Cargo

A Leine Basso Thriller, Book 4

By: D.V. Berkom

Narrated by: Kristi Alsip

An adventurous young backpacker, captured and sold. A black market merchant who will stop at nothing to amass the power he craves. The one woman who can stop him before he destroys everything…

Haunted by memories of an op gone bad, former assassin Leine Basso travels to Bangkok in search of a missing backpacker. With help from an old contact, she discovers the man responsible for the girl’s disappearance is connected to a violent Hong Kong triad and is the linchpin of an extensive trafficking network—both animal and human.

Making enemies isn’t new for Leine, but making one in the triad is—she soon finds herself a prisoner on board a cargo ship headed for sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure her survival and to continue her hunt for the missing girl, she must join forces with Derek, an ivory poacher who promises to help her.

For a price.

©2015 D.V. Berkom (P)2024 D.V. Berkom

Very well narrated

This audible book was read by a talented narrator who managed to convincingly depict the many characters with various accents. However the storyline was a “ minestrone “ of plots intertwined haphazardly. Mildly entertaining but not riveting.

Great narration, overall forgettable story

This was the first Leine Basso book I have read or listened to, but after finishing it I don't really have any urge to read another. The narrator was fantastic and I'm sure I'd enjoy listening to other books performed by her. But the story was just okay, and Leine was pretty vanilla for a supposed former CIA assassin. It was a sobering look into the illegal ivory trade in Africa and how the whole world is complicit whether we like to admit it or not, and of course the human traffic elements were all too realistic from what I know about that world. But when those are the best parts of the book, and the characters and plot are forgettable and too slow to unfold, I can't really recommend the resulting work. But, as with all reviews, your mileage may vary.

Interesting

Leine travels a long way to try and find the missing backpacker in Bangkok. Action is the name of the game here. You don't want to miss this audio or any of the other stories.

So much more than I expected!!!

D.V. Berkom is one of my favorite authors! This story has so many twists and turns in it. I loved the consistency of the characters in her books and the introduction of new characters. This particular book has almost 2 stories woven into one. The subject of human trafficking and animal poaching is brought to light. The narrator did an awesome performance with this book. My review is not a synopsis of the book, but rather my opinion of it. I do not like to give away spoilers in my reviews. This book is part of a series, yet it is a standalone book. I was voluntarily provided with this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher.

Wow!

Gritty suspense with some heartbreaking moments. Elephant poaching figures strongly in this edge of your seat book. Highly recommended.