The Survivor

By: Gregg Hurwitz

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Nate Overbay, a former soldier suffering from PTSD and ALS, goes to an 11th-floor bank and climbs out the bathroom window onto the ledge, ready to end it all. But as he’s steeling himself to jump, a crew of gunmen bursts into the bank and begins viciously shooting employees and customers. With nothing to lose, Nate climbs back inside, confronts the robbers, and with his military training, starts taking them out, one by one. The last man standing leaves Nate with a cryptic warning: “He will make you pay in ways you can’t imagine.” Soon enough, Nate learns what this means.

He is kidnapped by Pavlo, a savage Ukrainian mobster and mastermind of the failed heist. Now blocked from getting into the bank vault to retrieve the critical item inside, Pavlo gives Nate a horrifying ultimatum: Either break in and acquire the item or watch Pavlo slowly kill the people Nate loves most - his estranged wife, Janie, and his teenaged daughter, Cielle. Nate lost them both when he came back from Iraq broken and confused. Now he’s got one chance to protect the people he loves, even if it’s the last thing he is able to do.

©2012 Gregg Hurwitz (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Awesome read!

A great book. Hard to put down. Excellent narration. Tugs at your emotions. I even laughed a few times! A must read!

Great book.

I would suggest reading this one unless you really like the narrator. I haven't like Scott Brick in any of the books I've heard from him.

A wild ride!

A terrific story! Loved every minute with the exception of the music at the end.

Riveting! Excellent book with excellent narration!

Fantastic book, full of nail-biting suspense and the ever present threat of unspeakable violence. Hurwitz is a masterful storyteller. This book made me an instant fan.
This book is made even better by the narrator. I would gladly listen to any book read by Scott Brick. His performance adds so much texture and substance to a story. The fact that this is already a page-turner makes it a sure thing.
Highly recommended!

Gripping story, well written, well read.

My first taste of this author. Definitely worth another looking into again. Well worth it.

Overall a wonderful story

This book would be wonderful were it not for shit head Jason and the annoying daughter. I understand the characters were writing this way,but you will be fighting the urge to skip through the parts that involve them.

A Good Story and Not a Book with a Message

I really dislike fiction that tries to put in the author's opinion into the pages. This is about a man ready to jump from a tall building. He is a former soldier with PTSD, but this isn't about PTSD. Many books have been written about soldiers with PTSD and they describe the terrible situation of the soldier. That is fine, but if I want to hear a lecture about that problem, I would read about the problem. This book is not a book about PTSD, it is about a hero, a soldier that acts without thinking of the consequences. A good man gets caught up in something more than just countries fighting. Part of the story seem just a little over the top, but mostly, this book kept my attention until the end. And that is a good thing.

Top notch story. Scott brick is the king!

Well written, superb audio. One of best I've read this year. Not to be missed.

Edge of the seat action

Can't type now. The adrenaline is still pumping. I going to go fix myself a drink.

COULD NOT STOP LISTENING!!! You won’t be disappointed!!!

I chose this book based on Scott Brick as narrator/voice actor like I have with several of my audio choices (because is THE BEST) This is my first experience with author Gregg Hurwitz and it won’t be the last. Other books that I enjoyed thoroughly rarely start out this action-packed right from the beginning. I felt every emotion withthe first 45 minutes. Although parts of the storyline are those we have all heard before in different books or movies Hurwitz perfectly weaves them together into something unique. AND Scott Brick made me get emotional every character good or bad!