The Panther

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Nelson DeMille returns with another heart-pounding John Corey thriller—this time including Corey’s FBI agent wife Kate Mayfield...and their mission is to catch an elusive terrorist mastermind before he catches them.

Anti-terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, have been posted overseas to Sana'a, Yemen—one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East. While there, they will be working with a small team to track down one of the masterminds behind the USS Cole bombing: A high-ranking Al Qaeda operative known as The Panther. Ruthless and elusive, he's wanted for multiple terrorist acts and murders—and the US Government is determined to bring him down, no matter the cost. As latecomers to a deadly game, John and Kate don't know the rules, the players, or the score. What they do know is that there is more to their assignment than meets the eye—and that the hunters are about to become the hunted.

Filled with breathtaking plot turns and told in John Corey's inimitable voice, The Panther is a brilliant depiction of one of the most treacherous countries in the world and raises disturbing questions about whether we can ever know who our enemies—or our allies—really are.

©2012 Nelson DeMille (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Good Plot, but this one needs an editor

I don't think I could have finished this book in print because it is unnecessarily long and many places are simply rehashes of earlier situations. It desperately needed an editor to cut it down by at least a third.
The reader was terrific, and that's what kept me reading. I don't know what has happened to Nelson DeMille, who is among my favorite authors. This one didn't cut it.

Pure thrills with added humor

John Corey again at his best with humor and excitement that keeps you on the edge always!

Clever and funny

There are many twists and turns. It’s nice to see a husband and wife who work together.
Although there are many murders, there isn’t the unnecessary gore that is too often prevalent in murder/ mystery books where details about pain and mechanism of injury do not advance the story.

Mr. Clancy has a great sense
Of humor which easily leads one to turn the pages to find the next joke.

Starts slow – don't let it pull you

It was good, but I kept expecting there to be more to it – until the last fifth or so when there WAS! The first three quarters or so was sort of fun: I like the personality of the main character and his irreverent sense of humor, but all the fun that, it was sort of plodding: 1 foot in front of the other… But when John (the main character) started suspecting that the plot was both too complex and too easy, the reader realized that there was more to it than that! And the true feelings of unjustness were felt, and justified. And the suspense in that last quarter or fifth made the rest worth it and necessary.

Very nice

Another winner. Recommended for all the John Corey lovers out there. Oh, and I hate all the requirements for writing a review. Is that enough f***ing words????

Too much sarcasm

Very entertaining. Loved it with the exception of the exaggerated sarcasm of the main character.

A great yarn

If you could sum up The Panther in three words, what would they be?

thrilling, shocking ride

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Panther?

can't say, spoiler alert!

Which scene was your favorite?

when the main characters where watching the distance for the Hellfire strike

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

no--I wanted it to last!

Any additional comments?

John Corey's character is riveting--smart, funny, and disturbingly cynical.

Interesting

Enjoyed the listening. This antagonist wasn’t as complex as others in regards to a clear back story. But I loved the action.

Good follow up from two “Lion” books

Reader has “become” the voice oh John C — thanks- !

Am amazed at detail and wit added to the story. Although I thought the Lion Gate and the Lion were more suspenseful, this is still an excellent book
Thank you Mr DeMille for your wonderful books

Good Corey Story

I admit this book could have been cut down, probably by about 100 pages. DeMille shovels a gigantic amount of background information about Yemen, the Middle East over all, drones, and U.S. defense efforts against terrorism. This information is necessary, but I get the sense editing was tossed aside. Still, I enjoyed this John Corey entry despite it being the weakest in the series. Corey is still a wonderful character, filled with with and sarcasm, which is how I like my heroes. I really do like Kate, John Corey's wife, but she is reduced to acting like his mother this time around. Which is to bad, because Kate is as strong a character as Corey. You get patriotism, really evil bad guys, betrayal and loyalty. Those who give this story 1 star do it a disservice because it is still a fun time.