The Faithful Spy

I normally don't read spy novels. But, now I can't wait to read another. This was so exciting and involving. Hope I didn't read the best and will be disappointed in others. Loved Wells and Exley!

Sorry to dog this one folks, but the author's over-description of detail left nothing for the reader to figure out. We actually found ourselves laughing aloud at the melodramatic spy genre clich?s. Pretty good narrator. Have fun if you buy this, but don't expect to be challenged.

It kept my interest. One of the better stories.

This book was action packed and fast paced. It was well written and kept me entertained from beginning to end. It went by very quickly. I'm not 100% sure I agree with the narrator's choice of voice for certain of the characters, but it was fairly inconsequential. He did a solid narration job all-in-all.

Well, having finished this book on June 23rd as the FBI sting finds a bungling bunch of "terrorists" holed up with an inside informant as I finished this listen the night before, I woke up trying to clear my mind and figure out which was I remembering the book or Fox news, just kidding... but must say reality inside reality. Expertly done, never over reaching a thrilling personal journal. It could be true... just read See No Evil by Robert Baer... don't miss this book.

I love cats! I cringe when a dog is killed in a novel, but I was absolutely revolted by the lurid description of the slow poisoning of a little cat, procured specifically for that purpose. The detailed description of the animal's suffering was way, way too much for me. I stopped at that point and won't read another word written by Alex Berenson.

Here's a hero who is just as extreme as Jack Ryan, but we don't have to fawn over his riches or political clout. He may not have the beautiful family, riches, prestigious job, or the "right" political connections, but he's able to get the job done, where the job concerns going deep undercover, operating with very little help, and getting deep into the affairs of terrorists, in spite of the lack of trust of his bosses, and his enemies. He seems to face more realistic problems, but overcomes with determination, luck, and believable intelligence.

I like Child's Jack Reacher, or DeMille's John Correy as characters. But the I was able to suspend disbelief in this character, and for now at least, he seems to surpass them by an order of magnitude. Almost at the level of le Carre's Smiley.

I'm a frequent repeat listener, and I'm sure I'll listen to this many, many times.

The narration is perfect in the sense that I was never aware of it at all.

This author will be a new favorite of mine. The character John Wells is riding the fine line between crossing over. I will be reading Mr Berenson"s other works now that I found his Well's series. With the "too soon demise" of the wonderful Mr. Vince Flynn I was on the look out for a new series to capture my imagination, thank you Alex.

On your seat adventure

John Wells, a patriot who finds why after years of infiltration of Al Qaida

Very adept at changing voices and keeping tempo with the action

Bureaucrats at their worst.

He never seemed to know what his mission actually was, and he certainly never discovered anything that we would expect for someone in his position. He seemed to be filled with angst and there was too much 'internal dialogue' that did not move the story along.

have his faithful spy be proactive about his job as a spy. He never did anything except follow his group of terrorists and did not report their activity to the CIA.

George Guidall

disappointment