
The Messenger
Rob Walker, Book 1
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Rob Lay
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John Etterlee
About this listen
Rob Walker has served in countless operations in combat zones across the globe. Now, his mission is personal.
After returning home from a combat deployment to Afghanistan, US Army Special Forces sniper Rob Walker is in a race for time to rescue his kidnapped sister from the clutches of a Mexican drug cartel.
Having seen too much during a botched drug deal, she is snatched up off the street and handed over to members of a Mexican cartel who are after their payday. Suspecting her of being sold into sex slavery to satisfy the unpaid debt, Rob must act before it’s too late. But, taken deep into the Mexican criminal underworld, Marianne completely drops off the radar.
Heading South on a quest to find her, Rob teams up with his best friend and spotter. He decides to do the only thing he can do: Commit violence and punish everyone involved in his sister’s disappearance.
Rob’s mission: Save Marianne and send a clear message of brutality to her captors.
But once a cartel hitman picks up their trail, it becomes a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Will they get to Marianne in time? Or, will she vanish forever into the global sex trade?
©2021 John Etterlee (P)2022 John EtterleeListeners also enjoyed...
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- Phil
- 09-18-24
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz couldn't get into it
Just not a very good book
Story is yawn
Character is not interesting
tried to listen to it but found myself going to podcasts
Might be ok as a free book from audible but not worth a credit
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- Kevin Jelley
- 08-14-24
Immature story time
Felt and like it was written by a 13 boy who has watched too many movies. So many cliche action movie lines it was almost humorous. Narrator had intonation that did not fit the moment.
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- Dian Lineback
- 06-06-23
Bad bad narration
I couldn’t get past two hours of listening, The narration was so bad.
I purchased, now how to get money back from a Bad product
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- David gump
- 11-10-24
ok story
narrorator made it hard to finish but I stuck it out and did so. it resembles a lot of what is seen in taken movie but i leave that up to you to decide for yourself
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- B.Carole W.
- 02-21-22
need to return
no opinion on story as the narration was flat & uninteresting. Only got a couple of chapters done.
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