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Ray Porter
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Brian Andrews
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Jeffrey Wilson
About this listen
In a world violated by terror, the old lines have blurred. Meet the next generation of covert ops.
John Dempsey's life - as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper - is over. A devastating terrorist action catapults him from a world of moral certainty and decisive orders into the shadowy realm of espionage, where ambiguity is the only rule. His new mission: hunt down those responsible for the greatest tragedy in the history of the US Special Ops and bring them to justice.
But how does a man torn between duty and revenge walk the line and preserve his soul?
As Dempsey struggles with the games of spies, the case propels him across the globe in a desperate effort to prevent a new, horrifying attack on American soil.
Once, John Dempsey followed orders blindly. Now he sees behind the curtain, and the security of the civilized world rests on one question: Can a Tier One Navy SEAL adapt and become the world's most lethal spy?
©2016 Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.You may also enjoy...
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- leon heidema
- 2023-01-28
Surprisingly good
The one thing that this Genre constantly does that annoys me is the need to explain military garga. This book uses plenty of it and never explains it once. Thank you. If readers/listeners like military fiction either they have herd and understand the lingo or are willing to look it up on their own.
The story itself is good enough and move along in an entertaining way.
I’ve never been a big fan of ray porter’s narration in the past, however lately I’m starting to come around.
I recommend listening to this book. !
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- Alberta
- 2023-01-23
Tier One
Just stumbled across the title and took a shot, turned out to be quite the listen. Enjoyed the story and characters, moving on to the next book now.
I enjoyed it, and voice narrating wasn’t annoying like most audio books.
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- Leslie
- 2024-04-28
Actiony
What can I say except mindless action, Ray Porter, great combination. And A few extra words to complete the 15 words required for this review.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-02-12
Wow great story great performance
great action thriller , super performance , didnt want the book to end... you feel like you were right there with the characters
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- Ryan F
- 2023-08-07
Good become great halfway through
I picked this up on sale. It's not exactly my favorite genre. That is American tier-one alpha dudes saving the world. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy me a good military action story where things like realism and physics are given a backseat to imaginative storylines and pacing that generates sweat on the brow just through the act of reading words on the page.
I’m pleased to report that while the first half of this book is your formulaic SEAL team awesomeness at the mid-point there’s a twist that makes the story more complex and much more enjoyable. I won’t say more about the twist, only that it does a great job of setting up the second act, which delivers.
While the main character is your typical SEAL team alpha due who could be pulled out of any similar novel, in the second half of the book the authors did a great job of surrounding the MC with several other interesting and complimentary characters who are used to interesting effect. In particular, I really enjoyed the main secondary female character and her storyline. This was well done.
Overall, I recommend this book if you’re big into tier-one fiction novels and if you like military-team novels that have solid espionage elements. The writing is tight and as mentioned, the pacing clips along perfectly.
Re: the narration, it’s done by the GOAT Ray Porter. I don’t need to say more.
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- Tai L
- 2023-01-19
Surprisingly compelling
Chose the book mainly for the narrator then became engaged by the story. Solid for the military/spy genre and as a first installment in a series. I quite like the characters and how they grew. Looking forward to more!
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-08-06
captivating
Enjoyed the whole listen and was excited to continue with the series. which only gets better
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- Dara
- 2025-04-22
Solid Military Espionage Series
This is solid military espionage with quality detail and suspense. The characters are well developed and the story basis is intriguing.
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- Stuart Rankin
- 2020-10-01
Great narration and really good story
Not your typical seal story and quite believable... Enjoyed it immensely and immediately went to look for book 2 after finishing book 1
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- Chuck
- 2023-01-20
Surprised
I haven’t really listened to a “war” book I enjoyed until this one. I look forward to more in the series
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