Author:
Mark Hosack
Narrator:
Mark Hosack
Length:
10h 19m
Publisher:
Wide Awake Audio⎮2017
Genre:
Mystery/Thriller
Release date:
Jan. 19, 2017
Jake Boxer, investigative journalist and host of
the conspiratorial news show Bullseye, is in serious trouble. Not only is his
soundman murdered by Russian intelligence agents while reporting on a secretive
New World Order, but his network cancels his show, leaving Jake humiliated and
spiraling into a deep dark depression.
Years later, a condemned murderer, who claims he was abandoned by the CIA, and
who starred in an early episode of Bullseye, is finally executed for killing
two supposed Soviet spies back in the 1970’s.
Jake Boxer, still trying to piece his life back together, is on his honeymoon in a posh ski resort in the Alaskan mountains when he gets word of the inmate’s execution . . . and the old killer’s final words: “The good spy dies twice.”
Those five words, seemingly meant for Jake, draw the ex-reporter from his forced retirement and into a complex and deadly global conspiracy involving his newlywed wife, the secretive New World Order, and the hotel’s hundred or so “guests.”
Everyone is a suspect.
Described as James Bond in a Stephen King novel, THE GOOD SPY DIES TWICE is the explosive first book in the Bullseye Series. Part spy thriller, part whodunit, this fast-paced novel introduces an exciting new hero, the intrepid, conspiratorial journalist, Jake Boxer.
Jake Boxer, still trying to piece his life back together, is on his honeymoon in a posh ski resort in the Alaskan mountains when he gets word of the inmate’s execution . . . and the old killer’s final words: “The good spy dies twice.”
Those five words, seemingly meant for Jake, draw the ex-reporter from his forced retirement and into a complex and deadly global conspiracy involving his newlywed wife, the secretive New World Order, and the hotel’s hundred or so “guests.”
Everyone is a suspect.
Described as James Bond in a Stephen King novel, THE GOOD SPY DIES TWICE is the explosive first book in the Bullseye Series. Part spy thriller, part whodunit, this fast-paced novel introduces an exciting new hero, the intrepid, conspiratorial journalist, Jake Boxer.
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In this
first installment of the Bullseye series, we are introduced to Jake Boxer, an
investigative journalist and host for a very controversial news show called
Bullseye. When his soundman and best
friend is found murdered while on an investigation concerning a secret group,
Bullseye gets cancelled. Bullseye was
Jake's livelihood, so without any clear direction and his dream job nixed, he
spirals into a deep depression. Fast
forward a few years, and we find Jake newly married and on his honeymoon with
the love of his life. This honeymoon does not go as planned though as the
events from the past collide with the present and Jake must find who is behind
the secretive group and a killer.
The Good Spy Dies Twice is filled with tense
action that held me in its grasp right from the beginning and was impossible to
put down. Mr. Hosack’s uncanny ability to create a plot that is both engaging
and thrilling kept my interest throughout – needing to know what would happen
next. This well written, fast paced
thriller is raw, gritty and suspenseful with extreme amounts of action and
solid, well-developed characters.
I was a
bit leery to listen to this audio book due to it being narrated by the author
himself. Sometimes authors just need to
the leave performance of their book in the capable hands of professional
narrators and just concentrate on the writing.
My thinking though was quite wrong in this instance – a whole lot of
wrong. Mark Hosack narrated this book outstandingly. His voice is crisp and concise, with pacing
that was perfect. Not only was the
narration top notch, each chapter begins with sound effects that not only complement
the story but in my opinion adds a level of uniqueness that sets this audio
book apart.
Overall,
if you love action packed thrillers then you don’t need to look any further
than The Good Spy Dies Twice. Mr. Hosack is a masterful story teller and
amazing narrator who has created a thrilling story that is filled with just enough twists and turns to make your head spin. This was a great start to the series and I
can’t wait for the next installment.
Story –
4 stars
Performance
– 5 stars
Overall
– 4.5 stars
I received this audiobook as part of my
participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The gifting of this
audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Mark
Hosack is the author of THE GOOD SPY DIES TWICE (Book 1: The Bullseye Series),
and IDENTITY (Simon & Schuster). He also wrote on the web series
SEQUESTERED for Sony Crackle, the screenplay for GIVE 'EM HELL, MALONE (Thomas
Jane, Ving Rhames), and he both wrote and directed the award winning
independent film PALE BLUE MOON. Mark lives in Los Angeles with his wife and a
brood of gremlins who insist on calling him Dad.
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