Hunt for Evil

ICE, Book 1

De: Amy Jarecki

Narrado por: Michael F Cochrane

Meeting her will change his life...and she has no idea how much she needs the SEAL to change hers.

When Navy SEAL Commander Logan Rodgers winds up on a botched mission in the Gulf of Oman, his quick action in saving MI6 asset, Olivia Hamilton, brings him to the attention of the international espionage arena.

Recruited by the mysterious and elite International Clandestine Enterprise (ICE), Logan faces Olivia again, but this time they're on the same team. Sparks fly as the two compete in a clash between skill and keen intellect, until a French girl is kidnapped by a suspected terrorist.

Posing a married couple, steam erupts between the pair while Logan and Olivia dive deeper into an ISIS kidnapping ring. But when Olivia becomes the kidnapper's next victim, she enters a madman's hell. And as Logan races against time to save her, one thing ravages his soul. If he fails, the woman he loves will be lost to him forever.

©2017 Amy Jarecki (P)2017 Amy Jarecki

Hunt For Evil

If you could sum up Hunt for Evil in three words, what would they be?

Action, intense and interesting

What other book might you compare Hunt for Evil to and why?

Cristin Harbin's Titan Series

Have you listened to any of Michael F Cochrane’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Never listened to this narrator before. He did a great job with the different personalities, making each have their own unique voice.

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

Yes but unfortunately life gets in the way.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this story, loved Logan right away but never did really warm up to Olivia. She was pretty mean to Logan throughout the story which turned me off to her character. However, readers who like this type of character will love her. This author did a great job with the story and the characters. Me not liking Olivia is a personal preference in characters.

well done

Amy Jarecki is one of my fave authors and I read/ listen to all her Highlander books. Ms. Jarecki did an amazing job with this first contemporary romantic suspense book, setting up a new world of intrigue, covert operations and war against evil.
Logan and Olivia are so different, the sparks fly from the beginning, the story is fast paced, nail biting moments and some very sad ones too.
A great choice for narrator, Mr. Cochrane does the story justice with the voice variations for the many characters, well-displayed emotions and passion.
I recommend with 5 stars.
I am looking forward to book 2.

Such a Compelling Listen -- Over the Top!

I came to know Amy Jarecki’s writing through her historical romances and fell in love. Her historicals are loaded with action, intrigue, danger, suspense, and passion. I’m passionate about her writing. But the most wonderful thing is, she’s able to write just as mean a contemporary romantic suspense. Boy, does she get my adrenalin pumping!

With a flip of the switch, language changes I’m in the here and now, same great gripping emotional conflicts, just in a world as dangerous as times of old. I loved the way she uses the here and now, the fears we have today in this story --ISIS, human trafficking, selling weapons illegally, etc. She makes it so real. Amy takes us into the stench of evil, you'll smell it and feel it. She’s certainly done her homework.

I enjoyed the narrator. I hadn’t listened to anything of his before. He handles the accents admirably. I liked his Scandinavian accent a lot. It took me back to my great aunts and uncles. He does American, British and German in this story as well. There is one voice I swear sounded just like GEICO, the lizard from the insurance company. She was the Director of Administration for ICE. He had me snickering. She was something of a lizard in personality, too!

Olivia is a dynamo, she’s revenge on her mind. After joining ICE, she suggests to Garth, the head director, that they recruit Logan Rogers, someone who had saved her life in a very botched mission.

Olivia and Logan create sparks just being in the same. Logan is hooked (but wary), but Olivia doesn’t want to get close to anyone. As the story heats up, so does their relationship. But it’s an on again and off again thing with Olivia. They have a mission they need to accomplish, they both need to focus. Olivia is determined to take down the man who has plagued her nights for years with nightmares.

If you like the thrill of the chase, with danger, injury and possible death, (gads!) you’ll be absolutely pulled into Jarecki’s riveting and mind-boggling series. I had already read book 2 of this series. I just had to catch book 1, Hunt for Evil.

Liked the Narrator

Michael Cochrane was the best thing about this book for me. He did a great job on both male and female voices. I obviously didn’t feel the same way the other reviewers did about the story. I did find much of it exciting and I did find Logan lovable however Olivia spoiled it for me. She was just so irritating and miserable throughout the entire story and treated Logan so poorly all the time that I just couldn’t warm up to her in the least. A strong heroine is one thing but she can still be caring and considerate. Olivia’s selfishness and obsession with revenge just took over the story and spoiled it in my opinion. I realize she was suffering from PTSD and thus did deserve some leeway, however I don’t think that can excuse her attitude throughout the entire book. I won’t be continuing this series and feel as though I wasted my credit on this one.

Exciting story!

This one was so exciting for me. The Navy Seals are close to my heart as I have a family member who was on a very important mission and it was a success. So glad he made it home. Can’t wait for the next book!