The Asset

A Lance Spector Thriller, Book 1

De: Saul Herzog

Narrado por: Jay Myers

Duración: 15 h y 3 m

Resumen del Editor

Montana, USA
When Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good. One more government lie and he would go off the deep end. They could find someone else to do their dirty work. As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go to hell.

Yekaterinburg, Russia
A secret Russian expedition returns with a devastating new pathogen, harvested from the frozen corpses of mammoths. It's the biological super weapon they've been looking for, an apocalypse-level pathogen, a virus more deadly than anything ever to come out of a Russian lab. Something that will stop NATO and the Americans in their tracks.
A Biological Chernobyl.

Washington DC, USA
A mysterious vial, sealed in a titanium case, arrives at CIA headquarters. They have no idea who sent it, but it comes with a note.
"I will only speak to Lance Spector."

The Asset by Saul Herzog is a stunning new thriller, a spectacular tour de force, a book that has single-handedly taken the publishing industry, and Hollywood rights departments, by storm. This dazzling debut kicks off the jaw-dropping new Lance Spector series, and sets the stage for a franchise that's on track to break all records. From the mind of one of the most creative and versatile writers working in America today, this book will go down as a classic of the spy thriller genre.

If you listen to only one book this year, this is it. Action, adventure, rebellion, provocative foreign agents, characters you can sink your teeth into. If you're looking for a new spy thriller series that will stay with you long after you listen to the last word, look no further.

Recommended for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, and Brad Thor's Scot Harvath.

©2020 Saul Herzog (P)2023 Saul Herzog

Excellent start to a series

Enjoyed the book a lot. Liked all the characters and they were true to their characters through the entire book. Narration is so important and Jay Myers’s has a very smooth, likable voice. The story never gets bogged down. On to the next one which is The Russian. And thanks so much for the short commentary at the end. That was interesting as well.

Excellent book and narrator!

Wow! It was a good purchase, I really enjoyed the story and the characters. The protagonist Lance Spector is a tier one operator with a code. Great narrator as well. I’m on to the 2nd book!.

Exciting new series

Great story and characters. Looking forward to listening to more in this series. If you like spy novels this is the one for you.

Action

I liked it all, great book. Kept me on the edge. Couldn’t stop listening can’t wait to start next !!!!!!

Great writing and great performance.

Held my attention from the start! Great suspenseful plot and really enjoyed the reader. Looking forward to ask the books in the series.

One of the better books I’ve listened too

The plot line was slow and boring for the first few chapters but once you get through those, it is a very interesting read. I will be going on to enjoy the next book in the series.

One thing I didn’t like is one character that they put a lot of work in the first few chapter’s, is completely forgotten about the rest of the book.

Thrilling Ride, Excellent Plot & Well-Tempred Narration

I loved the painstaking plot and character development. I cared about the key characters. Well done.

Rich detail and deep, webbed plot line

Great book. Looking forward to book 2 to find out what is in store next for Lance and Tatiana.

Entertaining, Creative and Educational

Great job! I look forward to the next one, and the next and next and next….

All in all a very enjoyable listen

I already feel somewhat unfair even starting that review. I might have to change it later on.
The story was refreshingly realistic and well written compared to a lot of the other books of that genre. There is enough of unrealistic action to go with the best of them but that may be a bit of a problem here - at least for me. The story thankfully isn’t as shallow as a lot of the other books but at least in the first installment of the series it lacks sense sometimes. The characters have great potential but aren’t really develop to a degree to really feel with them.
I’m guessing that there is a lot of ground work laid here for things to come, but probably concentrating on one or two things less would have helped to draw me in even more. But I‘ll give it at least two more books to be sure.