Bombshell

An FBI Thriller, Book 17

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Renee Raudman, Paul Costanzo

Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

The number-one New York Times best-selling author is back with an electrifying new entry in the FBI series featuring Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock.

FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith, last seen in Backfire, has been recruited by Dillon Savich to join his unit in Washington, D.C. Savich sees something special in Hammersmith, an almost preternatural instinct for tracking criminals. While on his way to D.C., Hammersmith plans to visit his sister, Delsey, a student at Stanislaus School of Music in Maestro, Virginia. Before he arrives, he gets a phone call that Delsey has been found naked and unconscious, lying in a pool of blood, after a wild party. The blood isn’t hers - so to whom does it belong? Griffin must protect Delsey, but from whom?

Meanwhile, back in D.C., FBI Agents Savich and Sherlock have their hands full when the grandson of a former Federal Reserve Bank chairman is found murdered, every bone in his body broken, his corpse frozen at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. Was it revenge against his grandfather for the banking crisis, or something more insidious and personal?

It’s a bitter winter, and in the endless cold, evil lurks.

©2013 Catherine Coulter (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Very good narration and story

The story and narration are very good, but there are a lot of characters in this book to follow. Plus there is a lot of flipping between the 2 stories. So 4 stars instead of 5. I love this FBI series though and always enjoy the books. Very entertaining!

Hard to listen to!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

the Narrator!

Would you recommend Bombshell to your friends? Why or why not?

Not particularly

How could the performance have been better?

The Narration was so distracting, I had a very difficult time following the story. If the Narrator is a professional, why would he be so dull, so choppy and do such a bad job adapting his voice to the male characters??

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I would probably need to read the book first - to see if I enjoy the story.

Any additional comments?

HELP! My ears are protesting!!

Love the FBI thriller series

Would you listen to Bombshell again? Why?

The story keep pulling me in.

What did you like best about this story?

The cast of characters

Which scene was your favorite?

The body drop scene at Lincoln's monument

Poor narration

The narration is stilted -- almost broken, so much so that I almost gave up on this book. The storyline, however, is excellent and woven together well.

Not My Favorite In The Series

What did you love best about Bombshell?

I like this series very much. I like the continuing story of Sherlock & Savich. I love how she brings new characters in and creates relationships with established characters. I even like seeing Sean grow. Her spin off characters are wonderful.

Would you ever listen to anything by Catherine Coulter again?

Absolutely.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I don't have a specific answer for this. I'm just not overly impressed by either narrator in general.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Paul Costanzo is a little "over the top" in my opinion. Rene Raudman's slushy "s" sound irritates me. I have no idea if it's actually HER inflection or what she uses for Sherlock and it's a small thing, but it never fails to make me cringe.

Any additional comments?

This has been my least favorite in the series so far; the story just didn't grab me, but I'm re-listening right now in anticipation of listening to Final Cut which I just ordered.

Fantastic book in series

Really enjoyed this book with 2 simultaneous stories as she often does and rounding out some newer characters

A little slow moving for my taste.

Good thing it was audio. I might not have finished if was a hard copy.

Narrator Was Terrible

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend people to read the book not listen to it, the female sounded like an old woman who had something in her mouth.
The male did a very good job.

Who was your favorite character and why?

These are my favorite series of books and I always look forward to the next.

Would you be willing to try another one of Renee Raudman and Paul Costanzo ’s performances?

Never Renee Raudman but yes Paul Costanzo

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I enjoyed the entire story

LOVED IT

What made the experience of listening to Bombshell the most enjoyable?

Or course, who doesn't love this series?

What did you like best about this story?

Very well told. Love Catherine Coulter as a story teller.

Have you listened to any of Renee Raudman and Paul Costanzo ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. I loved the two part listening.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES.

Any additional comments?

LOVED IT

No Character in the Narration, Too Precise

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Story line was pretty good though expected. Narration was too precise, no character, no emotion.