Gone

Michael Bennett, Book 6

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Narrated by: Danny Mastrogiorgio, Henry Leyva

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.

Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.

Detective Bennett, along with his 10 adopted children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI's witness protection program. Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility of safety and law in the U.S. The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine's war on America.

With explosive action and fierce villainy that rivals James Bond movies at their best, Gone is the next astounding novel by James Patterson.

©2013 James Patterson (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Another winner for JP & Detective Bennett

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would highly recommend this as a very enjoyable read. The story line is well adhered to according to the series and the characters continue to develop into the plot line.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Danny Mastrogiorgio and Henry Leyva ?

It was difficult to accept anyone other than Bobby Canavale in the role of Michael Bennett. Overall, Mr. Mastrogiorgio did a good job with the performance. But, replacing an iconic voice is an unenviable task that would have challenged even the most talented performer. Henry Leyva was excellent. His ability to adapt to the vocal inflection and accents was spot on and never missed a beat. Understanding that much of that may be a result of outstanding production and editing, I nonetheless found his performance solid and bound me to the personality of the characters.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next Michael Bennett book. Well done!!!!

Missing Bobby!

Any additional comments?

I missed hearing Bobby Cannavale as the voice of Michael Bennett. I guess I was spoiled hearing his voice. The story was a bit slower but the ending was good.

Entertaining! Patterson did it again.

Detective Michael Bennet's stories are always entertaining for me. I recommend it.
I enjoyed reading it. Patterson did it again.

A good recovery

I was hoping for more action in the second book and I was not disappointed. The nastiest villain ever. Also, just when you think the story is over it kicks back into full throttle action.

Impossible to put downbeat

I read this book awhile ago. I enjoyed it immensely then. Earlier this afternoon I was looking for something to fill the void the end of another great read (Abducted by T. R. Ragan) left without purchasing additional credits. I randomly selected Gone thinking an hour of listening would suffice. 7 plus hours later and I'm as rivoted as I was the first time!

Why did you change narrator?

Bobby was excellent as Mike Bennett, you shouldn't have messed with success! This guy was a flat monotone. You need Orlagh Cassidy back to do the female characters, through the whole series!

Love this series! But not this performance.

Different narrators from previous books in the series. Primary narrator has a more choppy style and less range than the prior books.
Accents were terrible.

A good wrap up to I, Michael Bennett

A little gruesome for us old schoolers who remember when the cowboy was shot and you didn't see the blood didn't mean he wasn't dead. But I guess people need a more vivid picture these days to tell the bad guys from the good guys.

WOW! The Best Ever!

I loved this book and didn't want it to end. It was just too short.

Like the story, missed the previous narrator

I really miss Bobby Cannavale, or even the first narrator. This one just doesn't have the right cadence or inflection. Something is off. It sounds like he's asking a question or leaving the sentence hanging as he reads so it's difficult to listen to. I keep thinking "is his sentence over or is he pausing?" I'm going to listen to the next book because I love this series and family, but for the next production I hope they change narrators. As usual, the "bad guy" narrator was great.