The Mechanic

John Tyler Action Thrillers Series, Book 1

De: Tom Fowler

Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin

John Tyler finally built the life he wanted.

But his past casts a long shadow.

Eight years retired from the army, Tyler manages his PTSD and begins a job as a classic car mechanic. He's a single dad to Lexi, who's about to enter college. Life is looking up.

Then, everything comes crashing down.

Tyler's former commanding officer is out of prison and hellbent on revenge. Their mutual hatred has been simmering for years. When it finally boils over, everyone and everything in Tyler's life is threatened.

He wanted to be a father and a mechanic. To save himself and his daughter, he'll need to use the deadly skills he thought he left behind.

Can Tyler stop a monster without becoming one himself?

©2020 Tom Fowler (P)2021 Tantor

Good concept, mediocre execution

3.75*/5*. The author had a good concept for the story and main character, though it wasn’t adequately executed. Way too much cheesy, unrealistic dialogue. The plot had a lot of holes in it, it was way too over the top in many of the action sequences, even for a thriller. The characters were only somewhat developed, a little bit flat, hopefully things will get better in future releases. Every female character of importance was a cliché, Toughest nails, takes no shit, shows no fear. I’ll give future entries in the series a chance, if we’re lucky, the author can clean things up a bit.

3.75 stars overall rounded up!

The last hour makes the whole audiobook! A little cliched and dated. Still, definitely a worthwhile listen.

Interesting story great read

I enjoyed it, good plot, good narration and excellent way to pass a long drive

A well oiled machine.

Good characters and storyline. I liked the good guys and not the bad guys. Zoom.

Fast pace and no BS

Good story, not loaded with all the bs and bravado like other post military books.
Tyler has his demons, but is able to separate them from the here and now

Interesting Cast of Characters

Eric Jason Martin did a good job narrating this story so filled with action, angst and revenge. He didn't do much changing for the female voices though.

John Tyler, former military, is looking for a job as a mechanic. His daughter Lexi is preparing to go to college online. Getting hired at Smitty & Son brings more work than he initially planned for, mostly because John's former Colonel has gotten out of jail and is harassing Smitty and his son. Clearly written as a background buildup for a dynamic team including John's father Zeke, daughter, Smitty's son Jake, Rollins and Sara Morrissey. Will definitely read the next one!

Boring

Maybe others would like this book better than I did. It's just not my thing, I guess. The narrator was highly annoying. I was bored most of the way through...but I finished it.

good book

this was a great story. I think the main character is crazy to not see what was coming but it was a great story.

It had promise but sort of went off the rails.

I really wanted to like it- parts were unexpectedly witty and quip-y. I really wanted to root for the characters.
But the characters behavior was so all over the place and inconsistent. A lot of what they did didn’t make a lot of sense. Most could be categorized as people who should know better making stupid choices. The bad guys were so sloppy and impulsive it got weird. The good guys bumbling around, not taking the most minimal of precautions.
Then the last 1/2 or so it started checking every pet peeve box I have for these types of books.
It was like the author gave up on trying to have a situation unfold in a natural or realistic way (in a human behavior way) and decided to just throw in every plot point or cliche they could think of .
The narrator wasn’t bad but he wasn’t right for this book. It was so stilted and just the wrong tone—more suited to narrating a technical manual or science book.

Good suspense through out. Main character very likable.

Daughters kidnap was flawed. Jake’s persecution not credible. Other flaws in storyline. Good portrayal of Vets