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  • By: Mark Greaney
  • Narrated by: Jay Snyder
  • Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (484 ratings)

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The Gray Man

By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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Publisher's Summary

Now a Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas

The first Gray Man novel from number one New York Times best-selling author Mark Greaney.

To those who lurk in the shadows, he’s known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.

But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. In their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness.

But Court Gentry is going to prove that, for him, there’s no gray area between killing for a living and killing to stay alive....

Get ready for white-knuckled listening. Greaney's debut novel introduces the enigmatic and elusive Court Gentry, a former CIA operative and a legendary hired gun. With a terrifying ability to vaporize targets and a strict moral code, he stalks the gray margins of the world, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, then fading away. When his government and former employers turn on him, there is no safehouse to run to, no way to lie low. In a constant state of escape and pursuit, Gentry tears through the Middle East and Europe in a riveting life-or-death race against time.

©2009 Mark Greaney (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"Through the carnage, Gentry remains an intriguing protagonist with his own moral code. Comparisons will be made to Jason Bourne, but the Gray Man is his own character. The ending screams for a sequel, but it will be difficult to maintain the intensity level of this impressive debut." (Booklist)

"Hard, fast, and unflinching – exactly what a thriller should be." (Lee Child)
"Bourne for the new millennium." (James Rollins)

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Not for everyone

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I scored it a 4 and will buy another one in the series but need to make it clear that the book is not going to be for everyone.

It's fast paced and action packed in a similar vein to Tom Wood's "Victor" series. However, you will need to the ability to accept the fanciful and push reality aside to enjoy the entertainment.

Without giving away any spoilers you will need to be able to believe that the best assassin in the world has a moral compass and his body is able to withstand amazing injury and still out-fight dozens of able bodied military trained professionals.

Jay Snyder did a pretty good job. Some of the accents were a little suspect and some of the cuts from different recorded takes were evident but the latter is really a production issue rather than the narrator's to be fair.

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Solid story and main character.

A good yarn. The "world" is described in sufficient detail that it's easy to travel along with the Gray Man. The action scenes are gripping with only a little suspension of reality required to make it all possible. Narration is generally good although some of the characterisation, particularly accents" jars. It is, however, always clear who's speaking.

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Twice Purchased Thrill

Lost a lot of books transitioning from USA to Australia Audible and remembered this one with relish. Jumped in and obviously it's been a few years so I actually enjoyed it as much as the first time, unknown drama around every corner. Predictability gets stomped on, while the narrator sucks you into tense shoulders and urges you to get back into listening at very next opportunity. Not for faint hearted but not crass.

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Court Gentry, Good guy and your worst enemy.

The introduction of the Gray Man, a lethal weapon and a man with his own integrity.
This guy is loyal and fearless. He seems to experience a lot of bad luck but always seems to achieve the primary objective, often very worse for wear.

Great escapism and perhaps a vehicle to release some of the pent up energy from my highly structured and stressful life.

Loved this book, now listening to Book 3 and just purchased book 4.

Keep them coming Mark Greaney!

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Cliche

Skipped through large parts of the story. The plot has been done too many times. The hero goes through many trials to achieve a predicted end. Lots of padding and injuries, boring.

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struggled through but maybe potential

The writer sounds new and wooden.. not the slick style of eg Berenson. But if he is a beginner then he had, imho, potential and i will try another one. Very American.. the characature of a Brit and use of words like 'bloke' .. oh dear. Anyway, the narrator also needs to get out a bit - (out of the USA) . mispronunciation of eg. Citroën and Kazaks.. started to grate. But the story clips along and i did finish it so a promising start to a new series. Fingers crossed for book 2.

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Clean fast action from the start

good fun action from the start. A heroes struggle against insurmountable odds. The Gray Man

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Terrible! Worst read in a very long time.

Ridiculous storyline.
Reader simply couldn’t do accents.
Couldn’t wait for it to end.
Just aweful

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Exceeded the suspension of disbelief

Thought I was in for a good listen in the Clancy/ maybe LeCare realm… not so. It just went so too far to the “impossibly injured but unbelievably resolute hero” vs the “remarkably stupid but absurdly resourced ego maniac” genre of a comic book. Super villain teams of super operatives assembled from all over the super special forces world by some super bloke, who are then eliminated by a single super duper guy who can apparently take many wounds and despite descriptions of near death catastrophe and attendant physiological degradation, can,”somehow” elevate themselves to such a level that they can “storm” the citadel and slaughter the increasingly absurd villain and save the … ( was there a maiden? ) world thingy etc.
Look… I like a bit of fantasy and poetic licence as much as the next Bond/Borne reader. But this was just absurd. However, the film, which bears little resemblance to this book is an enjoyable watch. Clearly the producers knew that they would need to take the “property” and reimagine it to create a script worthy of the cast. Maybe they just bought it for the title… “The Gray Man”
This book is a dud… best efforts of V/O artists and editors aside….
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The literary equivalent of a bag of Doritos

This is mindless formulaic rubbish. It is engaging enough to listen all the way to the end. Cliche after cliche with one dimensional characters and a predictable ending.

The narration was very average and unremarkable too. I

I generously give it 3 stars because I did manage to finish it.

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