Absolute Damage

A Jake Mercer Political Thriller, Book 2

By: Jack Mars

Narrated by: Bruce Nix

From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a groundbreaking new political thriller series: when the President of the United States or his family are threatened, it is up to Jake Mercer, former Marine sniper turned Secret Service agent, to protect them from dangers—both foreign and domestic.

When Paris falls prey to a ruthless bio-terrorist, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must race against time to prevent a deadly pandemic, and to protect world leaders—including the President of the United States.

ABSOLUTE DAMAGE is the second book in a new series by #1 bestselling and critically acclaimed author Jack Mars, whose books have received over 10,000 five-star reviews and ratings. The series begins with ABSOLUTE THREAT (book #1).

A gripping and unpredictable political thriller, the Jake Mercer series is a nail-biting action series that will leave you unable to put it down. This fresh and exciting action hero will have you listening late into the night, and fans of Brad Taylor, Vince Flynn, and Tom Clancy are sure to fall in love.

Future books in the series are also available!

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Good story plot

Can anyone teach Bruce that the word escape is with an s not an x?
Jake’s love interest is lacking in fortitude that a man of his experience deserves.

Decent story terrible narrator

How does someone get a job as an audiobook narrator when they cannot pronounce the simplest of words??!! IT IS “ESCAPE” NOT EXCAPE!!!!!!!

I like the characters

I like the characters the author has created. I want a thrilled with this book as the first Jake Mercer book. But, the narrator says so many things wrong! In both books he pronounces the word 'escape' like 'ecscape.' He didn't do too bad with the French pronunciations but he was inconsistent. The one I remember was went he pronounced Lyon like lion. Since I usually listen while driving I can't write down everything. You really need an editor to listen and then have him correct his mispronunciations. I will look forward to reading the next book.

Narrator ruined it for me

Narrator sounds like a robot and his inflections are off, sometimes one sentence sounded like it had 2 endings. Mispronounced words are not something I'd expect from a professional narrator... there is no x in the word 'escape' or 'ask'.

Too much sophomoric storylines at times

Seemed very juvenile at times - thought it was very predictable and tiresome compared to a lot better books out there