcastic and perfect for the first-person POV. Can't wait until I get another credit so i can listen to the next one!

(And I don't care that Specialist 7 doesn't exist anymore.)

Splendid effort all round

I share something in common with the author of this book, apparently, in that I know absolutely nothing about the US Army. As a result, mistakes of detail didn't trouble me. The story was much more complex and interesting than I had anticipated, and the reader was brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

A great story told very well

There is no better combination of Brian Haig as author and John Rubinstein as reader. The story flies!

Author has no clue about the US Army

When I first saw this, being an US Army veteran of 10 years, I felt it would be interesting. But after hearing someone be refered to as the rank of Specialist 7, I quickly knew there was going to be problems. This story is supposed to take place in the 1990's, well the US Army eliminated the rank of Specialist 5 and above in 1985. So that and other things (like a CWO staying in the same Special Forces A team for 17 years!) just soured this whole audio book for me, and I doubt I would ever listen to anything by this author again. He didn't do enough research for his book.