Darkest Deep

Ian Kelly Thrillers, Book 2

By: Robert James

Narrated by: John Pirhalla

Secrets lie at the bottom of North Tenmile Lake, Oregon.

Ian Kelly rents a cottage on the water to pull him and Samantha away from the heat. Now, he's hearing rumors that his landlord, Walter Ponce, may have chained a man to the riverbed.

That's alright because Ian is sure Walter Ponce has heard some rumors too about a mysterious family involved in a gangland shootout only months ago.

Still, Oregon should have been a nice place for Ian to retire if the CIA didn't come knocking. And with them, a young assassin who botched a job in the city. Needs to lay low with Ian. Sure, if it means Ian can stay off the books for a while.

But Ian's employers aren't the only ones who followed his trail north.

Plunge into an experience brimming with three-dimensional characters, each with real-world problems (and secrets). What you get is an assassin thriller that's as much about living as it is about killing. And an adventure that's as deeply unsettling as it is utterly addictive.

©2024 Robert James (P)2025 Podium Audio

Horrible

I can’t figure out why this author decided to create the worst protagonist in the history of written fiction.
I enjoy books, even stupid ones have their place. But this series is by far the worst I have ever wasted my time on.
I worked for the CIA’s Special Activities Division and though I never expect books to get details right, this author didn’t even take the time to do a google search or visit the agency website.
He made the protagonist “Ian Kelly” a CIA contract killer. I’m not going as deep into studio as I want to but will say the author is way off the mark with any form of reality with how Ian operates. I’m not even going to touch the kids program that created him.

This entire series is dreadful and dis credits the agency. OH I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION IAN KELLY IS AWFUL at his job. He never actually kills a pre designated target. He just creates Sh*t show and winds up killing targets of opportunity created by his ridiculousness.
This book is disconnected, it never flows at all. It’s like someone translated is word for word from Arabic.
This is everything books should never be
Listen books are entertainment. But this series hit a nerve that has forced me to share the first bad review in my 49 years of life.

I couldn't put it down

keeps you on edge. narrator was great, The story from book 1 to book 3, keep you guessing, keep you completely engaged. I had the book playing continually! I am hoping for more books!