The Fifth Assassin

De: Brad Meltzer

Narrado por: Scott Brick

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States.
Four have been successful.
But now, Beecher White--the hero of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Inner Circle--discovers a killer in Washington, D.C., who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of these four men. Historians have branded them as four lone wolves. But what if they were wrong?
Beecher is about to discover the truth: that during the course of a hundred years, all four assassins were secretly working together. What was their purpose? For whom do they really work? And why are they planning to kill the current President?
Beecher's about to find out. And most terrifyingly, he's about to come face-to-face with the fifth assassin.

My First Meltzer!

Would you listen to The Fifth Assassin again? Why?

No, I usually don't repeat books.

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

Yes!

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

It did keep me going, and I had to wait until a slower part came around to shut it off.

Enlightening! Intriguing! Educational!

Wow! Very good book! I appreciate all the research Brad Meltzer and his team did to compile all the information to make this book seem so believable! I relish all the knowledge out there that makes this book such a good story, good plot, good ending. Narrator Scott Brick is fantastic! Thanks, I really enjoyed this book!

Good, Bad not sure

What did you like best about The Fifth Assassin? What did you like least?

The book picks up where the last one left off and does not waste a lot of time on pre-established character development which is nice. familiar characters with familiar idiosyncrasies I think slows interest into the story. New characters were nice to see but the overall plot is so un-engaging you find yourself having to repeatedly rewind to try and figure out what happened while your mind wandered for the last ten minutes. the sub plots are more intriguing than the main story line and the slight twists thrown in at the end are fun but definitely not a Kaiser Soze I didn't see that coming kind of moment. not the best... not the worst...

Would you ever listen to anything by Brad Meltzer again?

Of course! he is a smart and witty author capable some great work.

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

they are all the same.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe, if they added some humor to it and kept it fun and engaging, Sure. If they went the mystery for idiots route of Da Vinci code, Definitely not.

Any additional comments?

I am Kaiser Soze!!!

This is NOT Shakespeare.

The story is great. I've read many books by Meltzer and they always keep me wondering. But, I do not think I will get another audiobook if it is read by Scott Brick. His dramatic reading grated on my nerves. He read everything as if it were the soliloquy of Hamlet. I thought I would get used to it eventually but I didn't. It irritated right to the very end. Scott - Listen to me - You are reading modern fiction, not Shakespeare. Cut the drama-queen act!

Brad Meltzer at his Best

I personally feel that this is his best novel, followed closely by The Book of Fate. so there you have it folks; a review and a recommendation! this 2nd book if a trilogy, could stand alone, it really is a great book.