Sheepdogs

A Novel

De: Elliot Ackerman

Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla

“You know Slow Horses—now meet the Sheepdogs.” —The Sunday Times (London)

Two Misfits. One Mission. Zero Back-Up. • When a high-stakes heist goes wrong, an ex-CIA operative and a special operations pilot find themselves in the middle of a game of espionage and survival as they navigate a treacherous web of deception and shifting loyalties in a globe-spanning, action-packed thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of 2034.

"Move Sheepdogs to the top of your list!”—Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A thriller and comedy in one, it’s a wild ride.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Skwerl and Cheese are down on their luck and about to find themselves tangled in the heist of their lives. Skwerl, once an elite member of the CIA's paramilitary unit, was cast out after a raid gone wrong in Afghanistan. Big Cheese Aziz, a former Afghan pilot of legendary skill, now works the graveyard shift at a gas station.

Recruited into a shadowy network of "sheepdogs," they embark on a mission to repossess a multi-million-dollar private jet stranded on a remote African airfield. But as they wind through a labyrinth of lies and hidden agendas, they discover that nothing is as it seems. Their contact vanishes, their handler's motives are suspect, and the true source of their payday remains a mystery.

With the stakes skyrocketing and the women in their lives drawn into the fray, this unlikely spy duo find themselves deep in the underbelly of modern war and intelligence.

From the jungles of Kampala to the glitz of Marseille, they'll need to be as cunning as they are bold to survive in a game where the line between the hunters and the hunted is razor-thin.

The plot twist

I thought this was gonna be a different type of SOG story, but it wasn’t, with the plot twists and depth of character building I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I look forward to the next Sheepdog spin!

Very Entertaining!

Totally different from Ackerman’s previous books, all of which were excellent but serious. This book is fast paced and funny, full of crazy characters and plot twists. It is in someways like a little more light hearted Randy Wayne White novel. It’s an excellent basis for a series. He certainly left the door open for it.

Great characters.

I enjoyed this story. It was a fun rollicking buddy story with some very good social commentary on US foreign policy if you pay attention.

Workmanlike Caper Novel

I appreciate the author’s real-world experience, but this novel was not particularly compelling. I was bored halfway through but soldiered on.

It was a bit too cute and a bit too pat.

The performance was a bit annoying as well. Not terrible, but annoying enough that I noticed it.

written for an audience like it's main characters

might be of interest to a former or current mercenary, or young male wishing to be one