Trap the Devil

Dewey Andreas, Book 7

By: Ben Coes

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

A group of some of the most powerful people in the government, the military, and the private sector has begun a brutal plan to quietly take over the reins of the US government. They've begun to remove the people who stand in their way - and replace them with their own sympathizers and puppets. They've already taken out the Speaker of the House - whose death was made to look like an accidental drowning - and the president and vice president are next. Once they have their own people in place, they plan to start a bloody, brutal war on an unimaginable scale.

On restricted duty while he recovers from injuries incurred on a previous mission, Dewey Andreas is sent to Paris by CIA director Hector Calibrisi. The Secretary of State is going there for secret talks, and Dewey is to be an extra layer of security above the State Department team. But what should be an easy mission couldn't go more wrong. The cabal has sent in a hit man to take out the Secretary of State and lay the blame for this murder at the feet of Dewey himself. With the Secretary of State dead, shot by Dewey's weapon, Dewey is on the run and out in the cold, desperately trying to unravel the plot before the conspirators succeed in killing millions of innocents.

©2017 Ben Coes (P)2017 Macmillan Audio

Jay Snyder show become familiar with nomenclatures

The story over all was okay. I like this series so I liked this book. I would listen to it again hands down.

My only real complaint is Jay Snyder. He reads really well, has a wild and accurate range of accents and makes genders believable. My issue is he doesn't seem to have a strong grasp on military nomenclatures. Deweys 1911A1 is once again used but instead of saying "19 11 A1", Snyder said "1-9-1-1-A-1" throughout the book. It was like nails on a chalk board to me. There were other things as well but that one stuck out.

Fast paced and quintessential Andreas

The story had multiple parts playing out simultaneously which Coes pieces together masterfully. The plot line is as spellbinding, if not more so than Iran having a nuke, or blowing up NYC. A new character is introduced that I suspect will appear in future.

I did not enjoy the narrator's performance. Maybe just because I became so used to the previous narrator's ability to differentiate character voices.

Coes blends an even balance of providing only as much backstory as is absolutely necessary to allow a reader who hasn't read the previous books in the series to be up to speed. Unlike Daniel Silvia's recent books where he uses backstory as filler to create a very thin new episode. Keep it up Ben.

Another Great One

Another very fast read by Coes. Suspenseful and captivating like usual. Will say the performance was nothing like Peter Herman. Please go back to him next time.

Unfortunately, a very disappointing listen (book #7)

Every reason why Trap the Devil is a disappointment has already been addressed in myriad previous reviews. Nonetheless, there's one poignant fact to consider: The vast majority of negative reviews were written by dedicated fans of Ben Coes and his Dewey Andreas series... Trust them.

Mr. Coes,
Please acknowledge our reviews—your fans would like to anticipate the release of book #8 without trepidation.
Thank you.

Wonderful book!

Would you listen to Trap the Devil again? Why?

I love the action thrillers in the mode of Tom Clancy and Ben Coes delivers.

Good read but not as good as last two Dewey novels

I look forward to Ben Coes Dewey Andreas novels. The last two books have been the best books of each summer. While this book is a better read than most of the books I listen to, I can't say it's going to be the best book of the summer.

Solid and Entertaining as Expected

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

Didnt read the print

What was one of the most memorable moments of Trap the Devil?

The fact that they changed the narrator from Peter Hermann

Which character – as performed by Jay Snyder – was your favorite?

Dewey

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

NA

Any additional comments?

Not sure why the narrator was changed from Peter Hermann, it really takes something away from the series. You get so used to having Dewey, Daisy, etc sounding a certain way, and then it changes. Jay Snyder did a good job, I just didn't appreciate the change.

Exciting

I could not stop listening. Also, very well read and produced. I recommend this Audible.

One of best of the series

Predictable but developed well enough to keep attention. Looking forward to the next in the series.

book was great - but

M 1 9 1 1 - guy needs to learn to say 19 11 drove me nuts