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    The Russian: A Novel
    The Russian: A Novel
    The Russian: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Russian: A Novel

    Written by Ben Coes

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos

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    "The narration truly shines in the vast range of accents Fliakos expertly employs...a complete experience." — Booklist

    As the brutal Russian mafia becomes the most powerful and deadly criminal enterprise in the U.S., it’s up to covert operative Rob Tacoma to fight back, in a new series by New York Times bestseller Ben Coes.

    Ruthless, clever, and unbelievably violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the criminal underworld in the U.S. and law enforcement has been unable to stem the tide. When a powerful Russian mob family declares war by publicly executing two high-profile American politicians, the message is unmistakable – opposition will be met with overwhelming deadly force. With no other viable options, the President creates a clandestine assassinations team to find and eliminate the unreachable men running this deadly criminal operation.

    The CIA recruits two Tier 1 operators – former Navy SEALs Billy Cosgrove and Rob Tacoma. But before they can even get started, the Russians act – murdering Cosgrove in his own home. Now Tacoma is on his own against an organization with endless resources and no boundaries. Step one requires the near impossible - find and kill the hidden mob boss behind Cosgrove’s death. To do this, he’ll have to take on an army in a battle where there are no rules and no limits.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJul 30, 2019
    ISBN9781250221483
    Author

    Ben Coes

    Ben Coes is the author of critically acclaimed Power Down. He is a former speechwriter for the George H.W. Bush Whitehouse, worked for Boone Pickens, was a fellow at the JFK School of Government at Harvard, a campaign manager for Mitt Romney’s run for governor in 2002, and is currently a partner in a private equity company out of Boston. He lives in Wellsley, Mass.

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    • 5/5
      The hero was a tue hero...the situations and action believable...I was in it from beginning to end.
    • 2/5
      I think Coes is one of the finest thriller authors writing. However, he seems to be on the book-a-year treadmill and his quality has settled into ordinary, formula driven stories with little of the originality that distinguished his first novels. Ben, please take a break.
    • 4/5
      Pretty good book but definitely enjoyed Dewey Andreas books a lot better