The Midnight House

I have been reading Alex since his first book came out and he never fails to deliver a combination of intense action with believable characters. I look forward to the continuation of the series.

To me The Midnight House had all the right pieces for a great thriller but it just never grabbed my attention like it was intended. I found the book to be an easy listen, and an enjoyable one, but not memorable. I have never read Alex Berenson before but I would again after reading The Midnight House as I think he has a great thriller in him. A worthy read just not a perfect one.

I've enjoyed all four of Alex Berenson's John Wells books. Like the ones before it, Midnight House is a tightly plotted and well-written adult thriller. The pacing is a bit slow, but the story nevertheless holds your attention. The ending is an enticing setup for the next book in the series. As always, George Guidall's nuanced, intelligent narration adds enormous value to the experience. Guidall remains, in my opinion, the best narrator in the business, and he is in top form here.

a bit bloody and grim, but entertaining

This book had all the key elements that could have made for a good listen--secret interrogations, tough protagonist, terrorists, a great narrator, etc. Unfortunately the story line fell a bit flat and there were too many people coming in and out of the investigation. I struggled through it and wish I hadn't.

I picked this book as it seemed to be relevant to today's world situation. From that perspective I enjoyed it. While it wasn't the greatest book I've listened to it was an joyable story.

Not a page turner. Well read but story shallow and little action in a 14 hour book.

This is a better follow-up from the previous book in the series. It is very very good and engaging. I highly recommend this not only to listen to George Guidall but to follow the actions of John Wells. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The story was great. Getting angles from present and past really worked well.

Wells. The guy is a one man army. Love it.

George did a great job with all characters. Well's boss (the name escapes me) was excellent.

Secrets never die

This book is boring. It's supposed to be a thriller about global terrorism, but it's slow, slow, slow. I'm not sure whether this is a morality play about the evils of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism efforts or merely an artless tale. Either way, it's stultifying.

Slow and boring. It starts with two long, anecdotal tales of security people, when the only thing they contribute to the story is that they're two murder victims in what turns out to be six people that used to work together. What takes an hour to unfold in the audiobook should take 5 minutes. In fact, most of the background and characters in this story seems to be irrelevant.

Don't buy this audiobook. A good narrator can't salvage a weak story.