Night Owl

A Trasker Thriller (Trasker, Book 1)

By: Andrew Mayne

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

A shocking act of sabotage draws a retired spy into a deadly conspiracy in an explosive thriller by an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

After three decades in counterintelligence, Brad Trasker is retired, disillusioned, and dealing with a tragic loss. Spy games are behind him until he attends the launch of a next-generation aircraft. When the project of innovative aerospace CEO Kylie Connor explodes on the tarmac—nearly killing her in the process—Trasker is pulled back into the line of fire.

The mystery of the sabotage quickly deepens. All Kylie’s data has been wiped from the server. One of her engineers has disappeared. A seed investor has died in a suspicious car accident. And a cold-blooded murder raises the stakes even higher.

To discover who’s pulling the strings behind a dangerous conspiracy, Trasker needs to find a motive. Corporate espionage, revenge, or something he can’t yet see? Targeted by assassins, he finds himself overmatched when he realizes he can’t trust anyone—including Kylie. Too long out of a game he no longer understands, Trasker must adapt or die.

©2023 Andrew Mayne (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“[T]he pace never flags. A brisk, competent thriller…”—Kirkus Reviews

“Andrew Mayne knows how to write intelligent, well-researched thrillers, and Night Owl is no exception.”—Bookreporter

Not a background noise book

Good story, well-written but requires paying attention. I had to go back to the previous chapter several times when i got distracted by chores.

It was alright

Don Winslow without the twist and grit. This super death dealer dangerous man shoots a guy in the knee through the entire book. A little bit of current political jargon makes some of it relatable. Worth a listen, great narration but a keystroke off from Ray Porter.

Fun!

An interesting, fun, and exciting blend of spy novel, who done it mystery, and gritty thriller all wrapped in enough modern conspiracy of a system entirely rigged by the elites that it felt real and relevant! I hope there are more like this from this author. Great stuff.

Just mediocre

Main character really doesn’t have anything very interesting going for him, except his Mother. She’s an ex-spy and comes in handy during his investigative dilemmas. Story is ok but nothing I couldn’t put down.

If you expected Andrew Mayne, he’s not here

Unlike most of Mayne’s other stories, Night Owl falls flat. There’s minimal character development. The story lacks Mayne’s usual complexity. Narrator drops off volume at end of sentences. Many of the characters sound identical.

His persistence, how he put things away for later.

Liked it all, kept us wondering what next and the ending. Great book,can’t wait for the next one…!

New and unique protagonist

Interesting concept. Enjoyed the read but had to relisten to get all the connecting threads.

Great story and excellent narration

I am a great fan of Andrew Mayne no matter who the protagonist is. I really hope he does more of this character. Please keep up the superior writing!

Could not stop reading!

Another great Andrew Mayne story. Felt there may be another book coming with this character and hope I am right!

Meh

Sometimes this seemed like it was a movie: Daniel Craig would be Brad, and Helen Mirrin would be his mom. As much as I like those two actors, I didn't much care for this book. It relied on ridiculous devices (The Time Traveler's Notebook), and obviously referred to events that I presume occurred in previous books in the series. Narration was better than it deserved, but the narrator seems better suited for dry documentaries.