Brewer's Private War

By: James Keffer

Narrated by: Jack Wynters

A chance meeting in a tavern on Martinique brings a man from Brewer's past back into his life. Brewer discovers this man — a mentor of his when he was a raw midshipman — has turned to piracy, and Brewer is determined to track him down and end his reign of terror over British shipping in the Caribbean. Captain Brewer soon discovers that still waters run deep when he is kidnapped by his former mentor and warned to stop while he still can. With the help of the US Navy, Brewer finds his quarry in the Bahamas, only to chase him to Washington City and find himself staring down the wrong end of a pirate's pistol!

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Dull and poorly executed.

I was excited for the next episode of the series. The previous titles were very well made and recorded, probably some of my favorite narration in audiobooks. The previous books had some tasteful sound effects that had my 2 young sons interested during the battle scenes.

This production was amateurish and the narrator made every character a bumbling idiot in how they spoke. None of the crisp smartness that would be expected from at least some of the characters, let alone crew of a disciplined fighting ship. This entire production sounded like some guy in his house using a tape recorder and a computer for cheesy sound effects.

And those effects… In the past books they have been done very well and highlighted the excellent narration. Cannon fire in this recording sounded like to small pieces of wood being smacked together. Just leaving the cheap effects out would have been better.

I could go on and on about the sophomoric production, but I should mention the story too. It was only slightly better than the narration. This is not a book I would recommend. It was dull and lacked any imagination, which is the opposite of what this genre thrives on.

My life is normal, dull, and unimaginative as it is. I was looking for an escape and found none.