Tuesday, 6 August 2024

DANGER CLOSE


Danger Close by Cameron Curtis
Book 1 in the Breed Thriller series
Narrated by Jared Zeus
Genre: crime fiction
Format: ebook & audiobookAudiobook


They were powerful and ruthless, but they made one mistake. His name is Breed.

Ex-Delta Force sniper Breed has spent most of his life at war and now he’s trying to make some time for peace. But when a veteran from his old unit is murdered in El Paso, Breed feels duty-bound to bring the killer to justice. A feeling that only grows stronger when his friend’s widow and son are also murdered.

As he uses all his specialist skills to uncover the truth, Breed finds himself working with some unlikely allies — a devious CIA operative, and a determined Latina reporter. Together, they uncover a conspiracy to launch a massive attack on US soil.

The terrorists are confident — they have powerful friends in the Mexican cartels and US law enforcement. But they have reckoned without one thing — Breed.
Source: Info in the "About Danger Close" was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56974798-danger-close on 08/10/2023.


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My Thoughts:
This author has the tendency to kill everybody off. Not as bad as Joe Abercrombie. But close enough. That is one of the main reasons why I stopped reading Joe Abercrombie no matter how good his story telling quality is. And now we have another author with the same tendency... **sigh** ...I had to take time out to grieve. This contributed to this book being slower than the 8 hours and a half that it is supposed to be.

The plot though, I did not expect that! I was totally conned in by the character! Shows you just how gullible I am!

Delta Force
This is a very violent read. I would not recommend this book to younger readers.

This is my first Jared Zeus audiobook and I would listen to him again.


Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4.5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 4.5
Writing Style = 3
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (8 hrs and 26 mins listening time)
Plot = 5
Narration = 5


Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 cherries


Books In The Breed Thriller Series:
Book 1: DANGER CLOSE Book 2: OPEN SEASON Book 3: TARGET DECK Book 4: CLOSE QUARTERS Book 5: BROKEN ARROW Book 6: WHITE SPIDER Book 7: BLACK SUN Book 8: HARD CONTACT Book 9: BLOOD SPORT


 
Meet The Author

About Cameron Curtis:
Cameron Curtis has spent thirty years on trade floors as a trader and risk manager. He was on the trade floor when Saddam’s tanks rolled into Kuwait, when the air wars opened over Baghdad and Belgrade, and when the financial crisis swallowed the world. Having written fiction as a child, he is the author of the Breed action thriller series.


The Narrator

About Jared Zeus:
Deep, versatile and characterful with charm and depth.

I grew up in New Jersey. Lived in New York and L.A for several years.

My accent is generic American — very versatile. Can do all American accents but specifically New York, Southern States and Californian.

I also run Stratford-upon-Avon Studios in England — specialising in Voiceover.



FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were bought with private funds.
No money received for this review.

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