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  • The Gray Man

  • By: Mark Greaney
  • Narrated by: Jay Snyder
  • Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,274 ratings)

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The Gray Man

By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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Summary

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.
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Critic reviews

"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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Great story, poor narration

If you can get past the Voice Over Man type narration the story is very good. The plot makes you want to keep listening. very good, poor narration.

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Weak story… started well but then was boring

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.

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Good pace & action. Weak plot & story line.

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.

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Enjoyable

Enjoyed This... Felt At Times To Dragged In Some Places But Worth A Try.

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Enjoyable

Enjoyable and entertaining listen. Excellent performance. Certainly better than the Netflix adaptation. I’m going to give book 2 a go next.

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My First Gray Man

Really enjoyed this, even though, it was slightly unbelievable at times. I will be downloading the next very soon!

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Superhuman hitman

Almost quit reading during the first chapter when ragheads were dancing on the bodies of patriot Americans who died wrapped in the US flag. Well almost. It got better though, and ended up being quite entertaining in a comic book Willie Garvin way.

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pronounced

the narrator should learn how to pronounce the names of cars and weapons properly,
I kept thinking of the french jeandame in Allo Allo.

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very basic

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.

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Entertaining Drivel

If you could sum up The Gray Man in three words, what would they be?

Quite an entertaining story - not challenging in any way shape or form but good background listening when you are doing things around the house.

An enjoyable listen when you have switched your brain off.

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The narrator's pronunciation is dreadful. Annoyed me at first, then made me laugh as it was so ludicrous - listen out for Citroen, Tblisi and Peugeot.

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