• The First Hostage

  • J. B. Collins, Book 2
  • By: Joel C. Rosenberg
  • Narrated by: David deVries
  • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,917 ratings)

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The First Hostage

By: Joel C. Rosenberg
Narrated by: David deVries
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"The president of the United States...is missing."

With these words, New York Times journalist J. B. Collins, reporting from the scene of a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Amman, Jordan, puts the entire world on high alert. The leaders of Israel and Palestine are critically injured, Jordan's king is fighting for his life, and the U.S. president is missing and presumed captured.

As the U.S. government faces a constitutional crisis and Jordan battles for its very existence, Collins must do his best to keep the world informed while working to convince the FBI that his stories are not responsible for the terror attack on the Jordanian capital. And ISIS still has chemical weapons....

Struggling to clear his name, Collins and the Secret Service try frantically to locate and rescue the leader of the free world before ISIS's threats become a catastrophic reality.

©2015 Joel C. Rosenberg (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Intense!

Great book, very suspenseful! Very well read!
We listened as we traveled from MN to TN

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A Real Insight into ISIS and Islam

A true thriller! A can't-put-down page-turner! Great insight into weak-minded U.S. Administration and its head in the sand mentality when dealing with fundamentalist Islam, and the possible consequences.

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awesome book

this book is straight fire. IST and third. Joel is a great author that brings headlines to life. Obama is the president he doesn't believe it does anything about ice

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The BEST!

This was the best of the series so far! Thank you Mr. Rosenberg for another great thriller!

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Another superb Rosenberg thriller!

If you enjoy Rosenberg novels, you'll really love this one! Very action-packed with twists and turns that can be hard to predict. A lot of fun with messages from the heart and the really matter. Couldn't recommend it more highly!

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My ears wouldn't let me put it down

Would you listen to The First Hostage again? Why?

Yes. Intriguing

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. Kept me thinking ahead

Which scene was your favorite?

The rescue of the president

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

no, because I normally listen while I'm driving

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Captivating

Loved it. On the edge of my seat. Loved the realism to the events in the Middle East.

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Good story!

If you like action, thrills, and warriors, you'll like this. The lead character is a journalist who tangles with ISIS, gets in their crosshairs, and has to save the President from them. Worth a credit.

That said, there is a small downside. Rosenberg wanted to weave in Christianity, which as a Christian myself I have no problem with. However, it was clunky, feeling more like an afterthought than a story element. Every time the story veered into Bible and faith talk, the story slowed and the passage felt stilted. It never actually moved the story forward. I like the instinct but the execution could use some work.

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Great story, brilliant narration.

the story kept me at the edge of my seat it was a brilliant spy novel turn war novel.

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Great book

Another exciting book from Joel Rosenberg. Interesting and informative. The only problem with his books is once you start playing one it's hard to put it down.

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