Five Steps Beyond

Titus Ray Thrillers, Book 9

By: Luana Ehrlich

Narrated by: D.C. Newman

Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

CIA operative Titus Ray took five steps. But not just any steps.
They were five steps beyond his expectations, five steps beyond his experience, five steps beyond his past.

He took five steps beyond his expectations....
When Titus is summoned to the White House, he expects to be offered a top secret assignment. What he doesn’t expect is where that assignment will take him, and how he’ll survive if he accepts it.

He took five steps beyond his experience....
Even though Titus has been through a lot in his 20-year career with the Agency, he’s never had to learn about uranium enrichment, he’s never had his appearance altered, and he’s never had to be a marriage counselor.

He took five steps beyond his past....
Operation Strike Out finds Titus revisiting his past to prevent the Iranians from developing a nuclear weapon to annihilate Israel. When he discovers the tentacles of his past are reaching into his present seeking to destroy his future, he realizes he has to act quickly.

Will his prayers be answered in time or has his time come to an end?

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©2023 Luana Ehrlich (P)2023 Luana Ehrlich

Great suspenseful story

I really enjoyed this book so much. Each book in this series is so enjoyable, they are all must reads for me. I love the Titus Ray character. I listened to the audio of this book and I really enjoy the narrator so much. He does such a great job portraying the Titus Ray character and narrating the story . I am looking forward to the next book in the series. This book is Christian and clean.

Good story

Since 911, I have been hesitant to read any books that might evoke the same feelings I personally felt after the attack. So saying that, I hadn’t read the other books in this series which was a mistake on my part. Although this book stands alone, I think I needed to read the others so I could have learned more of each of the character’s backgrounds to see how they related to each other in their operations and also how their characters have grown in the series. Saying all that, I did enjoy the book. The narrator has a little trouble with women’s voices but that’s totally understandable and didn’t hold that against him in any way, especially after doing so well with the male characters voices. My suggestion is to read the whole series in order.

More adventure for Titus

The story begins on a happy note: Titus & his wife are celebrating the adoption of Eleanor. But a phone call about a meeting with the president of the U.S. damps the joy. Then he's faced with returning to a country where his cover was blown & he was never to enter again. Lots of other threatening things also occur. I especially enjoyed listening to Mr. Newman's voice. He is very good at changing his inflections to fit the many characters so I know who the person is easily. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I choose to write this review.