A must read Suspense Thriller!

Where does Deadly Straits rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I have just completed "The Eye of the Tiger" and I consider "Deadly Straits" to be far more engaging.Deadly Straits is right at the top of our list of audiobooks. I am legally blind and audiobooks are necessary, therefore and needless to say, I have listened to quite a few. My wife enjoys soaking in the bathtub, listening to audiobooks and she, also, thoroughly enjoyed "Deadly Straits".

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot is never bogged down and keeps moving. It also keeps one guessing and has surprising twists and turns. I was pleasantly surprised as I usually surmise what will happen long before it does happen.

Which scene was your favorite?

One of my favorite parts was when they figured out who the true culprit was on the ship

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

For the first time since reading the first couple of novels of W.E.B. Griffin and Tom Clancy, I actually enjoyed every aspect of this book and waited for the next sentence. For me personally, it is the first time in over 10 years that my interest was keep totally captivated until the end of the novel.

Any additional comments?

I am a person who stays very busy on complex issues of crime, deception and skulduggery. I was not prepared for the final scene but I was thoroughly captivated and impressed by the final scene. It has been a long time coming that we find a writer capable of challenging the likes of Clancy or Griffin. I am impatiently waiting for Mr. McDermott's other books to become available on audiobooks. And, to all suspense/thriller novelists and enthusiasts - Beware! R.E. McDermott HAS arrived.

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Kept me clamped to my Audible iPhone app

I received this audiobook from the author, R.E. McDermott, as I have begun participating in a GoodReads group - AudioBooks. I read/listen constantly, so a new book from an author new to me is truly a treat.

This book did not disappoint, not one bit. I've read/listen to the entire Patrick O'Brian series so I am familiar to a small degree with the intricacies of mystery-thrillers cast upon a sea. The technical exposition McDermott uses brings what might be mundane to some, alive and exciting to the reader/listener. I was enthralled. Having the time, I read the book almost non-stop. (Using the Audible.com iPhone app you can set a book to play for x minutes and stop. At 4 am, I simply had to stop resetting the timer and get some sleep.)

McDermott's characters are drawn richly. The plots are multiple and multi-layered. The author draws from current day geo-political themes much in the same way as a Clancy techno-military thriller does. Tom Dugan, the main protagonist, is compelling in his knowledge of shipping and ships; and how to use that knowledge as a weapon. Dugan's many antagonists are portrayed as heinous, uncaring beings, easy to despise.

I cannot wait to read the next in the series - Deadly Coast.

One caution, this is my first listen of Todd Haberkorn as Narrator. I was unfamiliar with his style and pacing. As the book progressed, I appreciated his initial low-key delivery, which became increasingly passionate as the plot developed. Don't be put off by his initial, under-played characterizations. He helps build tension adroitly as the plot develops and has a nice range of voices with which to paint McDermott's vivid characters.

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Good Writer - Needs Editor

This is a wonderful story that really needs an editor. I read and listen to dozens of books a year and I had a hard time keeping track of the veritable army of characters performing in myriad scenarios. This work demonstrates, as nothing else I've read does, the job of the literary editor. With an editor and another couple of rewrites this could be a great book.

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Deadly Straits BY RE McDermott

Very interesting,keeps you on edge with all characters involved looking to hear next book in series. Thank you Bob.

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Excellent

First time reading his books. Loved it. I’m was riveted. Though fiction I found it to be very plausible. I really liked. I’m about to go buy the next two in this series. Done!!

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A Captivating Tale

This audiobook held my attention for every second. I look forward to hearing the sequel.

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great read

very good job well worth listening to. I will definitely be listening to the other books in the series

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Exciting an well written

Amazing performance and storyline, I highly recommend this audible to anyone who enjoys adventure and marbles at a reader's ability to portray so many different

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Jam packed

At times, the story was hard to follow with multiple storylines intertwined, lots of ship descriptions that went over my head and many accents by the reader, although well done, sometimes confusing. Overall entertaining.

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Great story

Really enjoyed this maritime adventure. A little hard to keep straight with the characters, so many of them; but the narrator's diversity of ascents was helpful and very well done.

Will definitely recommend.

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