Backfire: An FBI Thriller, Book 16

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen, Deanna Hurst

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

For what you did you deserve this.

The mysterious note delivered to FBI agent Dillon Savich has him and his partner, Lacey Sherlock, on edge, just as they’re starting an investigation into the shooting of their longtime friend Ramsey Hunt. The San Francisco judge was shot in the back during a high-profile murder trial—and now Sherlock's and Savich’s search for the truth will take a shocking turn that no one could have seen coming…

©2012 Catherine Coulter (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Hideous narration

Especially the adults trying to do baby voices - couldn't be worse. I won't finish the book for that reason. I just can't listen to this.

Child's voice irritating

Would you try another book from Catherine Coulter and/or Jim Meskimen and Deanna Hurst ?

Maybe

What did you like best about this story?

Good start, good beginning but got boring as time went on. Couldn't Stick with it after 3 hours;

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Child's voice was irritating, whiny and not real

Was Backfire worth the listening time?

Not worth listening....dragged on too long

OK

Decent, nice twists. Some of the characters are a bit simplistic, but then I have only read a couple of the earlier books in the series.

very good story

Would you consider the audio edition of Backfire to be better than the print version?

no about the same

What did you like best about this story?

the story line is good without all the sex (some is good, ...but) keeps you interested in what up.

What does Jim Meskimen and Deanna Hurst bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I was distracted by the voice change. but i am easy to distract.

Great book

What did you love best about Backfire?

Although the two readers were disconcerting at first, it quickly became internal to the rhythm of the book.

What other book might you compare Backfire to and why?

Catherine Coulter'other books in the series. Robert Parker's Spenser series

Have you listened to any of Jim Meskimen and Deanna Hurst ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Not that I am aware of

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Great listen

I liked the interesting twists and turns

I liked that I tried to think ahead and follow and get ahead but changers gewét

awesome

another great read!!! thank you for such wonderful story lines and plots. enjoy them all

A little slow to start

I have listened to all of these books to this point. I agree with another reviewer that, initially, there were way too many characters to keep up with. It took me a while to pull it all together (4 hours). The narration was different because of different narrators. It was ok, not as bad as some say. I will still get the next book. This was probably my least favorite of the series.
I think it is interesting that mostly all the women in these books have red hair - or a shade of red and the men are described as well-toned and absolutely gorgeous. Except for the villains, of course.

Violence with Tender relationships

What did you love best about Backfire?

The friendships and the love.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Not really. Too much predictable gore as it moved into the climax.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

"He said." "She said." too often. Sometimes a male voice, then a beat, then a female voice saying, "he said." Sheesh - no exclaimed, or shouted or cried, just 'said'.

Narration really slowed down the suspense and hampered the storyline. Are these narrators tired of doing this?

Sometimes male and female changed off with each other with no rhyme or reason, just enough to make the story not flow.

Any additional comments?

Disappointing.

Probably great in print version!

First the terrible narration was a real irritant. Either one of the narrators would have been better than the two of them together. It was irrational how they switched back and forth with all the he said/she said... nuts! The child voices were especially over the top ridiculous. I love listening to books but go with the print version of this for sure.

Second, I had trouble following the characters. I don't know the series so I didn't know who was who and Coulter switches between the first and last names so much it was really difficult for me to keep track. I find it easier to keep track of multiple characters in print but maybe that's just me.

Third, you really have to suspend disbelief in that the characters are shot/injured and hop up and keep going. Only the first guy shot is treated like it was a serious thing. I'm okay with that but some people insist on more reality and if that's you then you won't be happy with this.

If you are already a fan of this series then nothing on earth will stop you from reading this but I strongly suggest you go for the print. This isn't really my favorite genre but I'd read another from this series with a different narrator.