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A bit of a let down…

Revisado: 04-21-24

Narration is good, and I have really enjoyed previous books, but the storyline was lacking in this one. Lots of loose threads that never get tidied up (eg corrupt presidential step-son / White House) and poor plot.

Unfortunately, it’s my least favorite Gilstrap work.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 09-05-22

While certain elements of the book are entertaining, the vast majority is poorly developed. We have a cartoon-esque villain, a poorly developed and overly simplistic plot, lots of over-the-top dialogue, and an ending that reads as if Cameron and team ran out of time. It’s as if they decided to just go with, “…and the hostage rescue team took care of the bad guys and everything returned to normal. The end.”

Don’t believe me? When you’re down to a little over an hour remaining, take mental note of the story and ask yourself how they are possibly going to wrap everything up with the amount of time remaining. I was fully expecting an unsatisfying cliff-hanger requiring a follow-on book to finish the story.

I don’t doubt that it’s tedious to routinely turn out new content, and I have always been amazed at how much Cameron produces across so many series; however, this one was just “mailed in” so to speak.

Can we PLEASE get another installment of the Jericho Quinn series? Those never disappoint.

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Simply Outstanding

Revisado: 08-16-21

Written with ingenuity and wit, and outstandingly narrated. If you liked The Martian, you will love this book as well. Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctein is another terrific option in this genre.

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Couldn’t finish the book

Revisado: 08-10-21

I used to be a huge Scott Brick fan, but everything he narrates sounds the same - same cadence, same inflection, same delivery. Doesn’t matter what genre or topic, Brick can turn it into white noise.

Give me Dick Hill, Ray Porter, Richard Ferrone, Eric Conger, George Guidall, Peter Hermann, Joe Barrett, just no more Brick…

Pair Brick with mediocre writing and you have the unfinishable novel.

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Despite being free, not worth the time…

Revisado: 03-07-21

So completely bereft of any semblance of plot, character development, etc. Realize that it’s only 2 hours, but not even the most rudimentary effort on this one.

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Not so good...

Revisado: 11-29-19

Ridiculous plot, and the change in narrator (Bradbury is okay but given an impossible task), means the loss of the great Cajun drawl of Jacques Tibedeau. Couldn’t keep my interest at all... returning it.

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Good story, but...

Revisado: 11-03-19

Been with Lee Child (Reacher) from the beginning, but this may be my last. If you’re a fan of Scott Brick, you’ll probably enjoy this, but for me, I can’t listen to Scott Brick’s delivery any longer. It’s the exact same for every book he reads, regardless of author or genre. PLEASE bring back Dick Hill or try someone else. Reacher is a character worthy of a unique, projecting voice, as if you can hear 6’5” / 250 in his tone. It was the same reaction to when they chose Tom Cruise to play Reacher in the movies — seriously, a diminutive Cruise plays a one man, hulking wrecking crew? Why??? Buy one of the earlier titles read by Dick Hill and compare to one of the later ones read by Brick. Worlds apart... at least IMHOP.

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Great listen...

Revisado: 09-10-19

An intricate and well conceived plot. Nicely written and narrated. Look forward to the next installment.

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Terrific Once Again

Revisado: 04-28-18

There’s a reason that Sandford is so popular... gotta love the Prey series. Get it, you won’t be disappointed.

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Ugh...

Revisado: 07-24-17

First person ugh-fest ruined by Scott Brick's performance. Haig's witty writing is poorly suited for Brick - who reads every author, and portrays every character, with the same exact delivery. Would have been imminently better with Joe Barrett or Richard Ferrone (listen to John Sandford). Brick's delivery ruined the book.

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