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  • Written by: Gregg Hurwitz
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (141 ratings)

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The Tower

Written by: Gregg Hurwitz
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's Summary

In the bestselling tradition of The Silence of the Lambs comes The Tower, a novel of nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping terror played out in a psychological battle of wit, cunning, and pure evil between a diabolically clever killer and his determined hunter.

Allander Atlasia is an infamous psychopath whose heinous crimes have earned him a lifetime stay at the Tower (nicknamed Alcatraz II), the world's most extreme maximum-security prison. But after a brilliant and brutal escape, the criminal mastermind begins a killing spree that is intensely personal - one by one, victims fall prey to a twisted and chilling re-enactment of his own depraved past.

Jade Marlow is an ex-FBI profiler and tracker whose fearlessness is only surpassed by the severity of his own inner demons. With a record of irrational behavior and a genius for putting himself into the mind of a criminal predator, he may be the one man diabolical enough to catch Atlasia. In an escalating contest of wills and wits, two equally defiant men race toward a showdown where daring is deadly and failure is fatal.

©1999 Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Grim

I’m a huge fan of the Orphan X series and decided to try some early works of the talented Mr. Hurwitz. This was scary and gory and grim. Not a fan of that kind of book but still I finished. Excellent narration by Scott Brick as usual.

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Loved the book

The story line was very good, hooked on it from the start. The narrator Scott Brick, my favorite narrator, would listen to him reading a cereal box!

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story missing

a book made up of many gruesome killings around a few sub plots which did not come together well

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another great story

i had no problems finishing this book, good story and plotline i will be looking to see if a sequel exists

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Awesome

I enjoyed from start to end with no lag in the storyline. Narration was perfect

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Confusing, Lack of Imagery

The narrator is excellent; however, I was frequently lost in the storyline and couldn’t seem to get much imagery from it. I’m surprised I made it all the way to the end.

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Bit gruesome but overall good story

I found the narrator too much. Was overly “tough” constantly. It as a bit hard to get through

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Good Listen

The book was exciting and non stop suprises. Very enjoyable. Will recommend it to my friends.

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enjoyable

I enjoyed listening to this book. I am also becoming a big fan of this author. I find this book full of action, with the two main characters different from each other, but working well together

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Excellent Psychological Thriller

This book was offered on sale. I am happy that I bought it. It's a quite violent story that reminded me of "Silence of the Lambs" and other modern cop stories. Hurwitz has an extremely descriptive writing style, like a screenplay with very visual aspects. Reading like a movie script, the reader can visualize perfectly what the author intends....perhaps overly descriptive at times (the shape of the tears falling from a character's eyes is probably not a necessary detail), but Hurwitz's intention is met perfectly. There are some fairly clever plot twists.

Scott Brick is perfect as a reader for this kind of story. Dramatic but not overly so. The guy would be perfect for King books.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this solid 8 stars out of 10 offering.

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