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Marine One

By: James W. Huston
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Publisher's summary

After the presidents' helicopter, Marine One, goes down in a brutal thunderstorm, the government blames the European manufacturer of the helicopter, accusing them of killing the president.

Senate investigations and Justice Department accusations multiply as Mike Nolan, a Marine Corps reserve helicopter pilot and trial attorney in civilian life, is hired to defend the company from the criminal investigations and a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the most notorious lawyer in America on behalf of the First Lady.

Nolan knows that to win his case, he has to find out what really caused Marine One to crash and why the president threw caution aside to go to a meeting no one seems to know about.

©2009 James W. Huston (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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"Nonstop legal suspense at its best."( Publishers Weekly)

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Very enjoyable listen.

What did you like best about Marine One? What did you like least?

Fascinating premise. Good look into the FAA crash investigation process. Also revealing look at civil suit process. What I liked least was several plot points and characters were not resolved well by book's end.

If you’ve listened to books by James W. Huston before, how does this one compare?

First Huston read. Will not be the last.

What three words best describe Joe Barrett’s voice?

Adequate. Entertaining. Average.

Could you see Marine One being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I would recast it with Grisham's the Rainmaker. Matt Damon as the lead attorney and Jon Voight as the sleazy civil attorney.

Any additional comments?

My family listened to this book on a trip. Everyone enjoyed it.

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On the edge of my seat!

Very well written. Sometimes a little unbelievable but the story was very captivating. I listened straight through.

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Interesting premise

I had never heard of James Huston or, to my knowledge, heard Joe Barrett but this book was so unexpectedly great that I will be purchasing more books by Huston and looking for books read by Barrett. If you like suspense and drama, and tense courtroom scenes you will enjoy this book.

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Excellent!

I found this to be an excellent story. The further into it the more riveting it became. It has moments where I actually felt myself tense up and moments where I laughed out loud.
I enjoy this narrator too. He did one other audio book that I have listened to.

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amazing ending

narrator was so good, he really makes you hate the right people and love the others

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A terrific must listen! Bravo!

I am so very excited when a good book (and listen) comes to my attention. With so man books in the market, we all hope to find those few books that will enchant us with a riveting story. This book combines elements of a thriller, politics, conspiracy and courtroom drama with great writing. A wonderful find. I only wish there was more, or this author will continue to make works of comparable quality. Please support good authors and good audio productions.

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Pretty Good Overall Read

Pretty much a court precedural with all the research and investigation that goes with them but wrapped around a pretty interesting event of Marine One going down. Overall a pretty good listen. The ending sort of just drops off but other than that not bad. Worth a credit.

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Fantastic

This story was intriguing and interesting because it seemed plausible that the event as written could be potentially possible.

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Loved it

I loved the intrigue, the story grabbed me from the first page. Made me want more books like this one.
Would recommend to friends and family

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Totally captivating from the beginning.

Excellent story, completely believable. Best narrator I have listened to in a while. Book would appeal to mystery/espionage lovers as well as legal thriller readers.

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