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Cat and mouse on Capitol Hill

Revisado: 02-25-25

Engrossing story line and top notch narration make for a very enjoyable listen. Believable characters and shifting viewpoints fill out an unfolding plot that holds your attention.

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Big twist

Revisado: 12-10-24

Starts a bit flow but builds and then there is a surprising twist that transforms the whole story.

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Ok but not great

Revisado: 07-22-24

For a great elevator thriller, The Escape Room is a standout. This book does not equal it in plot or character development. Ending reveal seemed outlandish, and story line meandered on the way to its conclusion.

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Top notch Don Winslow

Revisado: 06-07-24

Final installment of the Danny Ryan drama in three acts does not disappoint. Returns to the grittiness of the first book and more believable than the second. Full of insider details on the world of Las Vegas.

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Dynamic and authentic

Revisado: 05-12-24

I had read this author’s WWII series but had missed this early work, written in the 90s. It’s focus is shipboard life in the Gulf of Tonkin during combat in Vietnam, with a parallel plot line about wives left at home during deployment. I was onboard ship in the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam and to me this book crackled with authenticity in its dialogue, deceptions of operational matters, of life aboard ship at that time, of the issues and tensions aboard. First rate narration by the male narrator - the pronounced southern drawl affected by the female narrator seemed s as not strained. Some nitpicking about the mental conflicts the central character wrestled with, but a minor detail. Very enjoyable and highly recommended.

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Disappointing

Revisado: 03-30-24

After having very much enjoyed this author’s previous work “Falling”, I had great expectations for Drowning. But the story was so unrealistic in regards to the coincidences of the character relationships, the ability of a civilian to be given such deference and access by the authorities ostensibly in control, and the repeated last second turn of events. The female narrator sets such frantic tone in the opening sequences that become annoying / and in the rest of the book her narration is clearly inferior to that of the much more polished and credible male narrator. Great concept to the story that unfortunately is not borne out - don’t waste your time.

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Not his best work

Revisado: 09-15-23

Despite a strong beginning and some interesting characters, the story ultimately meanders into too many sub-plots and the main characters disappear while other story lines play out. Some characters who initially present as thugs suddenly become very canny and exceptionally well -spoken in not very credible transformations.

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Whodunit with a twist

Revisado: 08-22-23

Not your usual story line. Disparate characters are revealed one by one and their connection to the central issue - “who dunit” - is introduced. Tension builds and new questions arise as to how things will play out. Very enjoyable and full of surprises.

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Great story despite slow beginning

Revisado: 08-08-23

Don’t give up on this one. Although it starts slowly and seems muddled at first, everything comes together as the plot picks up pace. The central characters are credible and well developed and there are surprising twists and turns.

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Stick to submarines

Revisado: 07-22-23

Without giving way too much of the plot, there are two story lines: one a shot based international thriller and the other undersea warfare. The author clearly knows his way around sunny, and the submarine part of the book crackles with authenticity. The other part is unrealistic- with far too many coincidences and often stilted dialogue. Narration is good and workmanlike so the alternating plots move along well.

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