Deep Sleep

Devin Gray, Book 1

By: Steven Konkoly

Narrated by: Seth Podowitz

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Stopping the most dangerous conspiracy to ever threaten America means believing the unthinkable in an explosive novel by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Steven Konkoly.

Countersurveillance expert Devin Gray is unwittingly thrown headfirst into dangerous new territory after the death of his mother. Helen Gray, a paranoid and disgraced former CIA officer, believed she was on the verge of preventing a national catastrophe - a mission worth dying for. Others, including Devin, believe she was chasing delusions. Until he finds what she left behind.

With the help of longtime friend and former Marine helicopter pilot Marnie Young and a loyal team of covert operatives Helen summoned just before her death, Devin is propelled into a high-stakes chase across the country. What he uncovers, clue by clue, is a conspiracy more widespread and insidious than anyone could have imagined.

Now it’s Devin’s mission to destroy a covert network poised to deliver a fatal blow to the future of the United States. And also to vindicate his mother, by seeing the mission through to its treacherous end.

©2022 by Steven Konkoly (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Doing full justice to novelist Steven Konkoly's political thriller …deftly narrated by Seth Podowitz…a compelling 'theatre of the mind' experience.”—Midwest Book Review

“Techno-thrillers fans will delight in military vet Konkoly’s obvious expertise when it comes to the authenticity and intensity of the numerous action sequences.”—Publishers Weekly

“A lively, roller-coaster thriller that moves like lightning.”—Kirkus Reviews

4 stars . Put a lot into it. like the reader

.It is hard to right a 15 word revue when it stops you. He put a lot into getting out of trouble when needed. I like the story line.

Konkoly hits again

Took me a few minutes to get into it. Once the storyline established itself it picked up dramatically. Awesome listen can't wait to start the next book in the series.

They're back!

I love that Konkoly is spinning this into the world as some of his other novels. The only thing I don't like is that I have to wait for the next book.

No resolution

This story has potential but you just can’t stop in the middle without resolving at least some of the plots!

Excellent book, high action

Solid, unpredictable plotnthat keeps your attention throughiutntye book! Definitely worth a read or a listen.

The Book Has No Ending

I’ve never listened to a book without and ending. But this one leaves you in the middle of a mystery. Maybe there’s a follow up book, but this is nonsense.

Walk to read listen

I am enjoying the series. There are so many character changes that I need concentrate more on who is on which side.

I struggle with how to rate this story…

This story really is interesting and even though I didn’t give the book high marks, I will go on to Book 2 in the series. Here are my problems with the book. The author takes way too much time to describe everything and layout the premise of where the book is going. Thus it feels like this should been part one of a two-part book rather than a book all by itself. My second issue is with the performance. When the narrator is Doing dialogue he is very good and really nails the different voices from men and women. Sometimes the foreign accents are not so good. The problem is when he is reading the narration between the dialogue it’s disjointed and you constantly hear yourself in your head, thinking the way, he should’ve been reading rather than the way he is.

Good book, but ended too quickly

It was a very interesting, fast action story. My only complaint was the very abrupt ending.

current

narrator was iffy for me. storyline was good but took a bit to get into.