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Damascus Station

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Damascus Station

By: David McCloskey
Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen
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A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in war-ravaged Damascus to hunt for a killer in this pause resister that offers the "most authentic depiction of modern-day tradecraft in print" (Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times best-selling author Jack Carr).

CIA Case Officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad's recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.

But the cat-and-mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad's spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard.

Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.

©2021 David McCloskey (P)2021 Tantor Espionage Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Scary

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I'm not sure if it's the plot or the narration that makes this so uninteresting. I got it because I heard the former head of MI6 saying this was the most realistic portrayal of what being a spy is like. Well if that's true, I'm glad I didn't follow my original ambition of trying to be James Bond and join MI6. It's really boring.

The thing is there is action and suspense. I don't know if it's the narration, but they're just not interesting or they're entirely unbelievable. Which is weird for a book that's supposed to be hyper realistic.

The narration definitely doesn't help. He seems to stumble over Arabic names, making it hard to follow who's who, and has this weird fluctuating pace. Like he jumps about between 1x and 1.5x speed seemingly at random. So he's chatting along and then when he gets to a random part of the paragraph he seems to speed up. So you have to keep going back to see what he said and check if it's important or not. Which means you can never get in the flow of just listening and I gave to half way through. Really disappointing.

No John le Carre

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A well written,well paced book. vivid characters and excellent plot line. would like to read more about the main character. would be fantastic for T.V.

just BRILLIANT.

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