The Talbot Odyssey

De: Nelson DeMille

Narrado por: Scott Brick

For 40 years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole - code-named Talbot - inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.

Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets - leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.

For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.

©2001 Nelson DeMille (P)2010 Hachette Audio

A very long and enjoyable listen

Well done, great characters, extremely well developed. Reader was acceptable . . but not outstanding.

DeMille, as usual, delivers with a punch!.

Exceptional

DeMille is one of my favorite authors of all time. Pair it with Scott Brick as a narrator and it’s even better. DeMille weaves a web of twists and deceit that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Put me to sleep

I usually love Nelson DeMille but this book is dated by old science and old politics. For a spy thriller, it was not thrilling at all. It did reliably put me to sleep ever night for a month!

Kept me focused! couldn't stop listening!!

Just love every thing about this book. Scott Brick never disappoints in his narration.

decent spy novel

unless you aren't a fan of "It was me the whole time!!!" Then it stinks

Narrator was superb, lending authenticity at every turn, and seamlessly moving between each character and accent.

DeMille, as always, writes beautifully and spins a great yarn. I was mildly disappointed with the occasional lapses into hokey story-telling or character development, but it never diminished my enjoyment of the book. Probably somewhere between a 4 and 5.

great book

very interesting, a little hard to start it, but ended great. a very good narrator.

Too confusing!

I’ve listened to many of Nelson DeMille’s books. This one had too many characters and the plot was too confusing - too much description of the houses, etc. and not enough action.

One of his best!!!

I have read most of DeMille’s books and I think this is my favorite. Even better than the John Cory series. Although, John Cory easily could have been the main character rather than Tony Abram.

Whew! This was a very interesting trip.

Where does The Talbot Odyssey rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Hard question...I've read/listened to many many books. For Nelson DeMille, on a scale of 100, which would be "The Lion's Game", I would give it 85.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Talbot Odyssey?

Don't remember right now

Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?

Hummm; I have a problem with Scott Brick; it's that he's not George Guidall.

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

Are you kidding?

Any additional comments?

I really like the earlier DeMille books, the NY settings the irritating detective. This one is somewhere in the melange. And, I am old and tend to live more in the "right here, right now" world of the memory impaired.