John Solo irritates the hell out of me sometimes..

Well, Tal seems to be using John Solo for everything he writes nowadays [but surely not The Jock when it arrives, the characters are just way too young for him...just NO!!]. As usual, JS pronounces Moscow as Mos-cow 🐄, but that's probably down to where he comes from in the States I suspect; his Georgi Morozov and Yekaterina Baker also suffered from differing pronunciations during the recording, but that's par for the course. 4 stars for the audio.

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Tal Bauer is a master storyteller

"I've yet to read a book by this author that I wouldn't give 5* plus. He just has a way of pulling you into a book with the opening pages and this was no exception.
It starts with Sean, a Secret Service agent patrolling the grounds of Camp David during a G8 summit. He's thinking back to the last G8 summit, 1 year ago when things went horribly wrong for him, what? we are not told at this time.
Enjoy these quiet moments with Sean's musings because, once a gunshot is heard, it is fast paced and completely engaging as you try to work out what really happened and what had Sean so distressed with his memories of 1 year ago."

The above was my review after reading the eBook and I couldn't wait for the audio-book, however, I think I prefer the former. I really like John as a narrator of Tal's books but he can be a little over-dramatic at times and occasionally the voices blurred into one, so I was unsure who was speaking. I was happy with his interpretation of Sean's voice but not so much with Jonathan. And, please don't get me started on the "British" accent

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Fast & So Much Fun!!

The opening act is strong with Sean's dry-as-the-Sahara-desert humour stealing the show!! Once he connects with Jonathan, Sean shifts to lovestruck musings - though intimate scenes are oh my, yes please, hot damn! The final act is the spectacular whodunnit, whydunnit, howdunnit page turner and phew! Tal Bauer's knowledge of American politics, presidential administration and alphabet agencies is evident but he played fast and loose with realism to dial up the entertainment. l did not buy for one second anything presented here but it took nothing away from my absolute joy in the shenanigans. TNO is the non-hyperventilating, fun cousin of the Executive Office Series - my nerves thank Tal Bauer for this mercy!

🎧 John Solo nailed Sean. He was perfect with his rapid fire, dry delivery and made palpable Sean's shifts in emotions. Then Solo let the story down by giving everyone else (bar FLOTUS and an Elderly Man) similar growly or angry vocals. These butch | macho portrayals were off the mark especially for Jonathan. Solo's Achilles heel is atrocious accents and oh dear. It speaks to the calibre and quality of the writing that regardless of the narrator, l remained joyfully invested from the get go to the very end!!

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A paranoid, introspective mumble.

As a thriller it gets lost in the past. The story has no forward progression, it has all the thrill of being in a car stuck in the mud. The readers style adds further to the already over emotional atmosphere.

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