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Post by Pete on Apr 12, 2024 13:12:49 GMT
Is the book I'll soon be reading. Here's the story's outline:
The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.
Together, Robie and Reel's talents as assassins are unmatched. But there are some in power who don't trust the pair. They doubt their willingness to follow orders. And they will do anything to see that the two assassins succeed, but that they do not survive.
As they prepare for their mission, Reel faces a personal crisis that could well lead old enemies right to her doorstep, resurrecting the ghosts of her earlier life and bringing stark danger to all those close to her. And all the while, Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary: an unknown and unlikely assassin, a woman who has trained her entire life to kill, and who has her own list of targets--a list that includes Will Robie and Jessica Reel.
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Post by Sandy on Apr 12, 2024 17:22:28 GMT
Pete, I think I've read most, of David Baldacci's books and "The Target" was one of them. Back when I was reviewing his books here, he wasn't an author you had sampled.
I hope you are enjoying him now!
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Post by Pete on Apr 12, 2024 18:17:26 GMT
Sandy, as I recall it was your mention of his books that prompted me to try them.
Tried different ones & the ones I turned out favoring are those featuring Robie & Reel. Also those about the Camel Club.
After a few pages of The Target I recalled that I'd read it before quite some time ago. But that's OK, it's a good one.
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Post by Sandy on Apr 12, 2024 18:36:46 GMT
Unfortunately, I began avoiding the books with Reel. That's because the woman who reads her part has an irritating nasal voice. For some reason, she is used in audiobooks by other authors. Fortunately, she often has a much smaller part.
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Post by Pete on Apr 12, 2024 22:11:56 GMT
Sandy, sorry but that's funny. I once went online & found an audio-book & clicked-on it to listen. That only lasted 5 minutes. The narration was way slower than my reading speed. Couldn't stand any more of that droning on.
Way back in 8th grade our reading teacher tested our reading speed, comprehension & level of comparative skill.
My speed was 300 words per minute, my comprehension (determined by questions about what I'd read) was 90% & my level of reading was the same as a student in their 1st month in their 1st year of college.
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Post by Sandy on Apr 12, 2024 23:02:00 GMT
I've never thought about my reading speed, but recall high marks for reading comprehension.
For me, professional readers of audiobooks seem to progress at the normal rate of speech. Many of them are, or were, actors
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