The Talbot Odyssey

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

IT STARTED AS A SIMPLE SPY HUNT.

IT BECAME A DESPERATE BATTLE TO SAVE THE WEST.

For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole -- code-named Talbot -- inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.

Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets -- leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.

For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.

A very long and enjoyable listen

Well done, great characters, extremely well developed. Reader was acceptable . . but not outstanding.

DeMille, as usual, delivers with a punch!.

Exceptional

DeMille is one of my favorite authors of all time. Pair it with Scott Brick as a narrator and it’s even better. DeMille weaves a web of twists and deceit that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Put me to sleep

I usually love Nelson DeMille but this book is dated by old science and old politics. For a spy thriller, it was not thrilling at all. It did reliably put me to sleep ever night for a month!

Kept me focused! couldn't stop listening!!

Just love every thing about this book. Scott Brick never disappoints in his narration.

great book

very interesting, a little hard to start it, but ended great. a very good narrator.