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Cloaked Deception
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- Length: 21 hrs and 35 mins
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From Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, comes this pulse-pounding political thriller.
A tactical nuclear weapon is stolen from an Indian research facility, setting off a chain of events that spans the globe.
Those behind the heist plan to use it to take out thousands of innocent people—all to assure death of a single man who they believe is too dangerous to be left alive.
What are the lives of thousands compared to the safety of the world?
At the same time, scientists have invented the world’s first cloaking device, able to render its user almost completely invisible. It’s the epitome of hidden-in-plain-sight—a game changer for any military. At least until three of the lead scientists are murdered and their work is stolen the night before their first demonstration.
Authorities have no idea the two crimes are connected.
There are ten days before the bomb is set to go off.
Can they unravel the trail of red herrings in time?
The clock is ticking...
The legendary Timothy Zahn, best-known for creating the popular Thrawn character last seen in Star Wars: Ahsoka, returns with this original, binge-worthy thriller. CLOAKED DECEPTION is filled with twists and turns and a blistering conclusion you'll never see coming!
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Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
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Triggering and poor narration
- By Katherine Epperson on 07-11-23
By: Colleen Hoover
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Bluebeard
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In 1919, Kathryn Wombacher finds a lonely-hearts ad placed by one Walter Andrew: "Would be pleased to correspond with a refined young lady or widow. Object, matrimony.” Kathryn and Walter fall in love and marry within weeks. What Kathryn doesn’t know...is that her new husband is really James “Bluebeard” Watson, a notorious West Coast serial killer who catfished and married 22 women, murdering 10.
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- By HappyMom on 05-24-24
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Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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A ferrari with no motor
- By will on 11-18-17
By: Andy Weir
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Do You Remember?
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
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Tess Strebel can’t recognize her own face. She can’t recognize her home. Her bedroom is unfamiliar. And she can’t remember the handsome stranger lying next to her in bed. A stranger who claims he’s her husband. Tess reads a letter in her own handwriting, composed during a rare lucid day, explaining her life as it now exists: she was in a terrible car accident one year ago. Every morning, she wakes up unable to remember most of the last decade. Including her own wedding.
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Eh
- By Zoe on 03-16-24
By: Freida McFadden
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Mad Love
- By: Wendy Walker
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They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.
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Surprised
- By marcie on 05-25-24
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After You've Gone
- By: Margot Hunt
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Tessa and Charlie have been best friends since childhood. Now Tess is a famous travel writer who documents her adventures on social media while Charlie rarely leaves the safety of her home, living in fear after narrowly escaping a vicious attack years earlier. But despite their different lives, their bond of friendship remains unbreakable...even in death.
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Beautiful
- By Daniel Garcia on 07-22-24
By: Margot Hunt
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Faebos is home to violent and nasty creatures, but also great beauty. Survival will mean cooperation between PS12’s captives and captors. But will it be enough? Faced with hardship no one expected, needing to tap into old skills and new, Predaxes and Malik find themselves in their own form of Purgatory. Rogue Stars is a brand new military space opera series by #1 Audible and Washington Post bestseller Jaime Castle, creator of the Black Badge series. Perfect for fans of David Weber, Larry Correia, JN Chaney, and Rick Partlow.
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- al
- 05-31-24
Great
Great book. Interesting shift from his normal genre. Loved everything clicking at the end. awesome.
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- OK Rather Be Fishin
- 06-13-24
Zahn excels at yet another genre!
Timothy Zahn has been my favorite author for years, from Thrawn to Conqueror’s to Quadrail, and this latest political thriller has not a disappointment. It was a fun listen which kept me guessing at every turn and I was at the end much too quickly. I hope there is a sequel planned!
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- Dan K
- 07-12-24
A wild ride worth the adventure
I got this just for Zahn. It was well worth it. many wild turns and some pulse rising moments. kept waiting for Jack Bauer to show up with a running clock. really grew on the characters. hope we get a 2nd book to see where they all go on another wild ride.
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- B-Rad
- 06-14-24
I like the characters
Nothing big enough to talk about I really liked the story I like his stories his Star Wars books are very good
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- Mindjacked
- 08-16-24
Edge of your Seat
A nuclear weapon has been stolen than later a cloaking device is stolen and 3 of the scientists killed, but the authorities do not know they are connected. They know they have 10 days before the bomb goes off. The clock is winding down like sand grains in a hourglass. Can the authorities figure it out before thousands of innocent people die?
The action and suspense in this book is without compare. It will keep you on the edge of your seat until you finish. The narrator is awesome and brings this book alive. I loved every second of the ride.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-04-24
Perfect storm of not good enough
My initial reaction to this story centered on the performance. Initially, I blamed the performer, but I soon realized it was more about the character list, which demanded either a more versatile voice actor or multiple actors. It became increasingly difficult to keep track of and distinguish between the characters. All four main male characters sounded like variations of the same voice.
Creating distinct voices for over 20 characters is undeniably challenging. This issue partly falls on the author for having such a large cast and the production team for not addressing it effectively, either by hiring a more suitable narrator or using multiple voices. The accent for the antagonists was also problematic. They spent most of the story sounding Russian or German, only to be revealed as a paramilitary group from a country with a distinct accent. This choice seemed like an attempt to avoid spoiling the twist, but it ultimately made immersion difficult.
The story itself was typical Zahn, with some glaring issues. I found myself confused about the target. Was it President Whitcomb or the Doctor mentioned briefly in the climax? If it was the Doctor, their significance and threat level were not clearly explained.
Another issue, surprisingly given Zahn's experience, was the similarity in character names. Writers are generally advised to ensure character names are distinct to avoid confusion, but many scenes had characters with similar names, compounded by the voice actor's limited range. It took me until the second half of the novel to sort out the four main characters enough to know who to ignore and who to focus on.
Lastly, the climax felt contrived, as if the story was suddenly confined to a smaller stage. We’re taken through various intriguing settings—from a murder mystery in one part of the world to a nuke theft in another—only for everything to culminate in a single location where protagonists and antagonists converge to resolve the plot. It felt like the story narrowed down abruptly, spotlighting the main characters for a showy ending that didn’t quite feel natural.
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- Illustrated Lefty
- 06-08-24
Twists and turns
Just when you think you have it figured out another red herring appears. Well done Mr. Zahn
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- Lonnie-The GreatNorthernTroll-Moore
- 05-19-24
This book is epic! When a paramilitary decides to take on the US...
A political thriller of epic purportion. Not my go to genre. But I'm game when Timothy Zahn is the writer and Peter Berkrot is narrating the same said book! Timothy Zahn actually cut his eye teeth writing Star Wars novels and don't forget that he wrote the YA series, Dragonback which was soooooooo good.
With a paramilitary group sneaking an atomic bomb through the US the borders. Always seemingly out maneuvering the investigators every step of the way.
This is one of the most intense books I've read this year, and I mean edge-of-your-seat kinda intensity. But if that wasn't enough there was Ross, for the longest time I couldn't figure out who Ross was and where he stood in this story, he really creaped me out for awhile... So yeah you'll wanna grab this audiobook because Peter Berkrot is well suited to telling us this kinda story. So can Timothy Zahn write thrillers or what, go ahead you decide... Read it. Then write and post your own review!
Here's a quote that amused me:
"Damn it, Madison, you're gonna get us in
deep fertilizer we'll grow mushrooms."
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- Robert Powers
- 05-26-24
Long book
This author must be paid by the word. Way, way, too long. It was too long.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-28-24
Awesome Thrilled
Timothy Zahn at his best! Exciting story and riveting conclusion. Agents and others race against time while an extremely intelligent villain stays one step ahead. Enjoy the ride!
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