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Jake Grafton, Book 9

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America

By: Stephen Coonts
Narrated by: John Kenneth
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When an experimental nuclear submarine is hijacked in broad daylight, only Admiral Jake Grafton stands between the deadly cargo and its intended target: Washington D.C.

Hundreds of people have gathered to watch the launching of the USS America - our newest and most sophisticated nuclear submarine. Then, the unthinkable happens: armed men emerge from the tugboat that is leading her to sea, board the submarine, and man her controls. Half of the men onboard are slaughtered and half are put out to sea. Before nearby destroyers can react, the sub disappears.

Admiral Jake Grafton is resting at his Delaware beach house when he is asked to find out who has stolen his submarine and why. He learns that a rogue CIA group, originally trained to steal Russian technology during the Cold War, may be behind the operation. And soon it becomes clear that, whatever their purpose, they mean business: within hours a missile launched from the submarine destroys the top floor of the White House, and a second missile fells an airliner carrying 283 passengers. Now the race is on to find out where the submarine is, who is behind the nightmare scenario and - most critically - how to stop it.

Take another thrill ride with Jake Grafton.©2004 Stephen Coonts (P)2004 Brilliance Audio Thriller & Suspense War & Military Submarine Military Suspense Fiction Genre Fiction

Critic reviews

"Perennial bestseller Coonts never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as ever." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Thrilling roller-coaster action." ( The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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The plot revolves around a stolen US submarine and a diverted satellite...an implausible idea, but exciting. The characters include our hero Jake, with some help from Toad and Carmelini. The Russians and some international businessmen are the bad guys. It all unfolds over 14+ hours and keeps the listener on the edge of his seat. Gotta find the next book in the Grafton series.

Exciting

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I’ve been listening to the Jake Grafton series in order. Benjamin L Darcie was the narrator for 6 of the 8 books I’ve listened to, John Kenneth did a great job, but it’s hard to not hear the voices Benjamin Darcie gave the characters.

Great book, new narrator

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I love Stephen Coonts books. The last was Michael Richard. Great...now it sounds like Tom Clancy. Not bad at all. Then we get John Kenneth. He must not have listened to any of the previous books. So, Jake Grafton is now a Southern gentleman that sounds like the giant rooster from Looney Toons. Not good.

Jake Grafton is now Foghorn Leghorn

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One of the best Grafton novels thus far. The story keeps you going throughout. The narrator does a good job (much better than the last guy), but still not as good as Ben Darcie (books 1 - 7).

Great Listen

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I've thoroughly enjoyed this entire series on audiobook until I started America. I'm sure that the story is just s good as all the others were but I will have to read this one, unless by some miracle there's another version with a different narrator floating around. The narrators voice does not fit the characters at all.I am sure that he's done great work on other books but his work on this one is a hard pass for me.

Quite possibly the worst narration of a story ever

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