Men in Blue

Badge of Honor, Book 1

By: W. E. B. Griffin

Narrated by: Michael Russotto

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

W.E.B. Griffin's best-selling series, The Corps and Brotherhood of War, have captured the pride and glory of the military community. Now he reveals a city police force with the same unique blend of realism, drama, and action. Here are the brave men and women behind the badge as you've never seen them before - their hopes and fears, their courage and heroism, sparked by a single, shocking event: The killing of a cop in the line of duty.

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©1988 W.E.B. Griffin (P)2011 Penguin Audio

Paramilitary affairs.

I am a fan of this series. It will suck you in. Prepare for a lot of recapitulation as is often the case with W. E. B. Griffin books. Michael Russotto is perfect for this author. I will listen to other narrators, but it’s not the same.

nice try, but so many anachronisms....

Author needs to do MUCH better research. Can't seem to figure out which decade the story is set in. It really distracts from the story.

Good listen

I have read every book in the Badge of Honor Series loved them all. Griffith is one of my favorite authors

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I don’t normally write reviews but I just have to say the story line was good. The reader was less than enjoyable. His reading was flat and unemotional. I did not enjoy this book

WEB Griffin - Great story in a coply fashion.

Great story! going to the next one now. looking forward to the series, while I drive.

Multiple Reads!!

I never tire of going back to this series for a reread! The characters are great and I love the setting in the early books, 1970's Philadelphia. Growing up in the 70's, I like the setting because it reminds me how things were, especially never being able to get in touch with someone. Life before cell phones. There is a grittiness in the books that comes with the time and Griffin captures the feeling of big city 1970's turmoil. Michael Russotto is also one of my favorite narrators. Some of the characters have similar dialects by Russotto, but his voice is great for the setting and characters.

If you like Griffin's other books, you love this series.

Blah.

This is my first W.E.B. Griffin book, and likely my last. If you are a fan and convince me otherwise, I'm all ears. Perhaps he grew as an author.

One cannot fault the novel for being somewhat outdated; the pay phone that requires a dime certainly reflects its time of writing. I chuckled a bit at these glimpses back in time, but I read a lot of current fiction that reaches back into history.

What I disliked are the thin, predictable characters. I endured rather than enjoyed Men in Blue.

W E B stories are always entertaining

Would you listen to Men in Blue again? Why?

I might after I listen to the series. I regularly list to others series.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Sounded like a good ending. Open for future stories

How could the performance have been better?

A different reader. At least the names were american.

Any additional comments?

I am going into the series with an open mind even though I dislike the reader.

Intro to W.E.B. Griffin

Overall the story is good. The many police names, ranks and details were hard to follow. The descriptions of guns, calibers, bullets and their results were overdone. The speaker's voice pitch could have been better. The main characters were believable and their interactions made the book enjoyable. I will follow this author several more times to see if his work moves onto my favorites list.

open ended

This was a good story. I should have used the abridged version. not for me