Gone

Michael Bennett, Book 6

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Narrated by: Danny Mastrogiorgio, Henry Leyva

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.

Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.

Detective Bennett, along with his 10 adopted children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI's witness protection program. Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility of safety and law in the U.S. The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine's war on America.

With explosive action and fierce villainy that rivals James Bond movies at their best, Gone is the next astounding novel by James Patterson.

©2013 James Patterson (P)2013 Hachette Audio

great story but

loved it
great story
not crazy about the narrator
I want the old one back

James Patterson never lets down!

worth the wait! I was sad at the end of I, Michael Bennett but Gone was the perfect extension and end.

Great thriller

I liked the humor that Michael Bennett shows in conversations with his family. The gripping fear that a parent feels for a lost child is truly realistically portrayed in this work of fiction.

Liked the sound effects

At first, I thought nope not gonna work for me… But then I realized how much it added to the listening experience… The storyline was great

I love this series!

Would you listen to Gone again? Why?

Probably not. I liked the book but the narrator made the characters kind of a bore.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Gone?

I liked everything with the Mexican cartel... sadly we really face that kind of stuff now days.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I was not a fan of the performance. The narrator is kind of monotone and I really wish they would have had Bobby Cannavale. I LOVED his work.

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

No, I was surprised at times but not to the extreme.

Any additional comments?

PLEASE BRING BACK BOBBY CANNAVALE!!!

Almost predictable

What did you love best about Gone?

Books from James Patterson continue to be fast paced readings due to the chapter arrangements, in my opinion. The story and its characters are described so well we can easily visualize `what they look like.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The most interesting parts were the story of the head drug dealers and the attempts to capture him- The least interesting had to do with some chaptersé paragraphs being used as fillers were too much time was spent on `boring`stuff. boring because there was minimal to nil need for these paragraphs and I sensed there existence served simply as space fillers.

What does Danny Mastrogiorgio and Henry Leyva bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

There voices are alive and they bring to the imagination of the listener an easy portrait of who `they`are` talking for.

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

For the first half nope, but for the last part of the book absolutely.

Any additional comments?

I have been a fan of James Patterson's novel from the moment I first read one of his books. Therefore it pains me to be critical in any way, but I feel a laziness has set itself into his books lately, almost as if he is bored with it. I hope the giant of thriller writings re-awakens.

Fun read (listen)

Kept you on edge till the very end. You have to love the characters. Can’t wait to hear next book.

What Not

Could be alternatively titled “What Not to Do in Witness Protection”. Bennett and his family made just about every mis-step and mistake possible while hiding in witness protection with a massive bounty on their heads.

Fast paced and very James Patterson

What did you love best about Gone?

I loved that they story moved fast and there some unexpected twists and turns.

Who was your favorite character and why?

McMurphy, because he was very much honest and loyal.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Mary-Katherine finished it all.

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

Fight of the Irish

Any additional comments?

Everybody complains about James Patterson books, yet they keep coming back. There has only been one book by him I didn't enjoy, but that doesn't stop me to keep reading his other books. I listened to this while walking in the morning and every chance I got in the car, I loved it.

Where's Bobby Cannavale???

Would you consider the audio edition of Gone to be better than the print version?

Did not read the books.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Michael Bennett - because he's a wealth of all kinds of emotions.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Danny Mastrogiorgio and Henry Leyva ?

I have no choice if I want to finish the series, but I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wish they wouldn't change narrators mid-stream like that. Just when you have connected with a character, largely due to the narrator, he's gone. Also, I like using two narrators or more, when one is a woman.

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

I'm not creative enough for that, sorry.

Any additional comments?

Yes, please..... the same narrator should be used if the book is a series. If it were not for the fact that I was already 5 books into this, I would not have given a new narrator a chance. This Danny whoever is okay, but no where near as great as Bobby Cannavale who absolutely fit the character of Michael Bennett so much better.