Crimson Deep

An Action-Packed Thriller (John Decker Series, Book 3)

By: Anthony M. Strong

Narrated by: Jet Malakai

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Something ancient has found new prey: us.

Deep in the Florida woodlands, a pair of recreational divers are attacked and killed. Miles away, a research team captures an impossible sight on their remote-operated submersible. Meanwhile, a team of bank robbers speed toward their Florida hideout.

As deaths mount, ex-sheriff John Decker is called from a much-needed vacation by a longtime friend to help a baffled police department track an impossible enemy. Thrust into one of the most dangerous situations of his life, Decker must combat not only a ruthless killer but a cadre of criminals with nothing to lose.

And the stakes could not be higher, because if Decker fails, it could lead not only to his own death but the demise of the woman he loves.

This is book three in the John Decker series, but it can be listened to as a stand-alone novel.

If you are a fan of James Rollins, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, and Steve Alten, you will love the John Decker series.

©2020 Anthony M. Strong (P)2020 Anthony M. Strong

John Decker Battles Monsters

I’ve read several of the books in this series and enjoyed them. They’re improbable but fun creature features. I recommend them and will continue to read them.
I decided to try the Audible versions and they hold up. Great stories! Good characters. Narrator Jet Malakai does a fairly good job of bringing them to life until he has to project a female or child at which point he adopts a ‘fingernails-on-a-chalkboard’ shrill falsetto voice guaranteed to pop you right out of the story and longing for the volume. I wish he’d go with just a slightly softer tone and the listener will get it.

Another decent entry in this monster hunter series

John Decker has a talent for being where any intelligent person should avoid...in the path of some sort of murderous creature that should not exist. But in true lemonade from lemons fashion, he has job offers because of it... and his girlfriend not only encourages his risky behavior, but insists on tagging along.

I think we can tell from that, if not the creatures themselves, that this is well into fantasy territory.

This time it's a VERY large crocodilian menace that seems to be, at least part, dinosaur. This is not much of a spoiler since you meet the critter in the preface.

This time throw in some bank robbers, some scientists who happen to be in the worst possible field test site and an old buddy of Decker's who happens to be the sheriff in the area.


All in all it's pretty far fetched, but still enjoyable. The book is pretty much stand alone, with only a few mentions of the goings on in book one, and only a very brief mention of book two.

I found this enjoyable, if a bit predictable. Worth your time and money I think.

Awesome, AGAIN

Spoiler Alert

Ta-duh, ta-duh...gave me shivers again like Jaws. John Decker does it again to keep me on the edge of my seat or pacing . He is a HERO

Mediocre Performance and No Production

Crimson Deep

A genetically modified prehistoric crocodile reeks havoc in a southern state. Combine that with a beleaguered ex-Sheriff, his noncommittal girlfriend, greedy naive scientists, some bank robbers and it could have been a great time.

Unfortunately the narrator was mediocre and the production non existent. The main character sounded like a bad radio ad “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” Barely three stars.