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  • The Gray Man

  • By: Mark Greaney
  • Narrated by: Jay Snyder
  • Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (23,280 ratings)

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The Gray Man

By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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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)

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Entrrtaining

A good read. Character development good but too many extraneous people throughout. Story began to drag at the end ...a little too much of the same fantastic escapes. Narration was well done.

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Grey Man is Great Man

action packed. found it hard to hit pause because I needed to know what was going to happen next

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Great intro

The story is powerfully vivid. I was really mesmerized with the balance of merc and gentleman. 5 stars

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ACTION PACKED

This is an old fashioned thriller with chases, violence and intrigue my favorite kind of novel!
and, the movie ruined it... forget that listen to the book

terrific!

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Almost like a movie

Court is kind of like John Wick in that It never feels like he’s in danger. Maybe that’s because there are like 12 more books. Although I like the climactic feel to the whole thing .Overall very entertaining and great action. i’d give it 91%

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Loved the movie, almost didn’t make it through the book

I love the movie on Netflix, so I got the audio book.
I thought this book started off strong. I like the descriptions of the weapons and, I don’t know why, but I enjoy detailed descriptions of violent things. Like when the bullet hits someone’s body, what happens to the internal organs ect. I like gory detail. However, there’s to much damn detail, in my opinion, when it comes to side characters. To much wasted time and dialogue. The side characters seem to be cartoony and generic.
I thought the narrator was a super pro. Top of his field. But then he would speak in the voices of the children, or the female characters, or different accents, and it kind of threw me. What else was he supposed to do, I get it, But it ruined some of the sections for me. Like the French female vet assistant towards the end. The book became something I had to get through instead of something I did not want to end.

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Great Story

This was nt 1st book my rhis author and he did not disappoint. Great story and narrator. Hust download 2nd book!

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Great book

Good action mixed with untrustworthy government agencies and conspiracies. I’m looking forward to the next book.

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Suspenseful

Book is non stop action with intense descriptions of what’s happening. It makes you feel like you’re there.

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Very intense listen

The narrator Jay Snyder is excellent- he brings the story alive to the intensity that if your eyes are closed, listening, one is immersed right into the story. Sooo hooked. Looking forward to next in series.

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