The Lion's Game

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Detective John Corey, last seen in Plum Island, now faces his toughest assignment yet: the pursuit and capture of the world's most dangerous terrorist -- a young Arab known as "The Lion" who has baffled a federal task force and shows no sign of stopping in his quest for revenge against the American pilots who bombed Libya and killed his family. Filled with unrelenting suspense and surprising plot twists at every terrifying turn, The Lion's Game is a heartstopping race against time and one of Nelson DeMille's most riveting thrillers.

Loved it

This is my fave DeMille book- Totally engaging, believable and suspenseful!
John Corey is the main character you will have a love/hate relationship with- once you get over to him being a jerk, he's hilarious.
I'm listening a second time with my husband who is addicted as well.

Also listened to Up Country and Night Fall but this one is the best of the three.

Lion's Game

The unabridged is very verbose, but if you're on a long drive, it's perfect. I thought it was a hoot, very enjoyable. My wife is hooked on it too.

Thought it would never end

This book started off pretty well and the plot seemed to be moving along at a nice clip but after the first couple of hours it got somewhat tedious. The plot centers around two FBI agents (1 male, 1 female) who fall in love while chasing a Libyan terrorist who is going around the country on a revenge mission. If you've always thought of terrorists as crazy people and as "our team" as the good guys you might come away with a different impression after listening to this book, as the author makes every effort to portray a the terrorist (really a cold blooded killer) as really just another guy who is out to avenge the killings of his mother and siblings. The guy might have come off as sane if he hadn't decided to knock off so many innocent people. The book is too long in my opinion, maybe look for an abridged version if one's available.

Brilliant, Priceless and Entertaining.

The Lion?s Game ranks as one of my favorite this year. It has intriguing theme, realistic characters, interesting quotes, witticisms and plenty of educational/thought provoking issues.

Nelson DeMille skillfully uses witty escapism to deal with sensitive and frightening subjects. He holds your attention by crisscrossing between the wisecracking hero and the vicious master adversary. The Lion?s Game could be leaner; conversely, it is well written and entertaining.

Scott Brick is a superb narrator, although, with the exception of the Arabic taxi drivers and Boris the Russian, all his characters sound the same. Okay, not all narrators are as adept as Michael Beck.

Excellent Story - But recording skips

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, but the recoding skips

What other book might you compare The Lion's Game to and why?

For the second in the series, it's fun and exciting and the character is still a gruff city cop, which I love!

Which character – as performed by Boyd Gaines – was your favorite?

John

Could you see The Lion's Game being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No

Any additional comments?

the recoding skips...it's a drag