The Hard Line

A Gray Man Novel

By: Mark Greaney

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

The Gray Man, the world’s deadliest assassin and apex predator, discovers he’s really the prey in the most shocking entry of this #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Family means different things to different people, but in the Gray Man’s world, family is defined by blood—the blood you share with some and the blood you shed with others.

Court Gentry’s current family operates out of an office park in Norfolk, Virginia. The Ghost Town is an off-the-books direct action team run by Matt Hanley, former CIA Deputy Director. They take on the jobs the Agency needs handled “discretely,” and those jobs are rolling in.

Somewhere at the top of the US Intelligence apparatus, security experts and intelligence operations worldwide are threatened.

It starts with a blown safe house in Tunis. Then Court himself barely escapes from an ambush in the jungles of Nicaragua. Now key members of the U.S. counterintelligence community are being assassinated in their own neighborhoods. With the feds compromised, it’s up to Court and his team to stop the hit squads.

But eliminating professional kill teams may be the least of the Gray Man’s worries when he finds himself targeted by the legendary assassin codenamed Whetstone—a man driven out of retirement by a very personal quest to rain down hellfire on Court and everyone he’s ever loved, starting with the father he hasn’t seen in twenty years.

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Interesting but left readers hanging

The performance was awesome as usual. The characters were interesting and carried the story well. I’m a fan of the Gray Man, so I was excited that this new book was published. However, the author decided to leave readers hanging, ending the book at a very key and exciting point. It was poor of the author to do so and very disappointing since I like the author and the key characters. The author did well, but has left a bad taste in my mouth for cutting off a story unresolved.

That's unfair...!!!

Had to put this book down periodically, because it was so good that I didn't want it to end. That was very difficult, but I was able to spend more than the 15:02hrs engaged in the story. Biggest regret; the time it will take for the next book to come out. Could you make it a 20hrs "read"... :-). What a ride!!!

Wonderul

Another Gray Man story that held my attention from beginning to end. I find myself wanting the next adventure! Demanding the next adventure,,,

Totally Awesome!

I’ve been anticipating the release of the next book in the Gray Man series and it did not disappoint. It was fast paced, a lot of action with twist and turns I. Every chapter. As always, Jay Snyder’s narration was amazing. It’s a must read for Gray Man fans.

Better than ever

I have listened to the gray man series many times over. Mark Greaney isn’t slowing down or running out of ways to tell Courts stories. I think this new entry might be the best in the series. Can’t wait for the next.