The Gray Man

By: Mark Greaney

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Now a Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas

The first Gray Man novel from number one New York Times best-selling author Mark Greaney.

To those who lurk in the shadows, he’s known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.

But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. In their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness.

But Court Gentry is going to prove that, for him, there’s no gray area between killing for a living and killing to stay alive....

Get ready for white-knuckled listening. Greaney's debut novel introduces the enigmatic and elusive Court Gentry, a former CIA operative and a legendary hired gun. With a terrifying ability to vaporize targets and a strict moral code, he stalks the gray margins of the world, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, then fading away. When his government and former employers turn on him, there is no safehouse to run to, no way to lie low. In a constant state of escape and pursuit, Gentry tears through the Middle East and Europe in a riveting life-or-death race against time.

©2009 Mark Greaney (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Through the carnage, Gentry remains an intriguing protagonist with his own moral code. Comparisons will be made to Jason Bourne, but the Gray Man is his own character. The ending screams for a sequel, but it will be difficult to maintain the intensity level of this impressive debut." (Booklist)

"Hard, fast, and unflinching – exactly what a thriller should be." (Lee Child)

"Bourne for the new millennium." (James Rollins)

Put me in touch with my inner teenage boy...

OKAY, this was a three and half star effort for me (wish we could give half stars). Disbelief is made from lace here... yet if you really back up... well... you can force it to cover up the GAPING justifications for the plot. But, if you do that... Well then it's an action/adventure thing that will have earbuds oozing blood and leave the grit of GSR between your teeth. Swaggering away from the last pages I stank of heavy weapons. Wuddaya want from a MANLY novel? This is a guy's equivalent to a chic'lette's bodice buster. Feel a need to click off the world? Click on the Gray Man.

Expect more? Listen to something else.

It put me in touch with my inner teenage boy.

Reads like a graphic novel from Marvel

Almost like a stylized comic book, the Gray Man zaps, leaps, shoots, barrel rolls and silently glides from scene to scene, never stopping for more than 10 minutes to dress his wounds. Great fun from Mark Greaney and excellent narration by Jay Snyder!

Great book and excellent narration!

While Greeny's books are a tad over descriptive at times the always keep you on the edge of your seat with excitement. I can't wait for the next one.

Predictable

I usually like this genre. The Gray Man is a pale offering made irritating with frequent mispronounced cities and ethnic groups. That can be forgiven if the reader hasn’t paid attention to world events in last 15 years. The most aggravating is in Chapter 12. Baklava is a delicious dessert. Balaclava is ski mask. Those two words are not synonymous.

So cliché.

Terrible dialogue. Very predictable. I’m confused at all the five star ratings. I really struggle to finish this book. The only reason I kept listening because I had invested time into it.

Well Told

Jay Snyder has a gift of many voices which makes the story and characters relevant.

A Good Escape

I enjoyed this story though it is hardly original. I appreciated the author's attempt to make our hero more human and vulnerable as opposed to some superhuman unstoppable force (apparently he is). I will at least read the second in the series.

The Grey Man is fun..

The grey man is fun reading but too bullet proof.Nobody is that good a spy .

Fast paced and hard charging!!

This book took off from the get go. Action packed with worthy narration from Jay Snyder. I'm definitely going to Follow this series. Great listen, you won't be disappointed!

Can't stop listening till the end

Would you consider the audio edition of The Gray Man to be better than the print version?

This book will mess up your schedule as you won't find a place to pause! This guy just keeps moving from terrible situation to more terrible situations until the book ends! Great read.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Gray Man?

Too many great moments to list

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes