Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Total Blackout
- A Jack Tate SAS Thriller, Book 1
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Total Blackout
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE
The start of a gripping new crime thriller series introducing ex-SAS trooper Jack Tate!
Don’t miss the explosive start to the Jack Tate series.
When the lights go out…
British MI6 agent, and former SAS trooper, Jack Tate is trying to escape his past when he witnesses a terrorist attack of unthinkable scale. An electro-magnetic pulse knocks out the US power grid, killing anything with a computer processor, throwing the whole country into darkness.
You have to escape the past.
Under the cover of the blackout, a clandestine operation aims to assassinate prominent public figures on US soil. Looting and violence spreads across the country. And Jack Tate’s past comes back to haunt him. As the only intelligence operative on the ground, he is hurled into a mission that will put him – and the people he loves – in immediate danger.
You have to defeat the enemy.
With the fate of the United States on the line, only he can prevent the horror of a new world war.
Perfect for fans of James Deegan, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney, this is an explosive action thriller you won’t be able to put down.
‘Compelling and authentic. An explosive new series with an uncompromising hero’ Tom Wood
‘Jack Tate is a powerful character, a true Brit hero. A cracking start to a new series!’ Alan McDermott
‘Alex Shaw is a master of the action thriller. Grabbed me from the first page and never let go’ Michael Ridpath
‘Riveting thriller with an original plot and surprising twists. Tate is totally convincing as a classic Brit operative. Great drama and characterisation’ Duncan Falconer
Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Looking for breakneck pace and a relentless hero? Alex Shaw has you covered." (James Swallow)
"Alex Shaw is one of the best thriller writers around! Fast paced, Total Blackout gripped from page one and didn’t let go...as fast as a Hollywood movie." (Stephen Leather)
What listeners say about Total Blackout
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 02-03-22
Well read
a good story well read. easy listening and interesting plot. a new hero emerges. Jack is not as complex as other heroes but has a down to earth believable character. very enjoyable.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jeff Williams
- 16-11-21
First book by this author throughly enjoyed.
First book by this author throughly enjoyed. Good story line could possible happen, well performed.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Churchill1940
- 28-05-21
A great new thriller novelist to join the ranks.
A new novelists for a fiftieth STORY FITHTHor democracy LEADS THE CHARCE ON ANTI COMMUNISM.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Mrs Archdeacon
- 04-04-21
An OK Listen
A bit ‘clunky’ in places and a tad over long but OK to listen to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- David Clarke
- 19-02-21
Gripping listen from start to finish!!
The book gripped from start to finish making you ignore the pause button and the only disappointment is that you are left wanting the next book!!
Great performance by Leighton Pugh too an important part of any book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Vanessa Scott
- 09-05-21
Started good ran out of energy author had an EMP
Started good and got my interest then started to jump about form one location and people became a jungle of who was who etc became a bore with a rather stupid story line
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Shopping enthusiast
- 11-01-23
Great story
Very good story great plot I liked how exciting it was and the story really hooked me to listen to more by this author.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 17-02-21
Gripping
A great book from start to finish, plenty to twist and turns. Kept you gripped till the end.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Paul
- 12-02-23
Entertaining read - recommended
I was captivated by the story and I think I will enjoy this series of books. I really like the characters and it is well narrated with no ridiculous sounding accents. I think the author took a few shortcuts to make the story work though which just made it a bit far fetched but I liked it nonetheless. If you like Jack Reacher, the Gray Man, John Milton and characters and stories of that ilk, I am sure you will like this Jack Tate novel.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- RDC
- 05-07-21
Painful narrator
I’m only on chapter 4 but I’m seriously struggling with this narrator - he reads like it’s a parody. Males all sound like Donald trump and women sound like Marge Simpson or whiny 6 year olds.
The book is probably quite intelligently written but it certainly hasn’t been read intelligently at all. I hate the children’s story reading style.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful