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Anonymous Sources

By: Mary Louise Kelly
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
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An intriguing thriller from a former NPR correspondent about a young reporter who must match wits with spies, assassins and a terrorist sleeper cell targeting the very heart of American power.

"If, on an early summer’s night, you wanted to kill a man, how would you do it? Would you lay a trap, sharpen a dagger, uncork a poison? Personally, I’ve always leaned toward the dramatic. But looking back, I wonder now if the events of last summer didn’t begin with a quieter sort of murder."

So ponders Alexandra James, a beautiful, driven, yet troubled New England Chronicle reporter. She is assigned to cover the death of Thom Carlyle, son of one of the most powerful men in Washington. Just back from a year abroad, Thom falls from the top of a Harvard bell tower on a warm summer night. Did he jump, or was he pushed? For Alex James, who can get in anywhere, sleep with anyone, out-drink and out-shop her demons, it is the story of a lifetime. As she chases leads from Harvard Yard to the courtyards of Cambridge, England, to a clandestine rendezvous in London, to the inside of a nuclear terrorist network...the intrigue seems to suit her. But nothing is what it seems. When she arrives back in Washington, DC, for a key interview that promises to tie together the leads she has puzzled out, Alex the hunter becomes Alex the hunted. An assassin is dispatched.... Her laptop disappears.... Her phone is tapped.... And she begins to grasp that Thom Carlyle may have been killed to hide a terrifying conspiracy within the White House itself.

Former NPR Intelligence correspondent Mary Louise Kelly has turned her own real-life reporting adventures into fiction with this stylish spy thriller.

©2013 Mary Louise Kelly (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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Why didn’t she just tell them!

Enjoyed the twists and turns of this story. However, I thought it could’ve ended sooner if what Alex knew had been shared with a certain character. Enjoyed listening to this narrator. The characters were interesting. The ending was eventful. My thanks to the author for actually finishing the story. This is the second audiobook I’ve listened to by Mary Louise Kelly. It could be a good movie.

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Fun thriller, but unbelievable

Kelly writes a decent thriller with engaging characters, but some of the actions and reactions portrayed here were just too unbelievable. Read Kelly’s “The Bullet.” It’s far more believable.

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I love this writer!

I was hooked by The Bullet and have a new appreciation for her ability to bring to life amazing characters and gripping story.

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Entertaining Thriller

I'm a fan of good thrillers, especially those with strong and interesting female characters. Mary Louise Kelly doesn't disappoint with this book. I also enjoyed Bullet. This is a great listen with strong characters and unusual plot. In addition I enjoyed all the reporter details. The narrator was just right for the story. Recommended.

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impressed and couldnt stop listening

wow. I'm truly impressed for a first book. I'm getting her second one right now

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Enjoyable.

Love Mary Louise Kelly’s NPR reporting. She wrote this novel while taking some time away from NPR to spend more time with her young sons. It’s spine tingling, like a Tom Clancy novel, but with a female news reporter as heroine! The ending was predictable, but lots of twists and turns in between.

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Excellent book

I couldn’t stop listening to this book. It’s well written, suspenseful and thrilling. I’m looking forward to listening to more of this authors books

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Entertaining but took awhile to get to the thriller part

Enjoyable especially toward the last 3rd of book. It felt a little convoluted at times and too many characters entering the scene but well worth the read because of the ending.

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what ? what ? what?

the story was good and entertaining enough to keep me listening. the rhetorical "what?" was overused, the reader is a bit hysterical sounding at times. Also, using questions to explain the plot got old.

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Hooray for tenacious journalism!

Gripping plot and well written despite the implausibility and timing. Excellent narration! Enjoyed it very much!

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