No Way Out

By: Alan Jacobson

Narrated by: Talece Brown

Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's Summary

When a potent firebomb destroys part of an art gallery in an exclusive London district, FBI Profiler Karen Vail is dispatched to England toassist Scotland Yard in their investigation. But Vail soon discovers that at the heart of the bombing lies a 440-year-old manuscript that holds clues toEngland's past-with dramatic political and social implications. The manuscript's content is so explosive that a group of political radicals is bent on destroying it at all costs.

The trail leads Vail to a notorious fugitive who has escaped law enforcement for decades-and who appears to be planning a major attack on Londonand the United States. When Hector DeSantos, a covert operative for the US Department of Defense, turns up in England and takes actions that threaten Vail's life, she finds herself on the run from the MI5 Security Service, Scotland Yard, and a group of internationally-trained assassins-all determined to silence her...all tightening the net to ensure that she's got no way out.

©2013 Alan Jacobson (P)2013 Alan Jacobson

good story, poor narration

What would have made No Way Out better?

a different narrator, and better editing.

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

good plot, kept you guessing till the end

What didn’t you like about Talece Brown’s performance?

at times I questioned if the reader was a person. very robotic cadence and strange diction on very easy names like Carter - pronounced by narrator as almost 2 separate words.. car ter

Any additional comments?

editing was also poor. many instances of repetition on what must be splice points.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Hated it.!

I hated everything about this audio book, from the story line to the nasal reader. I've loved the Karen Vale stories of her profiling, but this was just British political espionage farfetched nonsense.

Good premise, lousy narrator

What disappointed you about No Way Out?

The narrator did no accents, though the characters were specifically described having certain accents. There was very little delineation between characters, and the narrator really had a problem with pacing.....missing commas and making sentences awkward.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Nothing with this narrator.

How could the performance have been better?

Accents done as described in the text, and an overall better sense of how to read dialogue.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story had potential, but I have no desire to see how it ends.

Any additional comments?

Returning this book.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful