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  • The Russian

  • A Thriller
  • By: Ben Coes
  • Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 2.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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The Russian

By: Ben Coes
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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Summary

"The narration truly shines in the vast range of accents Fliakos expertly employs...a complete experience." (Booklist)

As the brutal Russian mafia becomes the most powerful and deadly criminal enterprise in the US, it’s up to covert operative Rob Tacoma to fight back, in a new series by New York Times best seller Ben Coes.

Ruthless, clever, and unbelievably violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the criminal underworld in the US, and law enforcement has been unable to stem the tide. When a powerful Russian mob family declares war by publicly executing two high-profile American politicians, the message is unmistakable - opposition will be met with overwhelming deadly force. With no other viable options, the President creates a clandestine assassinations team to find and eliminate the unreachable men running this deadly criminal operation.

The CIA recruits two Tier 1 operators - former Navy SEALs Billy Cosgrove and Rob Tacoma. But before they can even get started, the Russians act - murdering Cosgrove in his own home. Now Tacoma is on his own against an organization with endless resources and no boundaries. Step one requires the near impossible - find and kill the hidden mob boss behind Cosgrove’s death. To do this, he’ll have to take on an army in a battle where there are no rules and no limits.

©2019 Ben Coes (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
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Is It a plane? No it’s Superman!

Is Rob Tacoma Superman reborn? No task to big, no villain to evil. It’s my first Ben Coes novel. I have listened to and gotten to know other superhero’s such as Mitch Rapp and Jack Reacher, but Rob Tacoma didn’t go down before he, in the last chapter, was shot in the chest. He survives of course, the bullet missed the heart and penetrated a lung instead. It’s not a bad story but the fights are to much. Honestly; he’s dead tired after a hard days of work at the docks (“could barely lift his arms”), only to beat the guy who has 45 wins in a row in a fight surrounded by a mob if Russians?
Eventually it got a bit to predictable for me. Combined with a bit more than average story, I rate this 2/5 stars.

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