The Perfect Assassin

A Novel

By: Ward Larsen

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

The Atlantic: A young woman sailing solo across the Atlantic makes an incredible discovery - a man narrowly clinging to life in the open ocean. But the desperate survivor is more than he appears. He is a Kidon - an Israeli assassin - who forcibly commandeers her boat with a new destination in mind: England. There the two are forced into an uneasy partnership as they run from a secretive and lethal organization. The resulting wake of destruction brings Scotland Yard to the hunt - searching for an accomplished killer and a woman whose life has been capsized.

One Shot: The Kidon soon uncovers the true enemy - a manipulator responsible for the tragic event that shaped him to be what he is. There is only one solution. With deliberate, inescapable precision, he will hunt down the one who created... The Perfect Assassin.

©2006 Ward Larsen (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Hard to listen to

I am a big fan of the assassin theme novel and search for great stories in this genre. I was excited to see this series with decent reader ratings... but, I cannot finish book one. The narrator is difficult to listen to - to the point of distraction. I will be returning the book without finishing it. Her british accents are really challenging. All the brits sound like idiots. There are others that are described as having accents, including the main character (northern european accent) and many Israelis, - all who the narrator reads without an accent. Why not just do the whole book without accents? Would the book be much more enjoyable to just read it instead of acting out the brits only? Sorry Mr. Larsen, I an sure that you are a terrific author and I will try another of your books without the narration.

Oh, the narrator....

This was a struggle for me to finish. I think the story itself was OK, but I really struggled with the narrator. Her British accents, in particular, were just awful. I had a hard time sticking with narrator long enough to make much headway in the book until I finally just told myself that I had to finish the thing to be able to move on.

it is a "page turner" but....

the story is ok. tries to simplify the most complex religious conflict of the 20-21 century to personal issues. but the sorry itself is good

Perfect Assassin

Everything was great about this book. The action moved very fast though the in between story slowed down too much. It was longer than it need be. But the positive items about the characters and the detail explained were very good. I Wil get another number of books from this author as I enjoy his style and attention to detail. I highly recommend this author.

Interesting choice of narrators

The story was captivating, with great characters and intrigue. I wonder at the choice of a female narrator when all but one of the characters were male. McFadden did a good job, and once I got used to her voice I got lost in the story. Honestly, I was surprised that it wasn’t off-putting. Even so, I think a male narrator would have been a better choice.