Call to Treason

Tom Clancy's Op-Center #11

By: Steve Pieczenik, Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

Tom Clancy is an unstoppable force in fiction, nonfiction, and even on the silver screen. Now listeners can take a journey with America's most proficient covert team as they struggle to avoid full-fledged war in Clancy's latest edge-of-your-seat thriller. Tom Clancy's newest Op-Center is a gripping, powerful profile of America's defense, intelligence, and crisis management technology - from the master of the technological thriller. As with all of the titles in the series, elements of technology, diplomacy, military might, and espionage come together in an utterly believable - and sometimes prescient - manner that will leave listeners anxiously awaiting the next installment.

Prolong the suspense: listen to more titles in Tom Clancy's Op-Center series.

©2000 Jeff Rovin, Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik (P)2011 Random House Audio

slow. not as well written as typical TV books

slow. not as well written. not to quality. not enough action given the complex plot theory

It's a head Turner

I loved it I usual just listen to it in the car but this one got by the ankles could not put it down

wow!

good read! captivating, entertaining, insightful, and ... well hell, just a damn good plot. enjoy

Performance is always perfect, story was ok

Michael Kramer is always awesome. He's quickly become one of my favorite's. The story kinda felt rushed. Like setups in this book were targeted more towards setups for the next book ( I've not listened to that next one at this time ). Certain characters reactions to stimuli seem far from the "normal" that we ( or at least I ) expect. All and all a good book but leaves me fearful for the future of Ops Center.

Again another winner

If the story doesn't grab me in the first chapter then I pass. I didn't pass and got right into the plot. Do it again!!!

To Much,"McCaster said, Richmond said, Roger Said

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Quit saying who "Said" after each statement

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Good plot, but too much distraction with who said what

How could the performance have been better?

Yes

Could you see Call to Treason being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes

Another great read!

This whole series has been great. Live how the characters have developed and the narrator is consistently good.

Disappointing

What did you like best about Call to Treason? What did you like least?

What I liked most was the additional levels of crises the team was forced to contend with in this offering

Would you be willing to try another book from the authors? Why or why not?

I would try another book by these authors, but not in this storyline. I think they may have exhausted all their ideas on this and didn't do enough research on some of the topics for my taste.

What does Michael Kramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It helps me deal with my commutes.

Could you see Call to Treason being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No, not at all.

Any additional comments?

There really ought to have been more research done before Mr. Clancy's name was attached to this work. Four examples: (1) The Marines don't have medics... the Navy provides this skill set for us in Corpsmen. (2) The Marines don't have occupational designators that are alphanumeric. Ours are four digits. (3) The Marines don't have the AH-64 Apache Gunship, this is strictly an Army platform in the U.S. (4) The Apache Longbow does not have troop transport capability, it is an attack/escort gunship.

These are just the four most prevalent (and irritating) examples of poor research that detract from the story, in my humble opinion. I'll abstain from the next book, based on the reviews, I think I'll save my credits for another more promising work.

Conspiracy and Murder

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Mike Rodgers was way to self pitying. I would have had him take the sacking on the chin and moved on disappointed but accepting. He then would have helped uncover the conspiracy willingly once he found out what was going on.

What does Michael Kramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Michael Kramer does a great job with the reading as he has done throughout the Op-Centre series.

Any additional comments?

Too much self-pitying crap from Mike Rodgers but still an enjoyable read.

Narrator drags down my rating

Unless the narrator told you which character was speaking you would not know. There are so many good narrators out there why would they pick this one? You could barely tell the female characters from the male. No emotion just reading like you would get with a computer except different voice. I will not buy another book with this narrator.