The Toymaker

By: Chuck Barrett

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Former NTSB Investigator Jake Pendleton faces a dilemma as the line blurs between right and wrong. After his judgment comes into question, Jake is entrusted to his new mentor, an eccentric old man who sees beyond Jake’s flaws. A man who makes ‘toys for spies.’ A man known as The Toymaker.

Jake’s first assignment reunites him with Gregg Kaplan in a daredevil mission to rescue a fellow agent held captive in Yemen. He risks his life to stop the first attack of an al Qaeda mastermind. But now, with no one to trust but himself, can Jake stop the terrorist from destroying what is most precious to the free world? Unfortunately, more trouble comes his way as a killer from his past threatens something more important to Jake than his own life, leaving him to make the hardest decision any man ever has to make—Who to sacrifice.

©2012 Chuck Barrett (P)2013 Audible Inc.

this should be called book 2.

this book starts up as if the reader has read the prior story. However it is not label this book too. There are many references to past events that do not make sense to a new reader.

Remarkable story narrators and characters

Follow intellect, courage, main character wise beyond his years, intuitive and a fantastic student of his wise older teacher, enable an admiral respected by all. The story is fantastic and I respect the need of this team to break the red tape and get the job done. This needs to be part of our system. Thank you audible as it is free with membership. I will read the entire series.

Great story

I read these series in wrong order. I read book 3, then one then two so this is the second book, but I read it the third year in the series so I already knew what was gonna happen after this, but this whole story of The Toymaker and the gadgets following up on the Chasing down of the Irishman from the first series and chasing down the terrorist in this series it was a very good good book and I know what happens in the next year and it really has nothing to do with these first two books but this is an author. I’m paying attention to I like the way you write. And the stories are always entering interesting. It’s a nice balance of romance desire espionage international great detail on the subject sites so it’s all in all very good series.

I don't get all these bad reviews...

STORY (espionage thriller) - Okay. The Toymaker is not going to win any awards and some of the points in negative reviews I've read are valid -- there is testosterone-driven action, stereotypical characters, motives of revenge and a dramatic narrator -- but boring? I must have read a different book. I would say just the opposite. It's fast-paced and exciting from beginning to end with terrorists, neat gadgets and lots of twists and turns. It's also not hard to follow what's going on, so it's an enjoyable, easy listen.

PERFORMANCE - I don't understand why so many people complain about Scott Brick. It's true that he overdramatizes a bit, but I'm totally fine with it. I like his voice, and he definitely doesn't deliver a boring or monotone performance.

OVERALL - There's no sex or violence, and the violence is not gory or graphic. I recommend the book to anyone who's looking for an easy but exciting listen. It's not perfect, but I was thoroughly entertained.

Fun Read!

Yes. It has all the cliche’d spy/espionage/action story lines. It does have a lot of action going on and a lot of movement and different locations. But that’s why I enjoyed it!!!