Review: The Kill Circle by David Freed, read by Ray Porter
The Kill Circle is the 6th book in the Cordell Logan series of thrillers by Pulitzer Prize winner David Freed. I discovered his books two years ago when Audible had a sale for Flat Spin, the first book in this entertaining series and when I saw that one of my top favorites narrators, Ray Porter, is performing it, I bought it instantly. Since then, I listened to all of Mr. Freed’s works and I enjoyed them tremendously.
In The Kill Circle our hero, Cordell Logan, ex-Black Ops assassin, aspiring Buddhist and veteran pilot is very reluctant when he discovers that he has to give away his important role as a flight instructor in order to help an old buddy working for the Central Intelligence Agency. But, when a drop dead gorgeous CIA agent arrives at Logan‘s door, he has a change of heart. He drops everything including plane, cat and landlord, and off they go.
The duo must unravel the suspicious and untimely death of a retired CIA analyst, that was close to the Kennedy assassination investigation at some point in his career. What initially seems to be a regular ”car off the road and into the frozen river” accident, turns fast into a chase between Logan and some unknown party on the winding roads in the Colorado Mountains. Things go even worse when other bodies start dropping… Won’t say anything else about the story…
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The book is very entertaining, thrilling and, at times, absolutely hilarious. This is exactly how David Freed writes and why I buy his books. From Flat Spin to The Kill Circle the plots are strong and fast paced, the characters are well defined and although the stories are very serious by design, there are also filled with lots of laugh out loud moments.
Award Winning voice over actor and narrator Ray Porter returns once again to this series and gives life with tallent and passion to Logan and other secondary characters. He reads, he acts and he makes the story even more real to the listener. He manages to deliver the perfect performance and at the same time achieves the highest level of immersion possible. I think that he enjoys very much recording the Cordell Logan series and that can be glimpsed from the way he handles the characters.
If you like well written thrillers, with a drop a humor and another of mystery, you must try the Cordell Logan books by David Freed. Five out of the six audiobooks are narrated by Ray Porter, so you’ll win on all fronts if you choose to listen to them…
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Title: The Kill Circle,
Author: David Freed, Narrator: Ray Porter
Series: A Cordell Logan Mystery, Book 6
Duration: 8 hrs and 23 mins, Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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