Shot Caller

NYPD Negotiatiors, Book 2

By: Sara Driscoll

Narrated by: Meghan Kelly

On Rikers Island, tensions always run high, especially in the Enhanced Supervision Housing unit. The ESH is home to Rikers’ most dangerous offenders, many of them members of rival street gangs.

When Gemma Capello and her team get word of an uprising at the ESH, they know how much is at stake. Gemma also has her own unresolved feelings to deal with — this is the first case she and Detective Sean Logan have worked together since a siege at City Hall that ended with the hostage taker’s death.

Built to hinder escape, prisons are also especially difficult for a tactical team to invade. That’s a last resort for Gemma, but the longer the inmates remain in control, holding corrections officers hostage, the greater the risk. Gemma begins negotiating with Kill Switch, a young, aggressive member of the Filero Kings gang and the inmates’ spokesman. She can tell the stress level is escalating inside. That may give her team some advantages, but it soon leads to a brutal act of retribution — and threats of more to come.

Navigating assumptions on all sides, Gemma desperately tries to stop the body count from rising. But with disagreements and volatility increasing all around, the only certainty is that the next misstep may be a fatal one....

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Terrible narration

Love this author have listened to most by her. However I hated the narrator almost couldn't finish the book. It was a waste of a credit

The plot was good and well thought out.

I had a hard time putting the narrator with the story. Bought the ebook and read it to finish.

Reader is Poor

Reader is poor. Didn't finish as a result. Very distracting. Good story though. Not good.

Enjoyed the details

Before i listened to these books i wasn’t sure if i’d like them because of their limited focus. My life’s profession relied on attention to details so these books were great for me. The look into hostage negotiations was fascinating. Much more involved than I imagined.
I didn’t care for the narrator. I had to speed up the narrative to make it tolerable.

Inside the walls

This was a good listen with a realistic portrayal of what can go on inside the prison walls of our society.
In this book 2 of the series, Gemma’s skills are put to the test with a group of rebellious prisoners.
I really enjoy the characters in this series, however, the narrator takes so much away from the story in my opinion. I would love to listen again with a more skilled narrator.
Looking forward to book 3!