Crickets

Crickets, Book 1

De: William C. Dietz

Narrado por: Bradford Hastings

When CIA Special Operations officer Major Jim Carter is sent to the town of Serene, Texas, he's still grieving for Agent Cathy Abbey, who was not only a fellow agent—but the woman he loved.

And the woman he chose to shoot rather than let Al-Shabaab insurgents abduct her. A decision that haunts him.

When Carter arrives in Serene, it's to discover that all one hundred and twenty-one citizens of the town have been murdered by insectoid creatures assumed to be extraterrestrials.

None of the authorities know how the aliens arrived on Earth or what their intentions are. But one thing is for sure… They're hungry. And they like meat.

During the initial investigation, Carter meets army officer and entomologist Anne Blake, who dissects one of the aliens. That's the beginning of a relationship that will be severely tested as Blake strives to learn everything there is to know about the Prax, the extraterrestrials strive to kill her, and Carter battles to keep the scientist alive.

Millions die, governments fall, and the future of the human race is on the line.

New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz returns to his military science fiction roots with Crickets.

©2022 William C. Dietz (P)2023 Podium Audio

Action packed

This was a very entertaining book, the author never seems to disappoint.....l just have one question.......when is the next book!

Spell bound

No clue how I ended up adding this book to my library and actually listening to it given the Science Fiction genre categorization. SF and Romance are typically a hard No for me. So, like the famous TV artist Bob Ross, I’ll chalk it up to a “happy accident”. The performance is off the charts spectacular and the writing is fast paced and gripping with just enough Cringe to keep a person’s ears peeled. Granted there were a few points where the author presented too much / not useful information and others in which some backstory was in order to connect with a character’s motivation however these are but minor blips on the radar. I only mention to keep from going on about how much I loved every cricket infested bit of this story. More bugs please.

Fascinating take reminiscent of Independence Day

An enjoyable read with lots of plot twists. This book will hold you interest throughout.

Not my cup of tea

I didn't like this book and didnt finish it. I think it wasn't the best writing and the story (for me) was just not that interesting.