Ballistic

A Gray Man Novel

By: Mark Greaney

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Ex-CIA assassin Court Gentry thought he could find refuge living in the Amazon rain forest. But his bloody past finds him when a vengeful Russian crime lord forces him to go on the run once again. Court makes his way to one of the only men in the world he can trust - and arrives too late. His friend is dead and buried.

Years before, Eddie Gamboa had saved Court's life. Now, Eddie has been murdered by the notorious Mexican drug cartel he fought to take down. And Court soon finds himself drawn into a war he never wanted. But in this war, there are no sides - only survivors....

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Critic reviews

"Bourne for the new millennium." (James Rollins, New York Times best-selling author)

"The story is so propulsive, the murders so explosive, that flipping the pages feels like playing the ultimate video game." ( The New York Times)

The Gray Man!

The gray man is quite a formable fighter. I wish I had read the first two before this one. The author is pretty descriptive during the action scenes. I enjoyed how the storyline evolved. Plenty of different characters and geographical scene changes. I plan to read the first two books before reading book #4.

Great as usual

Action, action,action. Typical Grey Man listen. Great narration, fast paced story and a great narrator. Because it deals with Mexican drug cartels there are torture scenes that are a hard listen. Be forewarned.

I am hooked... exciting and thrilling

The Gray Man series has captured my attention and has NOT let go. Book three was as good or better than two wow, I do think Jack Reacher character better watch "Gentry" is moving in and taking over the action.

You think gray is full THINK AGAIN

right from the get go… The action started hot and heavy. I have read probably 10 or 12 different authors who have exploited the assassin agenda. In my mind GREANEY is one of the best!

The Improved Gray Man!

I heard Netflix wanted to turn Mark Greaney’s “Gray Man” novels into a movie franchise that competes with James Bond and the Mission: Impossible movies, so I thought “What the heck, I’ll give ‘em a whirl”. I listened to the first two novels “The Gray Man” and “On Target” back to back and I gave myself a bit of a break because the stories were rather outlandish, especially how Courtland Gentry, the stories’ protagonist, escaped death so often. Like he can take out 10 guys with holes and arrows sticking out of him all day long. Anyhow, I had already purchased the third book “Ballistic” and I thought I would listen to it as a palette cleanser before I dug into something super heavy like Steven King’s “The Stand” or Cixin Lou’s “The Three Body Problem”... and I was surprised to find in this third book a lot more heart, humor and a much better story than the first two books. In fact, I thought Netflix should start with Ballistic to introduce the movie version of Gentry. I am actually looking forward to listening to book no. 4.

It’s passable

Some passages were too long-winded, Storylines were good on some points and plain silly on others. Overall kept me listening. Without overly criticizing, and as a tip, narrator needs a tiny bit of research on Spanish pronunciation and not pronouncing in Italian (kiapas, conchentino) French (Gris) or ignorace (Virguen). Otherwise, great read.

loved it....

I love the story . I listened to it every day I'm glad there is another in the series. I'll start it now. let's dig in .

Great Read!

This series continues to shine! From the first paragraph to the epilogue. I felt so much part of this memorial story in the life and times of Court Gentry. This is by far the best series I have experienced on Audible!

Greaney has done it again, Book 3 is really good!

Audiobook Review - Well, Mark Greaney has done it again. This time, in Book 3 of The Gray Man series - “Ballistic,” hero, Court Gentry, ends up in Mexico, where he encounters the appalling corruption going on there. And, once again, poor Court is being hunted again, this time by multiple entities wanting him dead. As in "The Gray Man," and "On Target," Greaney puts his protagonist in an impossible situation, out of which Court must extricate himself at enormous personal sacrifice. The Gray Man manages to save himself and almost all the good guys, while eliminating all the bad guys. But we can't help but wonder how much longer Court can continue taking all this physical abuse. If you haven't yet listen/read the previous two novels, I would recommend listening to/reading them first, then listening to/reading Ballistic. Each one of them can stand alone, but they do refer to previous events in the first two books, so that you will enjoy each one more fully if you read them in order. A wonderful full action thriller with lots of great twists and turns and a ‘Badass’ lead character. I swear Mark Greaney has me laughing, crying, cringing and ducking all at the same time. One of my favorite lines in this story is when Court finds himself alone with the beautiful female lead in a compromising position and says, "I'm not trained"... I literally laughed myself silly at this line! The Gray Man always seems to handle business though, regardless of any situation. Again, Ballistic is Book 3 in the series and well worth a listen, especially with Jay Snyder narrating.

Very Entertaining

I can’t stop listening. The narrator is excellent. His accents are great; easily able to distinguish between characters. Very entertaining.