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Another Good Story

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 18-12-24

If you are into Baldacci, especially King and Maxwell then this is just what you expect. Good performance and the character development of Michelle is very good. A couple of aspects of the plot are a bit unrealistic as they were secret service agents not commandos but regardless a good listen overall.

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Good but dropping off

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 17-09-24

If you like that genre this is a worthwhile listen. With Carr you always get the extensive detail of weapons, tactics and the culture of special operations. The story does also have some nice highlights and twists which keep it interesting.

However, where this rendition drops off is that it is getting very unrealistic in places. It doesn't matter, how well trained, how much technology or numbers an opposition force has they will easily be overrun by the good guys. Reece, will somehow survive in any situation and achieve any goal and track down any adversary regardless of who or where they may be. This is getting a bit more like Rambo than Zero Dark Thirty.

The ending does buy you into the next novel but I suspect it will be more of the same. I plan to take a break from James Reece and maybe come back to it later.

The performance is top as always.

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Great story and excellent performance

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-08-24

Most may have already seen the Amazon series, the novel has some differences but if you liked the series then you'll love the novel. The narrator did a great job too, creating characters with his voice.

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Puts recent events in context

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 24-07-24

I began listening to this audiobook a few days before the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Having listened to this book it does not surprise me that events unfolded the way they did with the Secret Service going through all these challenges.

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A solid spy story

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 18-07-24

I first became aware of Chris Whitcomb through Cold Zero so I was excited when I saw this audio version of his novel 'White'.

This novel has a blend of action, espionage and political tension. An interesting plot with different character arces that come together for a twist at the end. It is also nice to see the main villan is not your stereotypical terrorist.

The performance is very good with the narrator using a variety of voices for the different characters.

I only have 2 criticisms. The first is that I expected more traditional HRT action and the second is the main character comes across a bit generic, I felt myself more emotionally attached to his wife and family than himself.

Overall Whitcomb has a talent for this genre and I wish he would have more releases.

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This guy is like a action hero

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-06-24

Excellent true crime account of an amazing career. Milone could literally be an action hero in a Netflix series.

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Easy to listen to

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 26-02-24

This was a very enjoyable translation the style is easy to listen to and does not use olden language or excessive details in brackets.

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An excellent account

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 24-11-23

I learnt a lot from this title and would highly recommend others listen too.

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Excellent book

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 15-10-22

If you are interested in this topic this is a fantastic book with an excellent performance.

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Disappointed

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-10-22

The overall description of this title sounds amazing. A troubled SAS soldier with anger issues sent to track down and take out a rogue ex navy seal unfortunately the reality was very disappointing.

To start with the narration is very poor, slow and monotone. I had to listen on 1.5x speed to make it sound more appealing.
The next disaster is that 60-70% of this book is completely unnecessary, long drawn out dialogue about growing weed and what makes good weed and bad weed and how to trim weed, it is endless, exhausting and adds nothing to character or plot development.

The main character could have had many more layers but they weren't explored, the main antagonist also could have been developed further.

To be fair there are a couple of nice twists but this is overall a highly forgettable story.

A lot of potential but poor execution.

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