Break Every Rule

By: Brian Freeman

Narrated by: Scott Brick

From the New York Times bestselling author of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne series comes a breathtaking thriller about a man whose only chance to rescue his family is to return to the past he thought he’d left behind.

Tommy Miller is a man with deadly skills, hiding in Florida under a false identity. After being set up on an overseas mission, he’s on the run from terrorists—and from the government who betrayed him. So when his wife and daughter are violently abducted, it seems his ghosts are finally catching up with him.

But Tommy isn’t the only one with secrets. His wife, Teresa, has been concealing her own dangerous past, and as Tommy races to rescue his family, he must peel away the clues she’s left behind. With a hotshot police detective, Lindy Jax, close on his trail, Tommy follows a twisted path from Florida to the Bahamas, one that brings him face-to-face with ruthless enemies.

His search for answers soon puts him on the wrong side of the law—hunted by the police and pursued by men who want him dead. Worst of all, if he hopes to save Teresa and their daughter, Rosalita, he must become the man he once was—a killer operating from the deepest shadows.

But when the lives of the people you love are at stake, rules are made to be broken.

©2024 Brian Freeman (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Critic reviews

Featured on The Thriller Zone podcast

Edge of my seat

This is one of Freeman’s best! Baldacci fans will love. Compelling characters and plot. Scot Brick, as always, gives a great performance

Non Stop Action

The Tiger was a tremendous character. As good as any thriller I've ever read. Very complex. Super tough and super caring at the same time.

Great Read Just Not My Favorite of Freeman's

A great story for sure. Full of intrigue and suspense, which Bryan Freeman is known for. However, I didn't find it as engaging as his past books. I had to restart it a couple of times at the beginning. My mind must have wandered off to the point I missed some important details because some things weren't making sense, and I wasn't tracking the characters. Don't get me wrong, it is definitely worth reading but it wasn't one of his books that I couldn't put down.

Action packed!

Action-packed and suspenseful. It's a great story about dark and awful things. The narrator does ok but not the best. It's a little hard to follow at times but if it wasn't good I wouldn't have finished it.

Could Be an Exceptional Series!

Brian Freeman is an author whose Jonathan Stride and Cab Bolton works made me an Audible fan. He writes excellent mysteries with intriguing, well-formed characters. Break Every Rule continues this and reminds me of the X Series (Evan Smoak), especially with the magnificent Scott Brick narrating the action. The antagonist brings to mind the vileness of Jeffrey Epstein/Gislaine Maxwell, which propels the plot forward. The ending suggests a possible return to Tiger’s life and family beyond Break Every Rule. Count me in.