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The Guise of Another

Auteur(s): Allen Eskens
Narrateur(s): Jonathan Yen
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A former Medal of Valor winner, Minnesota detective Alexander Rupert is now under subpoena by a grand jury on suspicion of corruption. So when he's asked to look into the false identity of a car-accident victim named James Putnam, a man who in fact died 15 years earlier, Rupert sees a potentially big case and an opportunity to regain his respectability.

But the investigation puts him in the path of "the Beast", the nom de guerre of Drago Basta, a cunning veteran of the Balkan wars and a sociopath assassin who has been searching for Putnam for years. Putnam had something that Basta still wants. If Rupert's life was in shambles before, it's now also in danger. Threatened by the Beast and suspecting his wife of cheating, Rupert falls for the seductions of the dead man's former girlfriend. As he feels his life spinning out of control, his steadfast brother and fellow police detective Max may be Rupert's last hope.

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"It's a taut, intelligent, heart-ripping story that explores the darkest places in the human psyche." (William Kent Krueger, author of Iron Lake)
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Another great book! I'm loving these characters and their stories. Can't wait to start the next book! 👍🏾

I'm Hooked

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My second Audiobook by Eskens. The Life We bury was excellent. The Guise of Another kept me fully engaged throughout. Loved the villan and the sharp, satisfying ending. I enjoy reading Elmore Leonard and Stephen Hunter. I find Eskens very much within this genre. Starting The Deep Dark Descending shortly!

Kept me fully engaged throughout

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Interesting from beginning to end. Very interesting and enjoyable! It will keep you engaged from beginning to end.

Great storyline

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I am unsure why Allen Eskens includes this novel in the 'Joe Talbert' series - the intriguing amateur sleuth with the fascinating family history doesn't even make an appearance - but the standalone merit of the book makes it a serviceable read. Eskens is a little bit heavy-handed with the sex components of plotting (offering a story involving prostitutes and numerous cheating spouses), but I enjoyed the pacing, description, and true-to-life dialogue.

As to presentation: Narrator Jonathan Yen is capable and enthusiastic, but not a very good voice actor. His female character interpretations are occasionally annoying. Altogether, Tantor Audio Inc. could have gotten similarly effective results with any other professional reader.

In toto, I give 'The Guise Of Another' 6.5 stars out of 10. It was a reasonable 'Plus' title, but given the other options available, not worth a Credit if they ask for one.

[Note: Eskens is an uncommonly courageous author: he kills off main characters at a rate that makes 'Game Of Thrones' & 'The Squid Game' seem tame]

Good Book

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This is more along the lines of the Max Rupert series as Joe Talbert doesn’t make an appearance.
Darker than the first - more violent.
Narration was meh. Hung in until the end mainly to see if Joe Talbert maybe attended a funeral… he did not.

The Absence of Joe Talbert

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Another terrific work by Esken!
This one was more violent and the author tried to add some humour to the dialogues but the storyline was gripping and very well executed.
The last 20% was riveting and I loved the conclusion.

Terrific!

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This was a good story...however I sometimes mixed up the characters. The ending surprised me.

Not bad

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It took me a bit longer than the first book to really get into the character and story of it all but the minute that chase starts.... wow! What a great read. Only thing I wish was done better was the narration. His accent and character voices were pretty awful in my opinion, it could have been done better.

Could not stop listening!

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The story line was very good. A but was predictable, but some good twists. I disliked the narration. The voices for the females were horrible. Made it hard to develop any feeling for those characters.

Good Thriller

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The story was quite good, but dude reads it like he’s incredulous to all of it. People just don’t talk like that. The constant intonation is GRATING. You might not have a face for radio, but you certainly don’t have a voice for audiobooks.

Where did this narrator audition? Off-off Broadway?

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