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Steel Fear

By: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
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An aircraft carrier adrift with a crew the size of a small town. A killer in their midst. And the disgraced Navy SEAL who must track him down . . . The high-octane debut thriller from New York Times bestselling writing team Webb & Mann—combat-decorated Navy SEAL Brandon Webb and award-winning author John David Mann.

A BARRY AWARD NOMINEE“Sensationally good—an instant classic, maybe an instant legend.”—Lee Child

The moment Navy SEAL sniper Finn sets foot on the USS Abraham Lincolnto hitch a ride home from the Persian Gulf, it’s clear something is deeply wrong. Leadership is weak. Morale is low. And when crew members start disappearing one by one, what at first seems like a random string of suicides soon reveals something far more sinister: There’s a serial killer on board. Suspicion falls on Finn, the newcomer to the ship. After all, he’s being sent home in disgrace, recalled from the field under the dark cloud of a mission gone horribly wrong. He’s also a lone wolf, haunted by gaps in his memory and the elusive sense that something he missed may have contributed to civilian deaths on his last assignment. Finding the killer offers a chance at redemption . . . if he can stay alive long enough to prove it isn’t him.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

©2021 Brandon Webb and John David Mann (P)2021 Random House Audio
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“Sensationally good — an instant classic, maybe an instant legend. Steel Fear takes all the strengths of a traditional thriller and makes them as modern as tomorrow.” (Number one New York Times best-selling author Lee Child)

“An absolutely amazing thriller! Steel Fear comes in hot and never slows down. Exciting, action-packed, and twisty from stem to stern. This will be one of the hottest books of the summer!” (Number one New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor)

Steel Fear is deadly good, a five-star scorcher from first page to last. The enigmatic and mysterious Finn is the next big thriller superstar.” (Number one New York Times best-selling author Robert Crais)

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Thriller.!

Not 100% predictable, and well written. Webb and company did a great job, narration was excellent.

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Top 10% . Not predictable, great depth of charactr

Liked it a lot. I don't write reviews. But this one was well written. Narrator enjoyable. Kind of a who dunnit pulling g you through the whole story. Well done.

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Great characters and engaging storyline

I’ve enjoyed all of Webb’s non fiction books and his foray into fiction did not disappoint. I’m looking forward to going through the rest of the series

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Great for a first time author- more a murder thriller than a war novel

Character development is great with a very compelling plot. I listen to a lot of SEAL/war oriented action and murder mystery thrillers. This is more of the latter with a Naval setting, but really enjoyable thriller. Narration was very good. Hope his others are just as good.

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A smart, captivating, and haunting story that pulls you in tight for a straight through listen.

Wow! This is the best thriller I’ve read in a while. If you enjoy trying to figure out who did it, you will enjoy this one. The vivid descriptions of the characters and actions pulled me in early and I listened to the entire book in one session. The narrator was excellent as well and elevated the drama with his delivery.

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Really enjoyed the book

The story was interesting and suspenseful and I liked the setting of an aircraft carrier. The narrator was exceptionally good.

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kept me guessing

I loved the fact right when you thought what was going to happen the zig...zagged

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Good read

Enjoyed listening to this. Entertaining story. The end got a little silly, but overall would recommend.

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Good listen!

I really enjoyed it! Can’t wait for the next one from the author
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Seal aboard

Liked the plot line, although it took a long time to develop the story line. It was dozens of chapters before the characters even knew a murder had occurred. And I felt like they took the obvious pc route at the end but overall it was a good story, especially if you enjoy the military and a mystery.

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