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  • The Threat

  • By: David Poyer
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (185 ratings)

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The Threat

By: David Poyer
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's summary

Assigned to White House duty, Navy commander Dan Lenson battles threats against the president and the nation in this gripping adventure.

Working with a team to analyze and defeat external threats to U.S. security, Dan must deal with a terrorist plot to smuggle in dirty-bomb material using the established drug-cartel methods. In the meantime, there's an internal threat from disgruntled military elements involving an attempt on the president's life using the "football": the mysterious suitcase that accompanies the president at all times, containing the codes and protocols to launch a nuclear strike. Only Dan can stop a plot that would engineer a coup against the president.

©2006 David Poyer (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"Poyer's more interested in story and character than in slam-bang action, and that's a good thing because when the action does kick in, we care enough about the characters to follow them into danger. Recommended especially for fans of Robert Ludlum's political thrillers (although Poyer is a superior writer)." (Booklist)

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Quo vadis, Poyer?

As a fan of Poyer’s work I looked forward to this book. But it is not at the level of other books. Takes a long time to take off, the story is unlikely, the “tension” between Lenson and his wife Blair too predictable (also in its ending), and the three “action lines” never make it to one. Not at the level of The Med or so. I recommend many books of Poyer, but not this one.

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