This was a phenomenal thrill ride of a book from start to finish. I was a tad skeptical at the beginning because I couldn't seem to flesh the characters out in my head, but it finally took and when the hook was set as it were, I was done for. It blew me away, and the ending was slightly expected, but a bit unexpected as well. Almost like you hold your breath through an intense part of the ride, only to let it out in fits and starts until you take big pulping gasps of air, and say to yourseelf, "That was awesome!! I want to ride again!!" It was that good. David Chandler for Recorded books, did a fabulous job of narration. I loved this one and will recommend it to anyone looking for an intense ride from top to bottom. Don't let the first few pages fool you, dig through. You won't be disappointed..