Reaper

A Task Force Raven Thriller, Book1

By: Sam Stone

Narrated by: Chris Gunter

In the aftermath of a devastating terrorist attack on a U.S. Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, Major Jake Baylor faces his most personal mission yet. When a VBIED explosion and mortar attack kills dozens, including his best friend Clint McNamara, Baylor and his elite Task Force Raven spring into action.

What appears to be a brutal cartel assault is actually something far more sinister—a coordinated diversion allowing ISIS operative Abu Waleed Hassan, known as "The Reaper," and his team of jihadists to slip across the border undetected. As Baylor and his team of Texas Rangers with special operations backgrounds race to track down the terrorists, they find themselves operating in the shadows of bureaucracy, caught between political agendas and the urgent need to prevent another attack.

From interrogating a high-level cartel operative in a remote Texas ranch to conducting off-the-books operations in Mexico, Task Force Raven follows the trail of breadcrumbs leading to Hassan's deadly plot. When suicide bombers strike San Antonio's Riverwalk, killing hundreds, the clock starts ticking on an even more catastrophic attack aimed at Houston's petrochemical infrastructure.

In this high-stakes thriller that blends military action with law enforcement tactics, Baylor must confront not only the external threat but also his own grief and rage. As federal agencies squabble over jurisdictional authority and media narratives, Task Force Raven operates with a simple directive from Texas Governor Robert Williamson: "Find them, and make sure they can never hit us again."

With time running out and lives on the line, Baylor will need every skill he's honed from years with both the Texas Rangers and Special Forces to bring the terrorists to justice—or stop them permanently.

©2025 Sam Stone (P)2025 Sam Stone

Stuttering recording

The story and narrator themselves were both good, but either the recording or editing kept repeating sentences and words. It occurred so frequently that I felt 1-2 hrs wasted over the course of the story because of repeated words and sentences. Otherwise it was quite good.

Skips like a broken record!!!!!!

Not an isolated incident. Throughout the whole performance. Takes away from the overall enjoyment. Story was solid.

Edit

The editing is trash. Whomever had that job should be fired. Around the 9 and a half minute mark there is an actual phone that rings in the background. For real though, who had that job?