Gideon's Corpse

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: David W. Collins

Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff.

A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.

Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: in ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.

Ten days. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse--far worse--than mere

©2012 Douglas Preston (P)2011 Hachette

Good story, but for the narrator’s performance

The narrator mispronounced several New Mexico sites which was disruptive for me, a native New Mexican. He should do his homework!

No up to their usual snuff

Narrator is annoying; previous one is better. Storyline isn’t terrific either. Read their other series instead.

Exciting Ride But Padded

Gideon's Corpse is Preston and Child's latest foray into global apocalyptic threats. It's an exciting ride and the authors again demonstrated their proven ability to introduce the plot in a subtle, engaging and ingenious manner.

The auathors have teed up Gideon Crew as an alternative to Aloysius Pendergast, the albino FBI agent whose eccentricities and unusual skills have propped up the Pendergast mystery series. Crew emerges as a complex, anti-hero hero who, like Pendergast, has an unusual and sorrowful history but who possesses unique skills that are brought to bear.

The novel is a real "page-turner" and I found myself several times unwilling pause my iPod and put the story on hold. That said, several of the action scenes were belabored, unnecessarily long and seemed to be used to pad the length of the story. Shorter, in this case, would have been sweeter.

The reader David Collins struggled to put life into some of the characters. This was most evident in his portrayal of Gideon's sidekick, FBI agent Stone Fordyce (great name!), who came across as a lifeless automaton who spoke in monotones devoid of emotional affect. Stone was a key character to the story and a better reading of his lines would have added to the tale.

In short, a good book, a good story and well-worth the price and time.

I liked this.

I liked the new character the Preston & Child have introduced being Gideon.
Looking forward to the lastest episode.
This was a good read/listen had fun working out the who's and what for's.
Not all that much for the narrator but exceptable.
Would recommend this story to everyone.

Interesting twists and turns!

Gideon accomplishes the impossible through recklessness, luck, disguise and skill. Interesting twists. Fast paced. Lots of action. Some foul language. Similar to the authors' Pendergast Series, which I highly recommend, though Gideon is a more middle class character with some of Pendergast's flair for fine wine and cuisine. And the same haunted past. Well worth the read.

Another interesting character from Preston and Childs

Quick listen. Gideon Crew is an interesting character that you can build a series around.

Gideon ain't no Pendergast

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Enough said.

Would you listen to another book narrated by David W. Collins?

Certainly not the best reader.

Do you think Gideon's Corpse needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Gideon should be allowed to die a painless uneventful death.

Worth the time to read

If you could sum up Gideon's Corpse in three words, what would they be?

Darn good story

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gideon is the main and most interesting character. He is brilliant and gets smarter as the plot unwinds.

Have you listened to any of David W. Collins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not heard previous performances but he was very good in this one.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reactions, Just a fun read.

Fast packed book

Great story, filled with action and great plot points. highly recommended for the adrenaline junkies, like myself.

Pretty good action

I like the main character and supporting characters .I am a bit sorry it will not be a nice long series of books filled with the adventure I come to expect with these authors.