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Ransom
- Bodyguard, Book 2
- Narrated by: Simon Victor
- Series: Bodyguard, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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Summary
Bodyguard: Ransom is a bulletproof thriller by Chris Bradford, best-selling author of the Young Samurai books. It's Lee Child for younger readers--Cherub meets Jason Bourne, a surefire winner for fans of Robert Muchamore and Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books.
Connor Reeves is a bodyguard, trained in surveillance, anti-ambush technique, hostage survival, and unarmed combat. He's already proven himself by saving the American president's daughter from terrorists in Bodyguard: Hostage. Now he is onboard the mega-yacht of a media mogul. His job: to protect the twin daughters of this wealthy man. His challenge: pirates storm the yacht, and Connor is in very dangerous waters....
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- Kevin Phelan
- 20-08-20
Thrilling!!
Really enjoyed this book and it was a fun modern twist to pirates. Highly recommend if you want a quick emersive experience
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- J. Henry
- 25-01-19
inspiring amazing great if you like action aproved
i think it was really good and inspiring it had a mesage never give up
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- Alice
- 21-01-18
Really good story book
In my role in the Royal Navy Reserve I am part of the Maritime Trade Operations branch that did a lot of work based out of Dubai regarding Somalian Pirates. It was nice to be able to relate to the story and that the actions taken were accurate. Well read and enjoyable to listen to.
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- sam mcloughlin
- 08-04-15
Good but not great
I enjoyed this book but I was left wanting a bit more. Worth reading / listening if you like Chris's work
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- Denae C
- 07-04-19
decent
all voices sounded the same accents were good The action was well layered, but the character personalities were thin.
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- diamond
- 25-05-17
Another awesome book by chris b!
I've read Chris Bradford's books before and the young samurai series and I loved loved loved it! I loved those young samurai series so much that I read it three times and it's entirety. I didn't know what to expect going into the bodyguards series but the first book was amazing and the second book was also awesome. The books have some adult themes, like violent death and physical trauma, but they also carry the running theme that if it first you don't succeed you make yourself better so that the next time you'll come out on top and that's a really great mantra to live by. I love the books and I'll keep reading the series I only wish that the other bodyguards series books were on audible.
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- chris robinson
- 09-10-16
you have furned into a first class writer
smart, well thought out. you have come into guor own style with action .i telligence. i hope so eone picks up your xamursi series and reates a mini seriers