Without Sanction

By: Don Bentley

Narrated by: Scott Brick

After surviving a clandestine operation that went tragically wrong, Matt Drake escaped Syria with his life, but little else. Now, to save the life of another, he must return to Syria and confront his biggest failure in a stunning thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Target Acquired and Hostile Intent.

Defense Intelligence Agency operative Matt Drake broke a promise. A promise that cost three people their lives and crippled his best friend. Three months later, he's paralyzed by survivor's guilt and haunted by the memories of the fallen. Matt may have left Syria, but Syria hasn't left him.

In the midst of his self-imposed exile, Matt is dragged back into the world of espionage and assets that he tried to forget. A Pakistani scientist working for an ISIS splinter cell has created a terrifying weapon of mass destruction. The scientist offers to defect with the weapon, but he trusts just one man to bring him out of Syria alive—Matt Drake.

It’s a suicide mission—one man against an army of terrorists. Still, with stakes this high, Matt has no choice but to try. He’s going in on high alert, but he’s blind to his greatest vulnerability. His most dangerous enemy is closer to home—not on the battlefield, but in the Oval Office.

excellent story with twist and turns that weren't expected

first , Scoot Brick is awesome. second, this was an excellent story with a well thought out plot with some unexpected twists. an overall excellent book

Great story, mediocre narration

Good, engaging storytelling but not a huge fan of the narration, especially for this genre. A bit overdramatic and a general lack of distinct voices unless they were with a foreign accent. At times, it was hard to tell who was speaking. Would love to hear what Porter or RC would do with this.

It is Very Good.

Listened to the book to get a feel for Don Bentley as he is taking over the Mitch Rapp series. I did not have high expectations, it is his first novel after all. Blew my mind how good it was.

Like the multiple arcs

Likable characters and not over the top. Looking forward to listen to more from this series

good story line

some of the characters were a bit confusing but overall this was an excellent read