Coup d'Etat

Dewey Andreas, Book 2

By: Ben Coes

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

When a fragile peace breaks down and promptly devolves into a rapidly escalating shooting war between Pakistan and India, the United States is forced to intervene. With only hours remaining before the conflict reaches a deadly point of no return, the White House must find a way to shut it down immediately - or risk the likelihood of a new global war.

A radical cleric has become the democratically elected president of Pakistan and uses a brutal incident in the Kashmir region as an opportunity to ignite war with India. The highly lethal conventional war spins out of control when Pakistan initiates a nuclear attack. India is on the verge of launching their own nuclear response, one that will have unimaginably disastrous results for both the United States and the world at large.

With only one chance to head this off, the president of the United States sends in his best people to do whatever it takes to restore the fragile peace to the region. With the clock ticking and Pakistan in the hands of a religious radical willing to do anything to destroy India, there remains only one viable option: to execute a coup d’état in Pakistan.

There is only one man with the skills and experience to infiltrate the live war theater and remove the Pakistani president from power. Only one man the White House can trust. His name: Dewey Andreas. Now they have to find him before time runs out.

From the author of the critically acclaimed thriller Power Down comes the latest ripped-from-the-headlines novel featuring his indelible and indomitable protagonist, the unforgettable Dewey Andreas.

Also listen to Power Down.

©2011 Ben Coes (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great Ride

Have you listened to any of David de Vries’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

David's Pakastani and Indian accents are perfect.

Any additional comments?

From time to time, Ben, or his editors, need to do some fact checking, For example, C-130s have aluminum not "steel" wings, and the Eurocopter Panther has a pair of turbine engines running jet fuel not "gas."

Just Fantastic

Would you listen to Coup d'Etat again? Why?

Yes because he is too good :-) and the plots are so well planned and educative.

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

YES :-)

What does David de Vries bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

David is amazing. I am from India and he accent was better then mine although some names sounded bit off but that is tolerable!!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me very happy that India and common sense prevailed!!

Any additional comments?

I learnt lot of history and details of Indian wars I did not know, very educative.

Great story, but weak narrator

The first book got me hooked. This one is a great follow up. But they changed narrators, and this one isn't nearly as good. Still clear and easy to understand, but lacks the pauses and voice control of the first narrator.

Book is ok, but with different narrator

I’ve listened to a few of these and this is book 2 in the series. No continuity in narrators between 1 and 2. Not the end of the world but if a character has an Irish accent in book one it would be nice if it was the same with 2. It helps differentiate between characters. Disappointed that the follow up was not quite the same experience as the first novel.

Wow!

Incredible! Action packed all the way through! I can't wait till I start the next one!

Headline

Dewey Andreas does it again. I liked this book quite a bit two more words.

Much better than Power Down

Would you listen to Coup d'Etat again? Why?

Rarely do I give 5 stars but this book was a non stop listening.

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

Yes, the more I listened, that better it got

What about David de Vries’s performance did you like?

Am a de Vries fan now.

Great story & fun

I really enjoy the Andreas character as a newfound Coes fan & I am listening in order. 2 for 2! Any Brad Thor, Mark Greaney & Vince Flynn fan will be in for a treat!

Great thriller

David de Vries is my new favorite reader
Was sad that book ended
Can't wait to download next one in the series

HOLD ON TIGHT!!!!!

Would you listen to Coup d'Etat again? Why?

Hell yeah!!! Get listen. Coes once again proves that he is a great writer for the genre. Hey if he was good enough for Vince Flynn he's good by me. I loved this book. Just edge of your seat excitement. It goes to places that you never would even think to look. Great Work Ben!!!!

What other book might you compare Coup d'Etat to and why?

Similar to Vince Flynn and Brad Thor

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

1,2 Dewy's comin' for you....3,4 it won't matter if you lock your door

Any additional comments?

The main character, Dewy Andreas, is somewhere between Mitch Rapp (Flynn) and Scot Harvath (Thor) Not quite as good as Rapp, but smarter and a bit less brutish than Harvath. This is what makes him so interesting. Coes makes him is own. Dewy Andreas is truly an organic character. This installment further solidifies Ben Coes's, and in turn, Dewy Andreas's footprint on the genre.