Rack & Ruin

By: Charlie Cochet

Narrated by: Mark Westfield

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

New York City's streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly emerged Therian group, at war. Innocent civilians are caught in the crossfire and although the THIRDS round up more and more members of the Order in the hopes of keeping the volatile group from reorganizing, the members of the Coalition continue to escape and wreak havoc in the name of vigilante justice.

Worse yet, someone inside the THIRDS has been feeding the Coalition information. It's up to Destructive Delta to draw out the mole and put an end to the war before anyone else gets hurt. But to get the job done, the team will have to work through the aftereffects of the Therian Youth Center bombing. A skirmish with Coalition members leads Agent Dexter J. Daley to a shocking discovery and suddenly it becomes clear that the random violence isn't so random. There's more going on than Dex and Sloane originally believed, and their fiery partnership is put to the test. As the case takes an explosive turn, Dex and Sloane are in danger of losing more than their relationship.

©2014 Charlie Cochet (P)2015 Dreamspinner Press

Mark Westfield Rocks This Series!

Any additional comments?

I absolutely love and adore Mark Westfield’s narration of this series! To me, it’s Westfield’s narration that makes this series shine.

Things I enjoyed about the book:

1. Getting to see the progression of the Sloane and Dex’s relationship. Finally getting to see Sloane remove his head from his ass and recognize what he has in Dex was awesome.

2. The humor. Once again, it was the humor, and in many cases with this particular story, it was only the humor that kept me from throwing my Kindle out the window.

3. The audio narration. Mark Westfield does a really good job bringing the characters and situations to life. I enjoyed his narration just as much this time, and it’s his narration that keeps me going.

Things that drove me nuts?

1. How do I keep figuring out the bad guy? I am probably the most oblivious person you will ever meet. Seriously. So I find it absolutely tragic that I have figured out who the bad guy is in each of these “mysteries” only a couple chapters in. That’s just sad.

2. Sloane, and then Ash’s, whole “I’m so broken because of tragic things in my past, so therefore you’re better off without me” bull****. I just can’t. The whole thing between Ash and Cael? I was so hoping Cael would kick Ash in the nuts. In. The. Nuts.

3. And then…and then! There’s a part that had me literally writhing on my chair with rage and disbelief – I won’t spoil it – but it had me CRAZY. Ok? CRAZY. So I found it totally implausible Dex would only tell Sloane, and not say something to Tony. Then I found it COMPLETELY impossible that Sloane would do…absolutely nothing. He barely even has a conversation about it. I cannot even. Worst soldier/cops ever.

Sloane doesn’t even follow up until the following day (or was it days?) later! And then Sloane does nothing. Sloane and Dex don’t tell the team? Putting everyone in jeopardy? What the hell?

AND THEN…the cliffhanger? The one that even I could see coming a mile away and without spoilers?

But…BUT! What can I say? This series is full of humor, action, suspense, and sexy times. Couple all of that with Mark Westfield’s narrative delivery, and I’m hooked!
Fans of the series won’t be disappointed with this installment. And I freely admit I can’t wait to get my hands on the next audio book in the series.

RECOMMENDED!

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Better and better...

Keep falling more and more in love with Dex and Sloan...now we can add Ash to the list. The series keeps getting better and better...Cochet is great and Westfield is phenomenal.

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The mystery deepens as does feelings

Would you listen to Rack & Ruin again? Why?

Absolutely. The story kept me engrossed. The suspense was nail-biting and the romance hot.

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

Oh yes! There were some shocking twists, some surprise revelations, and the ending was really a shock!

What about Mark Westfield’s performance did you like?

I think my favorite thing is when they talk on coms or radios or there is a broadcast how his voice sounds like it's actually coming through one. It's pretty cool.

If you could rename Rack & Ruin, what would you call it?

Traitor In The Midst

Any additional comments?

I loved this story. I like the mystery, suspense and how it shows a few other men's relationships as Sloane and Dex explore theirs. It picks up after the surprising end of the last book with the Order still out there yet without a leader and now a Therian Coalition is fighting the Order too. There is a mole in the Thirds, a few surprises in store and another explosive ending.

Sloane and Dex's relationship deepen and we find out there is a couple others developing too.
Dex lends a touch of humor to the deeply suspenseful story and there is enough hot sex that there is a good balance of it all.


If you like Mystery/Suspense / Science Fiction / Werecats/Shapeshifters/ twists/romance/ and some hot man-sex you will love this

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Another GREAT from Chochet & Westfield!!!

Keep 'em coming!!!! Can't wait for book 4 on Audiobook and book 5 on ebook and audiobook!!!!! If only they can be longer!!!

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What a series

OMG Sloane no no no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god I don't have to wait for the next book. What a cliffhanger, that was just mean Ms. Cochet

still in love

if you're reading book3, then you know what you will expect from this book. The follows the same pattern. Cases, and the relationship between the two MC. Still funny and exciting.

Amazing!

Just amazing one of the best, honestly I don't know what I would do without this book to make me smile! Anything bye her that I've read has been great!

I love this seires!

What did you love best about Rack & Ruin?

Sloan learn to let go of the past and love again

Have you listened to any of Mark Westfield’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He gets better with each additional book in this series

Any additional comments?

I am looking forward to the next book

Rack & Ruin

Would you listen to Rack & Ruin again? Why?

Yes.

Rack & Ruin is a book that combines action,intrigue, shifter and human politics, friendships, love and above all-humor.

It is the perfect entertainer.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved everything about the story!!

Rack & Ruin is another great book in the THIRDS series.

We see Sloan and Dex develop as characters. We learn so much about Sloan's painful past, the sacrifices he made and the dedication he has.

After reading Rack & Ruin I understood Sloan better. His fear of commitment, his hesitation in getting any deeper with Dex.

As much as it hurt Dex, Sloan's past shaped him. Sloan had known lost and heartache and nothing in his life has been constant, except for Ash.

In Rack & Ruin we also see a different side to Ash. We knew it was there but in this book in exploded out of him.

Dex and Ash arent the great of friends, Ash still denies his attraction to Cael. Whats more, Ash hurts Cael with his words. We know they are Ash's way of hiding, but it still hurts to read anout Cael's pain.

Dex is kickass as ever.

Even with all his issues, he still finds the time to protect his brother, meddle in his teammates relationship, eat crappy food and listen to his favorite music.

Rack & Ruin was an intense book, but I think it also had the most humor!!

I loved seeing the relationship develop between Dex and Sloan.

Dex keeps exposing his feelings, even when its hard, even when Sloan does the predictable and runs, and as Ash explained to Dex, Sloan always runs.

The ending of the book was emotional on many fronts: we saw Sloan and Dex are together and united more than ever. The love they have for each other and commitment is stronger than ever, and more surprisingly, Ash and Dex actually get along!

The book ends in an explosive cliffhanger and I cannot wait to start the next book in the series.

What about Mark Westfield’s performance did you like?

Mark is a wonderful narrator.

He brings the character to life. Sloan's seriousness, Dex's playfulness a, all the conflicting emotions the various characters go through.

But what is more, Mark captures the mood of the book as well. The action sequences are intense and gripping.

Who was the most memorable character of Rack & Ruin and why?

The humor and the relationship development between Dex and Sloan

Super Series!

This series is like one of those addictive tv series that you wait all week for and then as soon as its over, you count down until the next week. In a mishmash of romantic comedy and scifi/shifter suspense, the books will hook any reader who likes any of these genres.

The narrator tells this story well. Though with so much detail, I found myself rewinding a few times to catch details. Sometimes I was getting characters mixed up. There's a lot going on.

Another fantastic audiobook from Charlie Cochet

What made the experience of listening to Rack & Ruin the most enjoyable?

The story line and the fun and suspense makes keeps you entertained. Mark Westfield brings the book to life.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Broody Bear Brodie

Have you listened to any of Mark Westfield’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Mark Westfield always understands the characters but in the Thirds series he brings the character's alive.

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

I listen to this book in one sitting and then again the next day.

Any additional comments?

Each of these books in the series are well worth listening too over and over again.

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Another great THIRDS story

Charlie Cochet is on good form with a well told conspiracy facing the Destructive Delta team as they battle a vigilante group of Therians exacting revenge on humans responsible for violence against Therians in the riots of the 80s. Added to that, they have a traitor in their ranks giving the vigilantes help; Dex scares Sloane; Dex says the 'L' word and Ash hurts Cael.
The narration was good, but odd words were emphasised that made it a bit irritating, almost as if the narrator was trying too hard. In comparison to the previous novels it sounded less natural. It was still good, but I got the feeling he'd forgotten how he'd narrated the others.
For all that, I still enjoyed it and will listen to it again & I've bought the other audio books in the series so I would recommend it.

5 stars!

An amazing follow up in the "Thirds books" perfect in many aspects and amazing narration by mark.

Can't wait for the final book.