The Breach

By: Patrick Lee

Narrated by: Jeff Gurner

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Thirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming emptiness, an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door. It is the world’s best-kept secret—and its most terrifying. Trying to regain his life in the Alaskan wilds, ex-con/ex-cop Travis Chase stumbles upon an impossible scene: a crashed 747 passenger jet filled with the murdered dead, including the wife of the [resident of the United States.

Though a nightmare of monumental proportions, it pales before the terror to come, as Chase is dragged into a battle for the future that revolves around an amazing artifact. Allied with a beautiful covert operative whose life he saved, Chase must now play the role he’s been destined for—a pawn of incomprehensible forces or humankind’s final hope—as the race toward Apocalypse begins in earnest. Because something is loose in the world. And doomsday is not only possible...it is inevitable.

©2010 Patrick Lee (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"It's all here: brilliantly devious enemies; nifty, innovative gadgets and weaponry; hang-on-to-your-hat action; and razor-sharp plot twists aplenty." ( Publishers Weekly)

"Audacious and terrifying - and uncannily believable." (Lee Child)

Good stuff

Very entertaining, The Breach is basically part one of two with Ghost Country being part 2 and even then there is obvious room for another. It took me all of two nights to get through The Breach and Ghost Country, yes it's one of those. You must know what happens next while guessing searching for answers.

Excellent fast paced techno-thriller

This book opened very strong and it didn't let up. The plot kept moving quickly, never getting bogged down. I liked the mystery of the story, it was unpredictable and different from a standard thriller. I look forward to reading more by Mr. Lee.

The narration was good as well and supported the story nicely.

A thrill ride for the century...

The Breach quickly turned into one of my favorite novels, and the Travis Chase series is unforgettable from the start. Nitty, gritty, and terrifyingly real, The Breach will invoke almost every human emotion imaginable.

Absorbing!

Well read, fast moving and thoughtful, a true science fiction adventure. Will leave you wanting more.

Well written & performed, but.....

I could have liked this story, except there was soooo much gratuitous & graphic violence against innocents & or good guys.
The mental images were almost more than I could take. E.g. how Page was tortured, her Dad killed because Travis hesitated to act??And all the unsuspecting folks at the diner/motel blown away by the guy in the invisible getup, and hundreds if not thousands of Zurich citizens.....men, women, children.....were slaughtered by Page's team. Why didn't they disable the nuke first???? Or the hostages that were executed.
Waaaaay too much, over the top, all so unnecessary. It really left a bad taste in my mouth/brain.
And the Whisper evoked an image of the creepy clown in "It", the way it spoke.
I wish he spent more time with the rip or tear, and the things that came through. Would have been much more
interesting.
And the "duplicator."...how did it work? How did Travis duplicate himself? "Just duplicate all the weapons & ammo
you need" or words to that effect. Right 🙄
Missed opportunities to make it a really good story. I feel kind of disgusted by it actually.
But the narrator did a great job.

Wildly imaginative

I'd call this a wildly imaginative thriller. Look into it if you like thrillers. And wild imagination.

Can't wait to get to the next book

Love this story. well written, great pace. combines all the elements if great sci-fi.

Exactly what I needed! Really fun action adventure

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

Absolutely, I'm only 1/2 way through and already going to get the next two. It's just non-stop fun, light sci-fi adventure (in modern day). Feel's like a blockbuster popcorn summer movie.

What other book might you compare The Breach to and why?

Pretty hard to. Feels kind of like Fringe or X Files.

What does Jeff Gurner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He does the voices very well, brings it to life. The best narrators just become invisible and bring the story to life in your mind, he does a great job.

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

Oh yeah - extreme in the "I'm getting the next ones before this one is done." Just really fun. I'll be up until 5am finishing it tonight.

Any additional comments?

Get it!

A very unusual idea for a story.

I really enjoyed the twists n turns while I tried to see what was coming with no way of predicting that! It kept me guessing the whole time as it got better and I enjoyed it more and more! I hope there's more books dealing with the breach!

The narrator sucks big time, BUT this is a fun bk

Love the story so much I tolerated one of those awful narrators that seem to come right out of HS drama class. Very cheesy, but the story was good and I'll keep going