Checkmate

By: Steven James

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

In Checkmate, critically acclaimed novelist Steven James offers the final, chilling chapter in his best-selling series, The Bowers Files. When a clandestine FBI facility is attacked, Special Agent Patrick Bowers is drawn into the vicious, ruthless story that a killer from his past is bent on telling the world. Clues lead to long forgotten secrets buried deep beneath uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, Bowers is caught up in trying to stop one of the most deadly attacks ever planned on American soil.

Smart, tense, and full of mind-bending twists and turns, Checkmate explodes onto the scene, bringing The Bowers Files to a climactic and unforgettable conclusion.

©2014 Steven James (P)2014 Recorded Books

Too much preaching and philosophizing by the author. Felt like half the book…over and over this sermon about good and evil.

I like the characters in the stories, which is why I have kept up with this series. But enough of this repetitive Ing and navel gazing about good and evil.

Continued Greatness

Another awesome book from Steven James in the Bowers Files series. Mr.James knows how to hold your attention.

margret for president

if he goes with the ending and does more bauers ellis then good if not sad for an ending

stayed up till 3 am to finish

loved this series from the start. and now as it finishes I hate for it to end. great twists. and despite that it is in the setting of murder and mahem.. there is humor love and hope mixed to take the edge off. despite being tired., I could not stop listening the last 2 hours!

Off the chain...

One of the best writers out there. This series was awesome! Go pick up the first book on Audible, please...

Couldn’t someone have edited this

If you’re going to make up history, you should at least know a little bit about the era you’re working with. An example — despite the history presented here, no declaration was ever delivered from Charlotte North Carolina to DC in 1775. Nothing was. Nothing could’ve been. DC Didn’t exist in 1775. Mistakes like these are very distracting and a good editor should’ve caught them.

Nice ending to the series

Steven James always tells stories with twists that keeps you guessing. His bad guys are really bad, his daughter is very typical of millinials, and there is a touch of family life that is enjoyable. There is no cussing and is tastefully done.

Excellent series, sad to see it end.

Kelly 😁
I feel like I know all these characters personally and wish for more of their lives. Excellently done Steven James. You are such a talented wordsmith. ❤️

Love this series

I have enjoyed every book of this series. I wish there were more! What a talented author. The books tie together seamlessly without being redundant. And yet, they can stand alone. I have read and listened to the series multiple times. The narrator is fantastic. His narration makes you feel that there are different characters narrating the story.

Patrick Bowers series review...

Richard Ferrone is an Excellent narrator whose voice is absolutely perfect for this type of book. I have enjoyed listening to him narrate Sanford's Lucas Davenport books and he does these equally as good.

I started with the last book written (Every Crooked Path) which is actually a prequel to the series. I enjoyed that book so much I decided to try the rest of this series.
These books are full of slice and dice 'em (blood and gore) and obviously some pretty vicious characters, so I would not recommend them to the someone who doesn't like that in a story. However if this doesn't bother you then this is a really good series. The back story behind Patrick Bowers is interesting. There is a little bit of religion thrown in via his stepdaughter but not ridiculously so, nor is the author trying to shove it down your throat.
For the most part the series deals with Bowers and a single nemesis (Richard Bask). There are of course other really wicked people throughout who bring their own bloody agendas to the mix but somehow Bask seems to have a hand in their story also.
I won't give anything away and spoil this series for anyone, I thoroughly enjoyed it and HIGHLY RECOMMEND all of the books.
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