The Toymaker

By: Chuck Barrett

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Former NTSB Investigator Jake Pendleton faces a dilemma as the line blurs between right and wrong. After his judgment comes into question, Jake is entrusted to his new mentor, an eccentric old man who sees beyond Jake’s flaws. A man who makes ‘toys for spies.’ A man known as The Toymaker.

Jake’s first assignment reunites him with Gregg Kaplan in a daredevil mission to rescue a fellow agent held captive in Yemen. He risks his life to stop the first attack of an al Qaeda mastermind. But now, with no one to trust but himself, can Jake stop the terrorist from destroying what is most precious to the free world? Unfortunately, more trouble comes his way as a killer from his past threatens something more important to Jake than his own life, leaving him to make the hardest decision any man ever has to make—Who to sacrifice.

©2012 Chuck Barrett (P)2013 Audible Inc.

this should be called book 2.

this book starts up as if the reader has read the prior story. However it is not label this book too. There are many references to past events that do not make sense to a new reader.

Remarkable story narrators and characters

Follow intellect, courage, main character wise beyond his years, intuitive and a fantastic student of his wise older teacher, enable an admiral respected by all. The story is fantastic and I respect the need of this team to break the red tape and get the job done. This needs to be part of our system. Thank you audible as it is free with membership. I will read the entire series.

Great story

I read these series in wrong order. I read book 3, then one then two so this is the second book, but I read it the third year in the series so I already knew what was gonna happen after this, but this whole story of The Toymaker and the gadgets following up on the Chasing down of the Irishman from the first series and chasing down the terrorist in this series it was a very good good book and I know what happens in the next year and it really has nothing to do with these first two books but this is an author. I’m paying attention to I like the way you write. And the stories are always entering interesting. It’s a nice balance of romance desire espionage international great detail on the subject sites so it’s all in all very good series.

Can't stop

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

Once you start hearing you can not stop.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, many subplots make it interesting

Any additional comments?

Can't say this is a great book, but it is fun to listen to, a very good way to make the commute to work go by fast.

Better than expected!

I’m more of a sci-fi military type fan than a more realistic thriller like this. But this one caught me off guard. I love the way it’s written. Bouncing between different perspectives of the same events. Let’s you feel each encounter from all sides involved. Very well narrated as well. Like another reviewer said, I would have liked to hear more diversity in each character’s voices. But that’s about the only negative thing I can say. That and the fact I wished I would have known this was book 2. Lol. But I look forward to checking out the first in the series as well as the others that came after. Thanks for a good experience.