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Sweepers

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Sweepers

By: P. T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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In 1969, a Navy SEAL, a trained assassin on a confidential mission, is dropped off in the Vietnam jungle. Days later, a U.S. gunboat returns to pick him up, but the boat's young captain panics under fire and leaves the SEAL behind.

Twenty years later, that young captain is now a Pentagon admiral as the SEAL returns to Washington, D.C. with his own career change: he's become a sweeper - a clandestine cleaner of secret messes. And he's come back to claim "some things of value" - things the admiral can't afford to lose.

Navy Commander Karen Lawrence - sharp, smart, and savvy - is assigned to investigate the bad things that start happening to the admiral. She finds herself caught between one man's boundless ambition and another's relentless quest for revenge.

©2007 P. T. Deutermann (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Espionage Genre Fiction Military Mystery Police Procedurals Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military
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"Deutermann's inside knowledge of the Navy and Pentagon politics, coupled with his likable protagonists, make this a gripping new addition to his line of naval mysteries." ( Publishers Weekly)
Engaging Story • Gripping Plot • Excellent Narration • Rich Storytelling • Captivating Reading
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This has to be one of Deutermann’s best in a long line of great storytelling!

Outstanding story!

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This book reaches out and grabs you by the throat and holds you there until you finish it, very well done. I also love how he works in "historical" pieces as well, it's so believable it's crazy. Very intense, very entertaining, and most of all a very good story!

Amazing Story, Very Gripping

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Dick Hill was great as usual, story was well written and kept our our interest all the way to the end. highly recommend.

Thoroughly enjoyed

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Some of the chapters were so well written and descriptive. It made me uncomfortable to listen to them. But of course, it was impossible to stop.

I was uncomfortable.

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The technical mistakes make this otherwise good story less interesting. A semiautomatic Glock will only fire one round if the trigger is held back. Poor research not artistic license. I find it frustrating when characters portrayed as highly competent repeatedly make silly mistakes. Dick Hill is one of my favorite narrators but, the synthesized voice was pretty much unintelligible. Good story made bad by poor research, poor character development and production.

Ok But

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Not a lot of action after initial chapter. The SEAL was not a sympathetic character despite what happened to him.

Good but could’ve been great

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I am a big fan of this author. The plot is great, with attention keeping twists and turns. Characters are well developed and give some good surprises. I'm glad I got this book.

Another great book!

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What did you love best about Sweepers?

I read Sweepers about ten years ago, followed by several other Deutermann books. Now that I am an audiobook fan, I went back to Sweepers because the plot has remained fresh in my mind over the years, and I wanted to hear Dick Hill read it. Great story, very believable. Love the way Deutermann, with a Navy career behind him, talks about the machinations of military protocol so knowledgeably. The sweeper is an erie character.

In my opinion, this is Deutermann's best, but that may be because it just appeals me. I was in Vietnam, so I could really identify with the whole situation involving the sweeper (not that I did anything like that). I have enjoyed his other books that I have read also, and just finished Zero Option on audio, which is also excellent.

Deutermann's Best!!!!!

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Overall story became a little convoluted and the ending a little less then exciting. Overall just OK.

Love Dick Hill, story was just OK.

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I found this earlier book less taut than the others I've listened to, but I did like the characters and the story. Some of them were kinda stupid, especially some of the actions and reactions of the female Navy lawyer, but it didn't spoil it for me.

Bit stupid, but still a good read

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