A Very Good First Outing for Andrew Peterson.

I wasn't expecting a lot from this book, as my experience of first in a series books hasn't been great recently. However, I pleasantly surprised with this audio book.
It started a little differently than some books in this genre, in that it introduces us to the main character, Nathan McBride, not as a "bad-ass" who will destroy anyone who hurts him or his friends, but as a "bad-ass" who will teach you a lesson(in this case, beating a man who is causing some trouble for a client), and then if you are willing, give you a second chance. In other words, Nathan McBride has a heart, even though he is an expert marksman and overall operator, and he will do what needs to be done. His business partner and long time friend Harvey Fontana, is as loyal to Nathan as Nathan is to him, and Andrew Peterson does a great job of showing just how deep their friendship is.
Overall, I found this book to have both depth when it needed to, and action when it needed to. The backstory for Nathan McBride is certainly interesting and makes you like him even more once you have seen what he's been through.
The narrator, Dick Hill, is well known and liked, and with this book he does another excellent job. He is definitely on my list of top three narrators. He has this ability to bring characters to life that few can match.
As a first in a series book, this exceeded my expectations, and it made be want to keep going with the series. If I had anything negative to say about it, it would be that there was a little too much dialogue in places, and that there might have been too many explanations of what things were, but that is a very small complaint in a very enjoyable listen.

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5 people found this helpful

Can't with the slurred narrator

Narrator sounds like a really old dude with a big white beard after a few too many egg nogs.

The story didn't capture me enough to stand the slurred narration, and the prostitute thing didn't help either

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Very exciting story spoiled by narration

Great fun, Nathan Mcbride novel.Good story slightly marred by the fact that the narrator sounded so out of breath for most of the book (he sounded like an old man on his deathbed), maybe he had a chest infection................

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OK story, irritating narration

The story is OK and kept me listening. However the narration was irritating and in places was like a voiceover for The Simpsons; over dramatic, exaggerated emphasis and unnatural.

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First to kill

Great read😊 really enjoyed this book. Would definitely recommend this book to family and friends

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Good read but ordinary

It was just ok for me. I found it a bit slow going. Descriptions of weaponry, special services skills and sniper's craft were good. I like a thread of intrigue which I didn't find until well into the book.
Others do the job better.

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Well written and well narrated

An exciting story from start to finish with characters you grow to like and care about. Good holiday listen I have no hesitation recommending.

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Not really one of the best.

I'm sorry to say that men do a pretty bad job when they put on a female voice. This always spoils the story for me. It would have been better to use a female reader to do the female voices.

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What a man!

This proves that even the toughest and smartest can be prey and under pressure make mistakes. Vulnerable yet invincible, great book! Thanks

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Super tough sniper seeks similar

Another entry into a very crowded market of ex-military protagonists who fight evil. The heavily scarred Nathan Mcbride (from capture and torture in Nicaragua) is called in to "babysit" a raid on three brothers who have got hold of far too much semtex. The action sequences in this book are excellent but the detail provided for every aspect of military life, while very well researched is lengthy and quite unnecessary. It was listenable particularly if you have a specific interest in the cold long distance fighting of rival snipers but there is nothing here to recommend it above the many others in this genre.

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