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The Gray Man

By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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Now a Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas

The first Gray Man novel from number one New York Times best-selling author Mark Greaney.

To those who lurk in the shadows, he’s known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.

But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. In their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness.

But Court Gentry is going to prove that, for him, there’s no gray area between killing for a living and killing to stay alive....

Get ready for white-knuckled listening. Greaney's debut novel introduces the enigmatic and elusive Court Gentry, a former CIA operative and a legendary hired gun. With a terrifying ability to vaporize targets and a strict moral code, he stalks the gray margins of the world, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, then fading away. When his government and former employers turn on him, there is no safehouse to run to, no way to lie low. In a constant state of escape and pursuit, Gentry tears through the Middle East and Europe in a riveting life-or-death race against time.

©2009 Mark Greaney (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
Action & Adventure Espionage Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction Superhero Suspense Fantasy Mystery
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"Through the carnage, Gentry remains an intriguing protagonist with his own moral code. Comparisons will be made to Jason Bourne, but the Gray Man is his own character. The ending screams for a sequel, but it will be difficult to maintain the intensity level of this impressive debut." ( Booklist)
"Hard, fast, and unflinching – exactly what a thriller should be." (Lee Child)
"Bourne for the new millennium." (James Rollins)
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Quite a weak plot really…..it the premise was fine but then just gets lost in tedious chase after chase. What started well just becomes a very dull listen. I then watched the film and I can see where the screenwriters have played with the plot and characters to try and liven the story up but even they struggled. Real shame as it had promise.

Weak story… started well but then was boring

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well paced but full of unnecessary homophobic language and very basic use of adjectives. good enough to listen all the way through but possibly more because of the narrator than quality of the story.

very basic

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The story was utterly unbelievable but that didn’t stop me from enjoying it. The accents weren’t great but that didn’t bother me either- it’s just a bit of escapism!

Far fetched but fun!

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Well written prose with good pace and action. But let down by clumsy story line and plot. This is the author’s debut novel- perhaps gets better in subsequent books.

Good pace & action. Weak plot & story line.

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First in the series has the tough job of introducing the main character and telling you something of their back-story without holding up the pace and plot. Mark Greaney does that, but he does not spare his main protagonist peril and serial dangers.

It is not too much of a spoiler, given that there are many books to follow in the series, that the Gray Man survives. However, it does stretch credulity and practicality rather too far and so belief in biology and psychology needs to be suspended if accepting the stories. The odds against him and situations survived make him out to be a superhero with superhuman ability to overcome pain and bodily damage.

The narration was spoiled for me by the Americanisation and consequent mispronounciation of many French words and places and this detracted from following the story.

There was pace, peril and light and shade so the story overall had some grip and interest to read more.

Barely credible introduction to the Gray Man

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