Lockdown

By: Sean Black

Narrated by: Elijah Alexander

“Readers, meet Ryan Lock—a tough-guy hero for a new age.”—Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan XIn the heart of New York City, ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock faces his most dangerous assignment yet.Tasked with protecting the CEO of a controversial biotech company, Lock finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse when a peaceful protest turns into a bloodbath.As bullets fly and bodies fall, Lock must navigate a web of corporate secrets, animal rights extremists, and professional assassins to keep his client alive.“This series is ace. There are deservedly strong Lee Child comparisons as the author is also a Brit, his novels US-based, his character appealing, and his publisher the same.”—Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller“This is a writer, and a hero, to watch.”—The Daily Mail“Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben.”—Joseph Finder“Like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Lock is an ex-military policeman. Unlike Reacher, he has a job (as an elite bodyguard), a home, friends and a sense of humour. Lock's likeability contrasts with Reacher's pomposity and Black's style is supremely slick”—The Daily Telegraph©2008 Sean Black (P)2012 Sean Black

A HIGH VELOCITY ACTION THRILLER

Would you listen to Lockdown again? Why?

No. In listening to it, I had the feeling I'd heard or read it before. It was a bit too predictable.

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

No, but it was interesting.

What about Elijah Alexander’s performance did you like?

He did a great job in keeping the interest going.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BLOODBATH

just okay

this book started out good. the bodyguard who saves the day. then it gets almost unbelievable-- there were too many subplots. without using spoilers the last 3/4 of the book was crazy. this could have been a 5 star story -- if there were not so many crazy backstories for almost everyone in the book.

Excellent read!

Close protection; biotech firm; animal rights group; Federal agencies. Talk about a cluster ****. This one kept me on edge from beginning to end. This is my first experience with this author. I will definitely keep a look out for others in this series. 5 stars.

Enjoyed action packed mystery. Great title.

good plot, action, characters, mystery and romance. appropriate content for adolescents and adults. recommend reading.

Decent first a bit predictable

Would you listen to Lockdown again? Why?

Probably not, but I will listen to the next I'm the series.

What about Elijah Alexander’s performance did you like?

This is the first thing I've heard Elijah Alexander narrate. I thought he did a fine job.

Any additional comments?

I think the premise of this book is good. Kind of reminds me a little of Andrew Peterson's Nathan McBride. Good story but I had the "bad guy" pegged the within the first hour even though he wasn't revealed until the last hour. I will definitely get the second book in the series, I think this author is talented but based on the first book could use some polish (and a few more books under his belt).