The Phoenix Egg
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Narrated by:
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John DiLeonardo
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By:
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Richard Bamberg
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The first time they tried to kill her, she went to the police. The second time, she knew better.
Caitlin Maxwell is on the run. They killed her husband, and now, they are after her. Alone and desperate, she turns to John Blalock, the one man from her past she knows she can trust. John risked his own life to save her once. Would he - could he - help her outwit and outrun her pursuers long enough for her to unravel the secret behind The Phoenix Egg?
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Norma Miles
- 11-05-18
One dies only once and for such a long time.
Just after agreeing a new contract for the firm owned by herself and her soon to be divorced husband, Scott, Caitlin receives a phone call from him, dialing from his car in Nappa Valley. Between strange grating sounds, he says goodbye and tells her he loves her, then silence. She realises he must have had an accident, knows he is dead. Back at the hotel, Caitlin finds her room ransacked and someone tries to kill her. With no assistance from hotel security or the police, she turns for help to someone who once saved her life and might then have loved had it not been for her impending marriage: an ex marine, John Blalock. Together, they try to stay alive as, seemingly, the whole world conspires to kill them, from the Japanese to U.S. government hit men. But why?
The Phoenix Egg is an action packed and intriguing story, with some interesting insights into personal privacy and security in this digital age. The couple is persued through the first half of the book without any knowledge of what could be so important that even the government is after them. And the discovery of what it is that has caused the intense excitement is also unique, with potential to open up further future stories. But the whole manages to not reach full potential by the use of clunky, unappealing main characters and their ability to survive (and continue) after impossible injury. They both remain cardboard cut outs to the end despite John's constant agonising over whether or not he's still in love with the woman he hadn't seen for over a decade.
Narrator, John DiLeonardo, has a pleasant, down to earth voice, reads well with good inflection and has distinctive voicings for the main protagonists. But, like the book, his reading also plods, given slowly and with constant tiny pauses. In the later part of the book, this reader increased the playback speed to 1.25, which helped but made the presentation feel rather stilted and robotic.The combination of text and narration turn what should be a fast paced thriller into more of a slow burn.
A clever plot idea which needed a rewrite and length reduction to tighten it, make it a real thriller. And this could start by disposing of the ridiculous epilogue ... Overall, the book was a disappointment, less than I had anticipated when I requested, and was gifted a complimentary copy by the rights holder, via Audiobook Boom. My thanks for it, though. It was nearly very good.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- C. Rowlands
- 05-05-18
Phoenix or phone
I have read and enjoyed a number of books from this author with them mostly fitting into the urban fantasy genre, but this time his offering is more of a thriller with some sci-fi trappings to it.
After hearing the death of her soon to be ex-husband happen while he is on the phone with her, Caitlin Maxwell finds herself running from unknown parties who are trying to capture or even kill her in order to obtain something that she doesn't even have. With nobody else to turn to, she seeks out an old friend John Blalock to help her escape and survive this mysterious pursuit and to help her find out what they are all after.
The narrator gave a good performance with this book with a range of distinctive voices for the main characters that nicely enhanced the overall story.
Overall, I found this to be another enjoyable book from this author and will continue to look out for other works from him in the future.
[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
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