The Lion

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

In this eagerly awaited follow-up to The Lion's Game, John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is back. And, unfortunately for Corey, so is Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist otherwise known as "The Lion". Last we heard from him, Khali had claimed to be defecting to the US only to unleash the most horrific reign of terrorism ever to occur on American soil. While Corey and his partner, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, chased him across the country, Khalil methodically eliminated his victims one by one and then disappeared without a trace.

Now, years later, Khalil has returned to America to make good on his threats and take care of unfinished business. "The Lion" is a killing machine once again loose in America with a mission of revenge, and John Corey will stop at nothing to achieve his own goal - to find and kill Khahil.

©2010 Nelson DeMille (P)2010 Hachette

Good Listen

Scott Brick and Nelson DeMille together, is a Great Combination! Lions Game is a intriguing listen . Over the years I have listened to this book at least five times. The Lion is a Great follow up. It was a little slow to start but picked up. Want an enjoyable listen with action and humor give them a try.

Action Packed

A great sequel to The Lion’s Game. John Corey’s character continues to impress and leaves you laughing at his sarcasm and ability to irritate the bosses.

tedious

I enjoy the author. Having said that, his persistent use of adolescent sarcasm reminds you of a failed comedian who is clueless as to why he has failed. This well known narrator also uses such a tedious style of interpreting the main character that you want to blow your own brains out by the end of the book.

DeMille Sells Fear

Re: John Corey Series
DeMilIe, like all new (to me) authors, was read chronologically. The formula is identical in all these ponderous tales, with three or four climaxes along the way. The finale is usually anti-climactic and relatively weak relative to the gore and terror along the way. The demeanor and moral emptiness of Corey is revealed in Wildfire, where our 'hero' nearly succumbs to his primeval reality and allows that perhaps this end does justify this means. The sub-context of his work is that unless the Muslim world is annihilated, it is just a matter of time before nuclear war is delivered to our door by these madmen.

Huge sections of these books are interchangeable with similar parts of the others. They drone on and on with Corey defying the clueless machinations of the FBI and the sinister CIA. If you do not believe that we are helplessly fumbling our way toward global Armageddon, then these books are not for you.

Meanwhile DeMille rakes in millions by simply asking, "what if?". Are these books a call to arms to the violent, lunatic fringe? They may well be. DeMille's self-serving arrogance takes a grain of truth all the way to the bank.

Demille still a great read

Been reading DeMille forever- he is always a good read. Yes some are better than others, but on the whole very enjoyable.
As a New Yorker this book may resonate more with me than with some others, still it was very enjoyable to listen to this one.
Well worth the price of admission.
Charlie G.
NY, NY 2010

More John Corey!

He is back with his wise crack comments, his wifes sharp tongue, his race with adventure. This is pretty graphic in ways to commit murder while at the same time it is entertaining. Scott Brick is perfect!

The Lion

It is a book you cannot wait to find out what is going to happen next. It is about evil and good, a man that hates the USA and how far he would go to destroy our way of life. It is hard to imagine that such people hate us so much but it is something we should always be aware exist in this world.

exciting BUT, no more New York books for me

First, the book is pretty good! I LOVE Coreys wisecracks and would actually re-listen to get a laugh, his wife doesn't play a big enough role due to a situation. It has a few twists but not many and is fairly predictible and requires quite a suspension of disbelief. Lastly, as someone who has no use for manhattan, this is the last book I will listen to from Audible that is based in New York, the writer(s), Brick, story line is ALL New York this and New York that. I considered my time there for a job years ago as serving time in prison.

4 Stars for a 5 Star Author and Narrator

If you read/listened to The Lion's Game, then this book is a must. It is a bit slow at times and Demille's hyper attention to mundane detail can get semi tedious. "I woke up and opened my eyes, took a breath and then another then kept breathing. I put one foot on the floor then the other...." and so on.
However, The John Corey we all know and love is present and accounted for in all his glory. Scott Brick is spectacular as usual. No need to hesitate picking this one up.

A thriller

Kept my interest going the entire time without a pause and anticipation of the ending.