The Dummy Line

A Jake Crosby Thriller, Book 1

By: Bobby Cole

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Jake Crosby’s nine-year-old daughter Katy is pure tomboy, and her dad couldn’t be happier. Since she was old enough to walk, Katy has shared Jake’s love of the outdoors, taking to hunting and fishing as quickly as other kids take to baseball or bike riding. As he packs the truck for a spring turkey hunt, he vows to savor the time with his little girl. But Jake’s hopes for an idyllic weekend are shattered when a band of drug dealers attempts to break into the Crosbys’ remote hunting camp. Desperate to protect his daughter, Jake makes a violent and gut-wrenching decision.

His quick thinking enables him and Katy to escape the camp and flee into the Noxubee River swamp. The bloodthirsty criminals are hot on their trail, however, and no one, no matter how innocent, will get in the way of their vengeance. As their treacherous game of cat and mouse winds deeper into the wilderness, Jake must face the fact that not everyone will come out of the swamp alive - but he will do whatever is necessary to make sure that Katy does.

Taut and engrossing, The Dummy Line is the riveting tale of an ordinary man pushed to extraordinary lengths to protect his only child…and those for whom he feels responsible.

©2008 Bobby Cole (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

A little frustrating

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Keep the general plot line, but make the characters (especially the police) have at least average intelligence. There are too many moments where it was like watching a bad horror movie, and I wanted to yell the obvious to a character and help them avoid trouble or act in the way a reasonably intelligent person might act. The author and story would benefit greatly by talking with a few police officers and gaining some insight into how things work.

Would you be willing to try another book from Bobby Cole? Why or why not?

I got this book because I had a $10.00 credit and The Dummy Line was on sale for $2.99 or $3.99 (basically free because of the credit). If I had paid full price, or used one of my monthly credits, I would have tried to get a refund. That's a long way of saying that I'd give Bobby Cole another try if the book was free and I needed something to help pass the time.

Was The Dummy Line worth the listening time?

I use audiobooks for my commute, so the book fulfilled its purpose.

Any additional comments?

To be fair, the character development, elements of the story, and its telling were pretty good.

This is a great book!

Loving the outdoors I read about this author in a hunting magazine. What a suspenseful page turner. I’m hooked and looking forward to reading/listening to all Bobby Cole’s other books.

Loved it!

Kept me on the edge of my seat. Reader did an excellent job!! Highly recommend.

Very well written!!

If you could sum up The Dummy Line in three words, what would they be?

I'm so glad I read this book. It has so many twists and turns. A very easy listen but exciting and thrilling. My only complaint was the narrator's female voice but after the first few chapters that wasn't annoying anymore. Enjoyed it very much!

Intense and fast paced.

The narrator is decent and the book leaves you wanting to know what happens next... overall it was an intense fast paced book, that we would recommend.