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Avenger

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: Eric Conger
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Frederick Forsyth is back with a Avenger! A heart-stopping thriller of murder, intrigue, deception, and revenge

Attorney Calvin Dexter hangs his shingle in a quiet New Jersey town, has a reasonably successful practice, and takes the hills strong while triathlon training. But Dexter is no ordinary lawyer. On Sundays, he reads the paper and shuffles around his dark, empty house, trying to forget about a life he has lost forever.

Until, of course, Dexter reads something in the papers that sends him the necessary signal. Until one of the handful who know of Dexter's other life tries to contact him. For in a world that has forgotten right and wrong, few can settle a score like Cal Dexter can.

But the game is changing, and this time CIA agent Kevin McBride must find a way to stop Dexter before his quest for vengeance throws the world into chaos.

©2003 Frederick Forsyth (P)2003 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

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"A totally engrossing thriller." (Booklist)

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Fantastic

I truly enjoyed this book! It was intriguing from start to finish with a brilliant twist at the end.

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Another Great Forsyth Book

Having read the majority of Forsyth's books, I can say that this is another great read. While not his best, it is definitely in the upper one-third. From the first sentence of the book (which is a great attention-getter) you are taken in by the story.

This probably has the greatest amount of "background information" on the book's characters of any of his novels I have read. This aspect of the book reminded me of Tom Clancy or Stephen King.

As is always the case with Forsyth's novels, this is also a great learning experience as well as a suspense novel. Forsyth discusses the "Tunnel Rats" in Vietnam, as well as the issues surround Bosnia, both of which were very interesting.

As is usual, his story has a great ending.

Enjoy!! It's well worth the time!

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Avenger

Outstanding thriller and great reader. Highly recommended.

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Forsyth on fire.

Excellent is not enough. Outstanding is almost there. This book describes good ole Round World Karma in the way only Forsyth can.

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Awesome Book

I could not put this book down. As a women, I loved the plot and enjoyed listening to this book.

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Gripping

The author continues to crank out books that are impossible to put down. I liked the Odessa File and I found The Avenger even better. Highly recommended

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Great Book

I burned more gas in my driveway listening to this one!! Great story brought to life by a great narrator.

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Awesome

Beautifully written and performed. Great story and characters. Will look for more by Forsythe. Read it.

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One of my favorite Forsyth novels.

Well performed, we'll researched. Being g a Vietnam vet, the theme of comrade ride back in "the world" rang with me.

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Fun way to pass a long drive

Great character development Nice blend of page turner and head scratcher. We liked how author interwove the stories of the main characters and how they came together at the climax

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