The Nobody Man

By: Mike Ryan

Narrated by: Will Damron

They call him The Nobody Man. At least they used to. One of the most revered CIA operatives, he's been gone for three years to take care of his ailing wife. But now, someone has targeted him and his family. And that's a bad mistake. Because now he's coming. And he will become that man again. He will become The Nobody Man.

©2024 Mike Ryan (P)2024 Mike Ryan

A good story

I enjoyed it. An entertaining story of lethal revenge, which ends up leaving more questions than answers. The human interaction gives it a kind of unanticipated gentleness.

It actually seem like this book was a real life story

Love the book ? Not a bad book I’d recommend it for anyone to listen too.

Book of action

I like the characters and the voice actor. And plot made me feel the depth of Holt as a character.

Ends with a cliffhanger without resolving anything

It's bad enough this sounds like it was written by AI but that had only been to middle school, but the characters, the plot, the flow of the story, are all just nothing burgers. And it ends with a cliffhanger though there's almost nothing determined in the story.

I'm okay with a good cliffhanger, first in a series, I get it. But resolve a major issue, something.

The story has more holes than a kitchen strainer and the Nobody Man is not likable and makes bad decisions for someone supposedly at his level. Don't worry, the rookie assigned to 'bring him back into the fold' catches the mistakes and points them out. Bad, just horrible.

Also the elite assassin group set up as the main antagonist is supposed to be so secretive most don't even know its name yet they wear hats with a symbol? Just no, no no.

The narrator did his best to make this listenable, but save your time - I boosted this to 1.2X to get through it, hoping to at least get some closure, but nothing doing, just like the story.

I'm a big fan of the Nowhere Man and the Gray Man series. I thought the early books in those series weren't great, but the potential was there and they quickly developed into great stories and characters. This doesn't come close and I am not sure it ever can.