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Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge

By: Kelley Armstrong, Ace Atkins, C.J. Box, Allison Brennan, S.A. Cosby, Robert Dugoni, Tess Gerritsen, Heather Graham, Gregg Hurwitz, Kathy Reichs, Hank Phillippi Ryan
Narrated by: full cast
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Publisher's summary

The world’s greatest thriller writers prove they’re up to a unique challenge in this action-packed, audio-original collection.

It all started with a simple, yet sneakily difficult challenge from global best-selling author Harlan Coben: Pick a bird of prey, then use it as the inspiration for a brand-new story.

The response from some of the best writers on the planet: Game on!

The result: Eleven stories that are twisty, scary, surprising and bursting with imagination. An egg worth more than its weight in gold. A mysterious operative known only as Owl. An eagle-watcher who sees more than she should. Even a story that somehow places the Maltese Falcon in a nursing home.

Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge is a highly bingeable audiobook that’s a treat for thriller fans.

Introduced by Harlan Coben, Birds of Prey features these stories:  

  • “The Coffin Bearer” by Tess Gerritsen 
  • “Precious Cargo” by C.J. Box 
  • “Owl” by Kathy Reichs 
  • “Kudzu” by Ace Atkins 
  • “Predator or Prey?” by Heather Graham 
  • “Silent as a Shadow” by S.A. Cosby 
  • “Jail Birds” by Hank Phillippi Ryan 
  • “The Falcon” by Robert Dugoni 
  • “Watchers” by Allison Brennan 
  • “Red of Beak and Claw” by Gregg Hurwitz 
  • “Hawkshaw Hunting” by Kelley Armstrong

Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge was created with International Thriller Writers (ITW). C.J. Box served as project editor. 

©2022 International Thriller Writers, Inc., and authors (P)2022 Audible Originals, LLC.

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Some GREAT stories here

This is a diverse group of thriller/suspense writers with a few perfectly fabulous stories! Thanks for the anthology!

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An Entertaining Collection

This collection of short stories has some entertaining and intriguing stories with a few "Whoas" thrown in. Overall a fun read.

It was nice to see a quirky side of Harlan Coben in the introduction.

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A little dry here and there…..

Most of the stories were very good but a few were a bit dry imo. All the performances were very well done!

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Great... except for one story.

I couldn't finish one, but all others were enjoyable. I wish there was more on the actual birds.

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Interesting Idea

I mostly enjoyed it. The production was great. Some of the stories better than others.

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OMG!

Absolutely positively a hugely talented group of authors. Almost every story was perfect, and none were less than 4.5 stars. My favorites were " Gosh awk Hunting" by Kelley Armstrong, "The Falcon " by Robert Futons and "The Coffin Bearer" by Tess Gerritsen. But the one that made me laugh out loud was "Red Beak and Claw" by Greg Hurwitz. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who loves a well crafted mystery.

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Great Writing!

Each short story was captivating, intriguing and definitely worth a listen. I look forward to the next literary challenge.

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the women writers were far better than the men writers with the exception of one.

The women writers stories were far more captivating. The men's didn't seem thought out enough and even boring. Did enjoy the Falcon car story. That was well written.

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Mostly good.

Most of the stories are very good. Short and sweet. A couple were not very good at all. But definitely worth the read on general

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Great Read

Really enjoyable. Excellent for riding in the car. Made time fly on a long drive.

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