Night Fall: Booktrack Edition

De: Nelson DeMille

Narrado por: Scott Brick

Based on true events, but unlike anything you've ever heard before, number-one New York Times best-selling author Nelson DeMille has created what may be his finest work to date.

At dusk on July 17, 1996, on a deserted Long Island beach, a man and a woman engage in adulterous sex in front of a video camera. Suddenly a terrible blast lights up the dark summer sky. TWA Flight 800 has just exploded in midair with 230 souls onboard, and the video camera has recorded the last moments of the doomed airliner.

Five years later the government has declared the crash a result of mechanical failure. But John Corey, an ex-NYPD detective who is now a contract agent with the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, is persuaded by Kate Mayfield, his wife and task force partner, that the case deserves a second look.

Kate, a career FBI agent, plays by the rules. Corey plays by no rules but his own. Against long odds and warnings from their superiors, they set out to reopen the case and discover its most crucial piece of evidence. The hunt will lead to a conspiracy at the highest levels and a race toward an elusive and lethal truth that could be even more horrifying than the crash of Flight 800, one with unimaginable consequences for America...and the world.

©2004 Nelson DeMille (P)2004 Time Warner AudioBooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A timely and intense thriller starring a thoroughly likable hero." ( Booklist)

Never as good as the first time.

I purchased this one because I so thoroughly enjoyed The Lion's Game. Once again, Steve Brick's narration is almost the price of the novel. If you enjoyed the first story, the second will seem to lag and the repetition of past historical events just becomes annoying. It was interesting to flesh out the characters a little more, but at points that also got slightly annoying. Nevertheless, it was still difficult to stop listening as the story developed.
The ending of this story was a little on the weak side, I thought that I had it figured out, but the ending shocked me, as I had not anticipated it, even suspecting that the chronology was as close to the historical events as they were.
If you are willing to spend the time, it is still a good listen.

Love his John Cory books

The author has written a number of great books using John Cory as his main chacter. I enjoy the sense of humor along with insight the author has into security issues our country is involved in. Would recommend all of these books to those who enjoy suspense novels.

What an ending!

This is the third novel in the John Corey books by Demille but I started with it anyhow. It has enough back story so that starting with this book isn't a problem. You will certainly want to download the Lion's Game from Audible also, it is the second book in the series.

Demille uses a true story to build a fictional novel around, so naturally the ending was going to be kind of restricted in what he could do. Well, he smashed one out of the park here. I don't know why but I didn't see it coming at all. Totally floored me.

Scott Brick does an excellent NYC accent and has Corey's smart-alec commentary down cold. Fantastic narration.

Intense, and very well read.

Basing a novel on a factual situation is tricky, but this was quite well done. The ending is a shock, and to some reviewers, dissatisfying. The possible causes of the crash, the real mystery, are well outlined. The fictional story is intense, well written and excellently read.

Suspenseful and sexy

Suspense: definately there. Sexy: there as well even though it's not a book about sex. First, the narrator, Scott Brick, is one of my favorite narrators and so even if the book had not been as good, somehow he would have made it turn out to be better. The fact that this book was good, enhanced it even more. I highly recommend all readers check out Scott Brick's readings, even if they are by authors that the reader would have not most likely given a chance. In any case, the whole book was enjoyable to read. Just like other John Corey books by Nelson, this one left you wondering how it would end. This one was hard to put down, and this one developed the characters in style. I highly recommend reading other John Corey books as they are quite worth it. The ending is especially well done and worth not spoiling.

Great Listening

DeMille does it again with a mystery packed with facts that provided a captivating read. Highly recommended!

Awesome!

This is the best Nelson Demille book. I love the character. I certainly hope that he writes another with the same character. Also, Scott Brick is a great narrator. I think he is so good that I look for other titles that he reads.

DeMille's characters

John Corey is the best detective/comic wit of any of this genre. I actually had to catch myself from laughing out loud on the airplane. My neighbor wanted to know what I was listening to so there's probably another fan out there. While the ending was a bit disjointed, I can't wait until the next Corey based DeMille novel.

Love the Suspense

Nelson DeMille does it again
Love the suspense and drama. Wish John Corey could have exposed the conspiracy though. Scott Brick does another outstanding job narrating the book.

Another great book from Mr. DeMille.

While many audio books will take me a week or so to finish, all of Mr. DeMille's books are finished within a day or two. I highly recommend any book written by this man. Thank you Audible--please add any remaining works from this author to your catalog.