Hell's Corner

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in number-one best-selling author David Baldacci's most stunning adventure yet.

An attack on the heart of power...
In sight of the White House...
At a place known as...

Hell's Corner.

John Carr, a.k.a. Oliver Stone - once the most skilled assassin his country ever had - stands in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, perhaps for the last time. The president has personally requested that Stone serve his country again on a high-risk, covert mission. Though he's fought for decades to leave his past career behind, Stone has no choice but to say yes.

Then Stone's mission changes drastically before it even begins. It's the night of a state dinner honoring the British prime minister. As he watches the prime minister's motorcade leave the White House that evening, a bomb is detonated in Lafayette Park, an apparent terrorist attack against both leaders. It's in the chaotic aftermath that Stone takes on a new, more urgent assignment: find those responsible for the bombing.

British MI-6 agent Mary Chapman becomes Stone's partner in the search for the unknown attackers. But their opponents are elusive, capable, and increasingly lethal; worst of all, it seems that the park bombing may just have been the opening salvo in their plan. With nowhere else to turn, Stone enlists the help of the only people he knows he can trust: the Camel Club. Yet that may be a big mistake.

In the shadowy worlds of politics and intelligence, there is no one you can really trust. Nothing is really what it seems to be. And Hell's Corner truly lives up to its name. This may be Oliver Stone's and the Camel Club's last stand.

©2010 David Baldacci (P)2010 Hachette Audio

Outstanding. Never want to put it down.

What made the experience of listening to Hell's Corner the most enjoyable?

Love the continuation of characters.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Camel Club members are all very special and their undying support for each other!!

Which character – as performed by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy – was your favorite?

John Carr is a very special person....physically and mentally.

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

Only to imagine that I could have the intestinal fortitude these people have. Quitting is not an option!

Love the Camel Club!!

I read the series years ago and now have listened and they are great books!

Please Write More Camel Club Books!

All of your books are very well done. The characters of this series are especially endearing. Please write more.

Great story with nice twists

yes... as always you can have an opinion on the narration. The main character is very well read and yes the female voice is good but I prefer 1 person doing it all.
But after a while you kinda forget that its not perfect... the story line is compelling with a lot of twists and turns to throw you off. Itd a good read if you have the ability to really pay attention (I can see that that would be hard if you listen in you car while commuting).

What I find important is that even though its absolute fiction, when your in the story it sounds very believable.

4 stars for a great book.

Enjoyed

As with all of David Baldacci's work I enjoyed Hell's Corner. The Camel Club is great as usual. Hopefully the Camel Club will return for another adventure!

Stop the dramatization!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Cut out the sounds of bullets, sirens, traffic. I listen to books to escape. These sounds are stressful. From now on I will check and double check to be certain that the books I buy are narrated by one person and without side effects. I will never buy another book with sound effects. Using different narrators for different parts is downright cheesy. Please stop doing this.

If you’ve listened to books by David Baldacci before, how does this one compare?

It is hard to tell because of the horrible distraction of the sound effects and multiple voices. I think this story is good, but whenever I hear a change of narrator or siren or bullet, I am knocked out of the story and into real life.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Sometimes I am put off by the words he chooses to emphasize. It feels as if, in an attempt to make his interpretation interesting, he puts emphasis on a word that would not be emphasized in a real conversation. This reminds me of an actor's exercise in reading and is a distraction.

Was Hell's Corner worth the listening time?

No. Too long and see above.

Baldacii???s GIFT

I am a fan of David Baldacii???s GIFT, of be one of the best wordsmiths out there. I just finished Hell???s Corner. IT???S GREAT!!! I stared on the way home from work, but I could not stop listening. No TV for me, I had to stop for bed. The next day was my day off. I got up, and I finished listening to it. WOW!! Now! If you are not familiar with The Camel Club series... Maybe you should start with The Camel Club, then you will get to know who John Carr also know as Oliver Stone really is. It is a stand alone book, but I like to start at the beginning of a series.

Too Many Notes

I'm a Baldacci/Camel Club fan so hung in there to the end. However, the story seemed disjointed. Felt like Baldacci needed to add a few more pages so he kept coming up with new twists. I was glad to finish. Three stars only out of fan loyalty!

John phunking Carr !!!

wow awesome story... John Carr goes thru hell and back like 50 times.... he a baaddd mmaaaann

Triumphant

Perhaps the best book he has ever written and certainly the best of the Camel Club. Ron McLarty is a brilliant narrator. The sound effects were a nice addition. Thanks for the many sleepless nights I stayed up listening to this story unfold.