Trish R.
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A Minute to Midnight
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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FBI Agent Atlee Pine's life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped - and likely killed - 30 years ago. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee's unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI. Atlee and her assistant head back to Atlee's rural hometown to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered.
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Atlee Pine goes home, like Will Robie once did...
- By shelley on 11-19-19
- A Minute to Midnight
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kyf Brewer
Great series and narration..
Reviewed: 02-25-23
I love Atlee Pine! She doesn't take shit from anyone and can kick some serious ass. This book continues with the search for the truth about what happened to her twin Mercy AND helping with a case of who their newest serial killer was. It was a shocker to find out who it was.
There was no romance and the F-bomb was used 3 times.
As for the narration: Love, love, loved the two narrators, Brittany Pressley and Kyf Brewer, each doing the male and female voices instead of taking turns doing both voices. I hate that. Especially when a female does the man's voice and he sounds just like a girl. The only reason I decided on the series is because I knew Brittany Pressley did a great job on men's voices.
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No Tomorrow
- Victor the Assassin, Book 4
- By: Tom Wood
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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When Victor is called to meet with an old friend who ultimately betrayed him, what he thought was an ambush is in fact a plea for help. As a Russian gangster, Norimov is accustomed to death threats, but now an unknown enemy wants more than his life. They intend to kill everyone he cares about, including his missing daughter Gisele. This time, Victor's job is not to kill but to protect. Unfortunately, locating Gisele is his first mistake - because someone is watching his every move.
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You are all crazy - And here is why.
- By John on 09-14-14
- No Tomorrow
- Victor the Assassin, Book 4
- By: Tom Wood
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
This one kinda stunk!
Reviewed: 02-05-23
This was NOT one of my favorites from the Victor series. Not because of anything Victor did but because of Gisele! I couldn't stand that girl after about 3 chapters. Every time she opened her mouth I liked her less and less. At one point I got to where I was hoping the bad guys would accomplish their objective and catch and kill her. However, I was glad to see the end of Nieve. What a POS she was.
No romance and the F-bomb was used 63 times, but never by Victor. Not one swearword used by him, ever!
As for the narration: Rob Shapiro does a great job on the men's voices but I need to be told when a woman is speaking because she sounded exactly like a man.
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The Game
- Victor the Assassin Series, #3
- By: Tom Wood
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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Victor the assassin is living a solitary, peaceful life in Iceland when he's drawn into a job for an unidentified Swiss broker. Having passed the test, he's introduced to a group of mercenaries and killers who are tasked to perform the ultimate assassination.In this group, Victor meets someone from his past, someone who recruited him to the life he now knows-someone he thought was dead. And when he wants out, it's too late-his former mentor has other plans for him...
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1 Review for 3 books in series
- By John on 01-07-14
- The Game
- Victor the Assassin Series, #3
- By: Tom Wood
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Good story but narrator could be better..
Reviewed: 02-02-23
Well, when Victor assassinated an assassin he almost bit off more than he could chew. But he made it out, again, and killed all the really bad guys, because what they hired him to do would definitely kill him, without a doubt.
No romance and the F-bomb was used 3 times. AND that's totally ridiculous! A book full of killers would be swearing like drunken sailors and yet there's very little swearing going on. Victor's stories are good but not as good as the Dewey Andreas series. Dewey's books are a lot more realistic when bad guys are talking. However, I will read all the Victor the Assassin's books.
As for the narration: The subtraction of a star in each book is due to the narrator not even trying to change his voice when a woman is talking. All the women sound just like a man. Rob Shapiro was excellent with the male voices but not good at all with the women.
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The Russian
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Ruthless, clever, and unbelievably violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the criminal underworld in the US, and law enforcement has been unable to stem the tide. When a powerful Russian mob family declares war by publicly executing two high-profile American politicians, the message is unmistakable - opposition will be met with overwhelming deadly force. With no other viable options, the President creates a clandestine assassinations team to find and eliminate the unreachable men running this deadly criminal operation.
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Dewey shows up at the end!
- By Wayne on 07-30-19
- The Russian
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Great, but not going to be a series.
Reviewed: 01-24-23
I'm assuming that there will be no more books "starring" Rob Tacoma, since this one was written in 2019 and that was the beginning and end of it. That's a shame BUT as long as you write more books about Dewey and Rob is in them I'm good with that.
This was a good story about the CIA going after the Odessa Mafia after they had killed 2 important members of the government. And they also had to find a traitor senator.
No romance and the F-bomb was used 60 times.
As for the narration: Ari Fliakos is better than Peter Hermann but not as good as Jay Snyder, who only narrated book #7.
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The Island
- A Thriller (A Dewey Andreas Novel, Book 9)
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on its soil since 9/11. Iran has been planning a revenge attack for years, with three goals in mind. Bring America to its knees. Assassinate the popular US President J. P. Dellenbaugh. And neutralize their most successful agent, Dewey Andreas.
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Worth waiting for!
- By Wayne on 08-17-21
- The Island
- A Thriller (A Dewey Andreas Novel, Book 9)
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
The End..
Reviewed: 01-21-23
This was a little disappointing because Dewey wasn't in it too much but it was still a wonderful book. It was #9 and I'll miss Dewey Andreas a lot. With 2,000 Five star reviews and 32 One star reviews it should tell you something. Reviewers who gave any of Dewey's book 1 or 2 stars should NOT read these kinds of books. Maybe they should try romance novels. That way there they would find less violence and swearing. Just sayin'
No romance and the F-bomb was used 50 times.
As for the narration: I disagree with a lot of reviewers who said Peter Hermann was better than Ari Fliakos. He wasn't, IMO! His emotions were perfect and his voices were spot-on, especially the female voices. He wasn't better than Jay Snyder, however, who read book 7 only.
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Bloody Sunday
- Dewey Andreas Series, Book 8
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Dewey Andreas, still reeling from recent revelations about his own past, is ready to retire from the CIA. But he's the only available agent with the skills to carry out the CIA's plan to stop North Korea, which has made a secret nuclear deal with Iran. The plan is to inject a singular designer poison into the head of the North Korean military and in exchange for the nuclear plans provide him with the one existing dose of the antidote. But it goes awry when Dewey manages to inject a small amount of the poison into himself.
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FANTASTIC!!
- By shelley on 08-01-18
- Bloody Sunday
- Dewey Andreas Series, Book 8
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Best one of the series..
Reviewed: 01-19-23
OMG! One star from a couple of reviewers because a dog was killed?? WTH, this is a BOOK, a story from an authors imagination not the afternoon NEWS! Some reviewers are simply stupid!
This was a great story about Dewey having to get into North Korea when he was accidently poked with a bit of poison that was meant for a general in Macau, who was there to play Blackjack. Now Dewey had to sneak into North Korea to get the antidote that was hidden in that country AND kill the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, before he could launch a nuclear bomb at the United States.
This was an awesome book.
No romance and the F-bomb was used 36 times.
As for the narration: Ari Fliakos was pretty good but none of the narrators were as good as Jay Snyder, book 7.`
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Fearless
- Hellcat Released, Book 5
- By: Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Michael Braun
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Is the conspiracy unraveling, or is it spinning itself into a more dangerous web? That becomes the constant question as Damien Stone and his crew are caught in a race against time. Old alliances are tested as new rivalries grow into something neither side expected. Friend or foe? Ally or double agent? The lines become blurred as the crew are pulled deeper into the intrigue. Has Damien really learned his lesson? Or is he just making the same mistakes in new ways and putting his trust in those who will hurt him? There’s only one way to find out.
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Wonderful series..
- By Trish R. on 01-18-23
- Fearless
- Hellcat Released, Book 5
- By: Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Michael Braun
Wonderful series..
Reviewed: 01-18-23
Another good book by Michael Anderle. You can't help but love Dante and Nasreen. They have one adventure after another and they never get a rest period before something else comes along. The team just gotten back from fighting Nightwalkers and NightMutts and were preparing to celebrate when they got a message on the monitor that usually showed the weather but now showed a message that they'd pissed off an angry god. Go figure!
No romance and the F-bomb was used 8 times.
As for the narration: Michael Braun does a good job with all the voices BUT just once when someone laughs I wish MB would too. There's so much bad stuff going on that when someone laughs it looks like the narrator would too, I mean once or twice wouldn't be so bad, would it? ALL narrators SHOULD learn how to laugh, whisper, yell, and any other emotion it comes across OR they really can't call themselves a good all-around narrator. Voices aren't everything.
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Shooting Gallery
- Dewey Andreas, Book 7.5
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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The newly sworn in vice president of the United States has a problem. Her son, off in college, doesn't care for his security detail. So when spring break comes around, he slips away from his bodyguard, picks up his best friend, and heads to Mexico for an intended week of sun, sand, women, and hoped-for debauchery. But when he arrives at the airport, a team of well-armed kidnappers grab both him and his friend and escape. Now they're demanding that an exorbitant ransom be paid in only a few hours - and if it's not, both boys will be killed.
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Over too soon!!! Leaves you wanting more!
- By shelley on 06-17-18
- Shooting Gallery
- Dewey Andreas, Book 7.5
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Fun story but not so great narration..
Reviewed: 01-15-23
No matter what all these silly reviewers say this was a cute little story. It taught the kid, Toby, a lesson in ditching your security.
No romance and no swearing.
As for the narration: If the voices of the characters in the 8th book are anything like the 7.5 short story I'm not going to like it. Dewey's voice is nondescript. He won't stand out like he did in the other books.
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Trap the Devil
- Dewey Andreas, Book 7
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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A group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector has begun a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the US government. They've begun to remove the people who stand in their way - and replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets. They've already taken out the Speaker of the House - whose death was made to look like an accidental drowning - and the president and vice president are next.
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Where is Peter Hermann?
- By Julie Jacobs on 07-06-17
- Trap the Devil
- Dewey Andreas, Book 7
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Awesome!!!
Reviewed: 01-14-23
I was just reading the 1 and 2 star reviews and they were so stupid. It's amazing how many complain that it's unrealistic, hard to believe, and tell people NOT to read these books. Really? This series is from the authors imagination, no todays headlines. If you want REAL you should be reading NON-fiction.
This was about a lot of government people who planned to kill the president and the vice president and take over America and proceed to kill ALL Muslims. Well, that right there tells you that they were all insane, especially Bruner. A suicide bomber killed his 12 year old daughter, years and years ago, and he obsessed over it his whole life until he actually wanted all Muslims dead. And then found some other bad guys with the same thought and volunteered to help. They were all nuts. THAT shows it came from the authors mind.
No sex and the F-bomb was used 68 times.
My only complaint is Daisy! Jessica hasn't been dead all that long and he was supposed to have loved her. I mean, they were supposed to get married. It's like it didn't take long for him to get over his fiancé.
As for the narration: I was anxiously awaiting for book 7 because Jay Snyder was narrating and I love him. Peter Hermann, who did most of the first 6 books was pretty good but Dewey's voice was too gruff and old sounding. Now I'll see how Ari Fliakos will do on the last two books.
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First Strike
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Peter Hermann
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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Deep within the Pentagon, a covert multibillion arms-for-influence program was created. The objective was to protect the United States and its allies from terrorist acts by secretly enabling a handpicked man to emerge as the most powerful leader in the Middle East. But the charismatic Tristan Nazir double-crosses America, twisting the program for his own violent ends to create ISIS. Now America is at great risk.
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Ben Coes keeps getting BETTER & BETTER!
- By shelley on 06-28-16
- First Strike
- A Thriller
- By: Ben Coes
- Narrated by: Peter Hermann
Awesome series and narration..
Reviewed: 01-11-23
Wow! Talk about bloody! And most were kids at Colombia College. Terrorist took over the school and just started killing the kids and the parents that brought them there. It was brutal but SOME Muslims are just like they were portrayed. The best part of the book was when Dewey, Katie, Tacoma and Smith finally got into the building and killed the seven terrorists that were left. The WORST of the book was the epilogue. WTH was up with that?
No sex and the F-bomb was used 77 times.
As for the narration: Peter Hermann was an excellent narrator for these books but I've really been looking forward to book 7. Jay Snyder is an awesome narrator and he reads Trap the Devil.
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