Into the Fire

Troubleshooters, Book 13

By: Suzanne Brockmann

Narrated by: Patrick G. Lawlor, Renée Raudman

Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Old fans and new listeners will embrace this steamy thriller by the writer USA Today calls "the reigning queen of romantic suspense."

Meet Vinh Murphy, part African American, part Vietnamese, with just enough Irish thrown in to make things confusing for anyone looking for a guy named Murphy.

Since an assignment in which his wife, Angelina, was fatally shot, Murphy has been unemployed, battling booze and blackouts, and bumming it from shelter to shelter. He eventually reaches out to Hannah Whitfield, an old friend and his saving grace.

Meanwhile, the FBI is looking for a guy named Murphy in connection with the murder of Tim Ebersole, a Neo-Nazi leader whose group - the Freedom Network - may be connected to Angelina's death.

As Murphy fights for his freedom and for his will to live, Hannah fights for justice, and for the man she loves.

Looking for trouble? Listen to another romantic thriller in the Troubleshooters series.

©2008 Suzanne Brockmann (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Horney SEALS

the summary of this seemed interesting. but if you are not a teenaged boy high on hormones you might find the action drivel. The characters are all thinking about or engaging in sex all the time. the actual story is interesting enough even though it relies heavily on last minute saves. strangely it seems like a boys wet dream crossed with a bodice ripper with some action thrown in.

pcdummy

some of her other stories were excellent but this one stinks. too long to get into it, must have added words to get large book.

Offensive

I am a fan of the trouble shooters series but I am highly offended by the character Hanna’s nickname for her friend Murphy.
The storyline was good.
Enough said.

too many characters

by the time i listened to this book i did not remember that it was part of a series. i had not read any other books in the series. i found it difficult to keep all the many characters personal and romantic relationships straight. i kept asking myself "why did you buy this book?" the ending left the most interesting (to me) relationship hanging. after finishing the story, i reread the review and find the review to promise a better story than was delivered. that it is a series is perhaps why i felt left hanging as to the outcome of the "most interesting" relationship.

I never want to read another of her books

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Her characters and the plots were just thrown together. They were unbelievable and so were their actions. Among other things, I couldn't accept two professionals going into a white supremacy camp, knowing they couldn't leave any trace evidence in a shack and almost having sex there. Come on! If they are professionals, they get the job done first. The author obviously doesn't like SEAL's and treated them like over sexed muscle men.

It felt like this book was written to satisfy some contract with a publisher and was hastily thrown together.

My bookclub read this book and most of them didn't even finish reading it. I kept reading hoping it would eventually it would redeem itself. No such luck. All of us agreed it was terrible.

Has Into the Fire turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, I like action adventure stories. I like Linda Howard, Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, Craig Johnson, Lee Child, to name a few . I need to believe the characters and their actions are consistant with how the author portrays them.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrators read the book as written. Would have been happier if they read something else.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment and disgust. It seems to me that highly trained professionals would behave like professionals on the job and save locker room antics for after their jobs were solved. I felt I just wasted my time reading it.