Vessel

By: John Bowen

Narrated by: Craig Beck

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Forget all you know. History's biggest secret was hidden behind legends and lies...

An International Amazon #1 Bestseller in Kindle Thriller and Mystery.

Running for her life, carrying a secret with the potential to change what it means to be human, Holly Reilly calls the only person she knows with the skills to keep her alive: her estranged husband Gabriel.

Caught between two deadly adversaries, Holly and Gabe are drawn into a centuries-old conflict, one poised to spill into the modern world, threatening chaos and bloodshed.

A breathless blend of action and mystery, faith and fanaticism, Vessel exposes an unwritten history stretching back to the Crusades, medieval Europe and feudal Japan as it races to its final explosive conclusion.

What people are saying:

- Heart stopping, thrilling & utterly fantastic. - This author is quickly becoming one of my favourites. He is a master at story crafting, reeling in readers, and plot twists. - Lots of history in this book that made me review my knowledge of past ages. Killer ending! - Plenty of action, suspense, and lots of thrills. - In a word - Brilliant! - Action packed adventure! Like a blockbuster action movie in paperback.

©2014 John Bowen (P)2015 John Bowen

Absolutely absorbing story!

This was an incredible story, absorbing, intricate, and chock full of mystery and intrigue both old and new. The sheer breadth of this story is incredible and the narrator is on point, perfectly expressing the emotions, characters and accents. Thank you for a spectacular read!

The story is good – But the performance…

I really enjoyed the story, I very much I’ve been to the whole grail kind of conversation. But the performer and his inability to speak in a female voice was cringy at best. I just couldn’t take it.

Really enjoyed the story but hated the F bomb

I would have rated this book higher, hoping I could recommend it. Fbomb ruined it.

a fantastic story

I absolutely loved this book. It combined historical drama with a touch of science fiction. The tale was expertly woven and I hated for the book to finally reach it's conclusion.

"Wow!" Literally my first word at the end

"Wow!" Literally my first word at the end of the audiobook. What an amazingly fresh take on some very tired old "standards". Templars. Ninjas. Special forces. And the Holy Grail. Marvelous job! Well done, Author. The ending was perfect. I could not have imagined it better. Out of a few mostly predictable possible endings, you manage to surprise us with a slick little finesse at the last moment. The imagined outcome of the end was certainly one of those possibilities. But the way you set that up... All I could say was, "Wow!". And the way you handled the questions and philosophies of creation and existence. Lip service to one point of view; A hint of the other. "There is a God." Is there a God?" "There absolutley is not a God!" "...or is there?" You leave it open without preaching or pushing a point of view.

Sequel? Prequel? The possibilities! One could only hope. Or, leave it at near "perfection". "Know when to put the pen down" and all. I say, It's been five years. Take a chance.

Buyer beware...

My only issue was with narration. His 'feminine voice' was as good as any (better than many) and I almost prefer a minimal Aussie accent to one overdone or just plain bad, but ending every sentence with a rise as if it were a question became unbearable.
I might actually have to READ a book. I'm addicted to Audible now and I'm 62 so, I've read a couple... I can usually tell a good author from a hack within a chapter or two; sometimes just a few paragraphs. This one seems worth my time.

heading is required

I thought it would be more mystery and intrigue and less guns and fantasy.