A Talent for Killing

By: Ralph Dennis

Narrated by: Shawn Compton

Long Before Jason Bourne, There Was Kane

Kane was a top CIA assassin until he suffered traumatic physical and psychological injuries in a mission that went horribly wrong. The Agency wiped his memory, gave him a new identity, and retired him to a life of mundane, anonymous domesticity. But his training, and his talent for kiling, came back with a vengeance. He created a new life for himself as a killer-for-hire, righting wrongs for people who can't find peace or justice any other way. He doesn't know that his memories are fiction, or that he is always being watched, or that he's been targeted for death by a rogue faction within the Agency.

A Talent for Killing

In this brutal, fast-moving thriller from Ralph Dennis, the author of the legendary Hardman series of crime novels, Kane finds himself caught between the mob, Cuban revolutionaries, and his own government as he seeks retribution for a man murdered for uncovering small-town corruption...and justice for another man on death row, falsely convicted of raping and murdering a child.

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More Ralph Dennis, please!

I received this from the published through Audiobook Boom in exchange for an honest review.

This one confused me; it seemed like it was very disjointed and didn't flow well. And then I read that it was actually two books blended together. It would have been helpful if there was a break between the two plotlines.

While not as good as the Hardman series, Ralph Dennis writes well in this book. Shawn Compton's narration was very good, but there were times when the characters' voices all seemed to blend together, making it difficult to determine who was speaking.

Action packed fast paced thriller

Kane is a former CIA assassin that got his memory wiped after a mission. He starts a new life as an assassin for hire unaware of those after him.

The story is full of action and was very fast paced. The writing was quite sharp and quick adding to the pace of the action packed thriller. There were various elements contributing to the main story which made it quite interesting. It would have been nice to have a bit of a breather at times through some sort of romantic or other element to vary the action somewhat.

Shawn narrated well, and was a good fit for the feel of the story.

Note: This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this objective review voluntarily.

Excellent flash back in time

A Talent for Killing. ..
Ralph Dennis's talent is very apparent in this book that was only published after his death.
Atlanta in the seventies and the writing makes you feel as if you're there both in the action and in Atlanta. Listening to the audiobook is a flashback to that Era.
Shawn Compton's narration is excellent.
Highly recommend this flashback to the 70's.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review.

A thriller from another era.

This book is set in the 1970’s and it keeps that 70’s pulp vibe throughout the entire book. If you like pulp thrillers from that era this is a decent book for you. I will say it felt a little disjointed and almost slapped together. The end of the book explains it all. This book was written by Ralph Dennis sometime between the 1970’s and his death in 1988. It was left in his estate as two unfinished pieces. The publisher took those two manuscripts and turned them into this book. This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Interesting premise

This is a rather innovative premise as assassin thrillers go. It's not very plausible, but it makes for a very exciting and interesting story. The characters are fairly well drawn and voiced distinctly by Shawn Compton. However, it is quite dated with pay phones rather than cell phones and much more smoking than you'd find in today's novels. Thankfully, the story is complete with no cliffhanger.

NOTE: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.