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The Talbot Odyssey

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The Talbot Odyssey

By: Nelson DeMille
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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For 40 years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole - code-named Talbot - inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.

Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets - leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.

For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.

©2001 Nelson DeMille (P)2010 Hachette Audio
Crime Fiction Espionage Genre Fiction Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Mystery War
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Gripping Story • Intricate Plot • Brilliant Narration • Unexpected Twists • Suspenseful Tale • Authentic Accents
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Well done, great characters, extremely well developed. Reader was acceptable . . but not outstanding.

DeMille, as usual, delivers with a punch!.

A very long and enjoyable listen

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DeMille is one of my favorite authors of all time. Pair it with Scott Brick as a narrator and it’s even better. DeMille weaves a web of twists and deceit that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Exceptional

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I usually love Nelson DeMille but this book is dated by old science and old politics. For a spy thriller, it was not thrilling at all. It did reliably put me to sleep ever night for a month!

Put me to sleep

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Just love every thing about this book. Scott Brick never disappoints in his narration.

Kept me focused! couldn't stop listening!!

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unless you aren't a fan of "It was me the whole time!!!" Then it stinks

decent spy novel

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DeMille, as always, writes beautifully and spins a great yarn. I was mildly disappointed with the occasional lapses into hokey story-telling or character development, but it never diminished my enjoyment of the book. Probably somewhere between a 4 and 5.

Narrator was superb, lending authenticity at every turn, and seamlessly moving between each character and accent.

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very interesting, a little hard to start it, but ended great. a very good narrator.

great book

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I’ve listened to many of Nelson DeMille’s books. This one had too many characters and the plot was too confusing - too much description of the houses, etc. and not enough action.

Too confusing!

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I have read most of DeMille’s books and I think this is my favorite. Even better than the John Cory series. Although, John Cory easily could have been the main character rather than Tony Abram.

One of his best!!!

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Where does The Talbot Odyssey rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Hard question...I've read/listened to many many books. For Nelson DeMille, on a scale of 100, which would be "The Lion's Game", I would give it 85.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Talbot Odyssey?

Don't remember right now

Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?

Hummm; I have a problem with Scott Brick; it's that he's not George Guidall.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Are you kidding?

Any additional comments?

I really like the earlier DeMille books, the NY settings the irritating detective. This one is somewhere in the melange. And, I am old and tend to live more in the "right here, right now" world of the memory impaired.

Whew! This was a very interesting trip.

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