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

another classic from DeMille

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

I haven't read the print edition, so I can't comment.

What other book might you compare The Panther to and why?

The Lion....same characters, different enemy

Which scene was your favorite?

hard to pick just one. Corey's humor is always enjoyable, especially when he interacts with Kate in his "I told you so" mode.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no, but it was a good listen.

Any additional comments?

I always enjoy these characters.

Nelson DeMille and Scott Brick Nuff said!

Nelson DeMille has finally teamed up his serial characteris of John Corey, Kate Mayfield and Paul Brenner (Up Country and The General's Daugher), to chase the next nasty terroist.

You can immediately imagine that something like this happens in the Middle East on a regular basis.

Scott Brick does his usual wonderful job reading.

Well worth the credit and the time spent listening!

Love Nelson DeMille

This was yet another great book by Nelson DeMille and the return of John Corey. I thought it was pretty cool that the book added the main character from another one of DeMille's series.

Scott Brick perfectly reads every story and really brings out the personality of each character. I give him an A+ / 5 stars.

Scott Brick is John Corey

The writing of Nelson DeMille once again excels in presenting another chapter in the life of John Corey and his wife. Scott Brick’s narration enhances an already great Novel to the point that the reader might wish John Corey would just stop with the sarcastic humor. (Of course John Corey’s sarcasm makes me enjoy these books even more.)
I highly recommend this "read".

RIGHT

The main character was a wise-cracking guy intending to be show bravado. The dialog was 75% him making jokes and being a smart aleck. Way too much.

Yeah, love DeMille

Just another great book by DeMille. If you're a DeMille fan you pretty much know what to expect of his character. Scott Brick does a great job with the Cory personality. He even captures the sarcasm and Cory's quacky approach to life. There's a little of everything in this one and I say, thumbs up!

Interesting book, but . . .

The book was good, even though it’s not my favorite genre but I couldn’t stand the reader’s sarcasm all the way through. He was so unlikeable didn’t understand why Kate would have married him and then you couldn’t tell when he was being sincere. It was so unpleasant I about quit several times.

Communication of comedy & tragety

Too much repetition of annihilation for a country's
traditions and beliefs. Yes there were reasons behind the thoughts, words & actions however too over the top.

Main character will drive you nuts

I liked the book and the overall story, but there was one small thing that drove me crazy the longer I listened. The main character starts every sentence with “Right,...” and then some sarcastic comment. I understand developing that style of character, but it went on throughout the entire book and got quite annoying.

Scott Brick Is John Corey

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

Good Nelson DeMille

Who was your favorite character and why?

John Corey is my favorite character. He is such a smart-aleck.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Scott Brick IS John Corey. He brings all of the sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek humor of John Corey to life. His accents and vocalizations of all of the other characters are outstanding.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book did not make me laugh or cry. It was very suspenseful and engaging. My strongest reaction was to John Corey's attitudes towards the Middle Eastern characters. I'm assuming that John Corey is Nelson DeMille's voice and I got a little bit tired of his somewhat racist comments about all of the Middle Eastern characters--whether they were good guys or bad guys. In this aspect, poor John Corey has moved from an intriguing, interesting character towards more of a one-dimensional, obsessive character and he is not as much fun as he used to be.