Rath's Gambit

The Janus Group, Book 2

By: Piers Platt

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Rath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will...and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get free from the Janus Group and get what they're owed. But first they'll need to survive.

©2015 Piers Platt (P)2015 Piers Platt

Good book, but very short.

Compelling and well written story.
That said, that this series is made up of five books, seems like the result of the author/publisher doing a profit maximizing analysis.

Too short.

I love the story but feel the author is cutting the books up to sell more.

Was on sale for $10 so worth it

This Book is short and splitting the story like this is like how movies these days split the third book of a trilogy into two movies. The story is good and the performance is about as good as it gets on Audible so I think it was worth the $10, but I do not plan to pay more than this for any of the next four installations.

Didn't get my money's worth

Not enough happened in the book to make it seem like a full novel. The ending wasn't much of a cliff-hanger more lie the end of a chapter and a setup for the next book.

Otherwise the story was pretty good great concept - just some motivations and devices that don't seem too likely.

Shorter than book one, equally compelling

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. Book one (Rath's Deception) was a gripping and thrilling novel. I had to find out what happened next. Like many mystery/thriller novels, you're left wanting more, more, more. This is a great addition to The Janus Group series, one that doesn't fall short of a new, enticing story as a stand alone book.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the depth that this novel takes readers into the underlying elements of the story. To go into detail here would spoil the read, but Platt answers the necessary questions that were left from book one, and gives readers new thought provoking scenarios looking forward into book three.

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

This is my second listen to Fouhey's performances. I enjoyed this novel more than book one, but this is preferenced by any lack of character performances that changed between the two novels in the series thus far. I think this is a testament to Fouhey's ability to keep characters unique, and as a listener, it allows me to immerse into a novel far easier with the continuity.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Exposure comes at a high price.

Any additional comments?

I was a large fan of the first novel, and now I am a fan of The Janus Group series. I look forward to book three's availability.